The Cosmic Eye is a 1986 American animated independent[1] science fiction film directed by Faith Hubley and featuring the voices of Dizzy Gillespie, Maureen Stapleton and Jack Warden.[2]
| The Cosmic Eye | |
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| Directed by | Faith Hubley |
| Produced by | Faith Hubley |
| Starring | Dizzy Gillespie Maureen Stapleton Jack Warden |
| Music by | Benny Carter Elizabeth Swados Dizzy Gillespie Conrad Cummings William Russo |
Production company | Hubley Studio |
| Distributed by | Upfront |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA trio of homeward-bound space musicians, suffering from acute nostalgia on their space boat The Cosmic Eye, decided to take a turn over the Milky Way and sympathetically helping Earth while watching several films about contacting life in the cosmos and yearning for peace.[3]
Voice cast
edit- Dizzy Gillespie as Musician/Father Time
- Linda Atkinson as Musician
- Sam Hubley as Musician
- Maureen Stapleton as Mother Time
- Jack Warden as Rocko
Release
editThe film was released on VHS months before theatrically playing in New York City on June 6, 1986.[4] It was released on VHS again in 1990 from Buena Vista Home Video, and 1993 by Lightyear Video.
Reception
editVincent Canby of The New York Times gave the film a mixed review, calling it “an unusually pretty film but, like its title, it's also a bit intimidating.”[4]
Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, writing that it “is as joyous and heartening a movie as you’ll find all year. This eye winks, flutters, stares unabashedly and sees to the heart.”[5]
See also
edit- Moonbird - The 1959 Academy Award for Best Animated Short winner that is featured on the 1986 film
References
edit- ^ BAM "Indie '80s' film series: 'Decline II,' 'Spinal Tap,' 'River's Edge,' 'Let's Get Lost' & more - BrooklynVegan
- ^ Turner Classic Movies
- ^ Sundance Institute
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (June 6, 1986). "SCREEN: 'COSMIC EYE,' ANIMATION AND MUSIC". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ Wilmington, Michael (November 18, 1986). "MOVIE REVIEW : A BIG, WARM, WONDERFUL WORLD IN 'COSMIC EYE'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 25, 2021.