An unclassifiable animated odyssey from the director ofHeavy Metal.
A group of monkeys, including a director loosely inspired by Dennis Hopper’sEasy Riderpersona, struggle through various trials and tribulations while making an epic adventure film in this psychedelic and satirical look at the Hollywood counterculture of the early ’70s. Directed by celebrated animator Gerald Potterton – who earned multiple Oscar nominations for his work at the National Film Board of Canada, contributed toYellow Submarine, and later directedHeavy Metal– this is an outrageous and inspired feat of cinematic imagination.
An unlikely hybrid of analogue animation and live action Soviet fantasy film,Tiki Tikirepurposes extended passages from Rolan Bykov’s eye-popping 1967 phantasmagoriaAybolit-66as the film within the film, employing irreverent comic dubbing and cutting to subvert the original intent. The result puzzled and thrilled ’70s audiences in equal measure and turned heads by winningMosfilmart director Aleksandr Kuznetsov a Canadian Film Award. An unapologetically eccentric experience that has earned comparisons to H.C. Potter’sHellzapoppin',Tiki Tikiremains one of the most sought-after animated enigmas of its era.
directed by: Gerald Potterton starring: Jean Shepherd, Barry Baldaro, Peter Cullen, Gay Claitman, Ted Zeigler, Pat Conlon, Joan Stuart, Dennis McShane 1971 / 71 min / 2.39:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Additional info:
Region A Blu-ray
Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the original 35mm A/B negatives by Canadian International Pictures with sound transferred from the three-track master mix
New audio commentary featuring Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and film historian Jason Pichonsky
New interview with producer Murray Shostak
New interview with animator Paul Driessen
Fantasia Q&A (2024, 15 min.) – Shostak and film historian Chris Seguin at the Fantasia International Film Festival
Potterton Productions demo reel (1972, 23 min.)
Five short films directed by Potterton:Super Bus(1969, 6 min.),The Remarkable Rocket(1975, 25 min.),Canada Vignettes: Winter - Starting the Car(1979, 2 min.),Canada Vignettes: Winter - Dressing Up(1979, 1 min.), andGeorge and the Christmas Star(1985, 24 min.)
Making Movie History: Gerald Potterton(2014, 5 min.) – The filmmaker reflects on his early years at the National Film Board of Canada
Three NFB short films with animation by Potterton:Huff and Puff(1955, 7 min.),Fish Spoilage Control(1956, 9 min.), andIt’s a Crime(1957, 13 min.)
Original theatrical trailer
Theatrical re-release trailer
Booklet featuring a new essay by animation historian Ross Anderson and a new essay onAybolit-66by filmmaker/educator Olga Egovora
