Fun in Balloon Land
Fun in Balloonland is a 1965 American short film directed by Joseph M. Sonneborn Jr. and produced by Giant Balloon Parades Inc.[1][2][3]
Summary
A young boy named Sonny visits a magical place full of balloon people and animals (with fairy tale, farm, underwater and cowboy related themes) while the mother who read him a story fell asleep. The second half consists of footage of a Christmas parade in Philadelphia.[4]
Production
The theme song is by Frank E. Conner while the story is written by Dorothy Green Brown. Filming took place in Davenport, Iowa.[5][6]
Availability
It was released by Something Weird Video alongside Polly Pockets, a 1964 unsold TV pilot, on DVD-R.[7]
It is also available as a download.[8]
In other media
It was spoofed by RiffTrax November 24, 2014.[9][10]
See also
- List of films in the public domain
- The Owl and the Pussycat - balloon float based on the poem in the film
- Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
References
- ↑ RiffTrax: A Guide to Christmas and Holiday Episodes|Den of Geek
- ↑ THE WEIRD WORLD OF CHILDREN'S GRINDHOUSE|366 Weird Movies
- ↑ Davies, Clive (2015-03-06). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won’t Write About. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-909394-06-3. Search this book on
- ↑ MUBI
- ↑ The Bedlam Files
- ↑ B&S About Movies
- ↑ FUN IN BALLOONLAND/POLLY POCKETS - DVD-R, Something Weird Video
- ↑ FUN IN BALLOONLAND - Download, Something Weird Video
- ↑ RiffTrax
- ↑ RiffTrax preview on official YouTube channel
External links
- Fun in Balloonland on IMDb
- The film is available on Internet Archive
- Cinema Snob review of said film
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