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Mike Jittlov

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Mike Jittlov

Born June 8, 1948 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 78)

Mike Jittlov (born June 8, 1948) is an American animator and the creator of short films and one feature-length film using forms of special effects animation, including stop-motion animation, rotoscoping, and pixilation. He is best known for the 1988 feature-length film The Wizard of Speed and Time, based on his 1979 short film of the same name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Ji…

Known For

The Wizard of Speed and TimeThe Wizard of Speed and Time · 1989
The Wizard of Speed and Time
★ 6.31989
MovieDramaComedy
A Hollywood filmmaker makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends.
Mickey's 50Mickey's 50 · 1978
Mickey's 50
★ 9.01978
MovieDocumentaryFamily
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career.
The Wizard of Speed and TimeThe Wizard of Speed and Time · 1979
The Wizard of Speed and Time
★ 6.91979
MovieAnimationComedy
A super-speeding young wizard races across America helping strangers, but after slipping on a banana peel and crashing into a film set, he magically brings the stage to life.
Swing ShiftSwing Shift · 1974
Swing Shift
★ 7.01974
MovieAnimation
Mike’s 1974 short film Swing Shift, where a department store security guard on the night shift tries to fend off a bunch of clothes that spring to life as the clock strikes midnight. Featuring Dan Collins as the guard, and scored with Bernard Herrmann’s Oscar-winning music from The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941).
Mouse ManiaMouse Mania · 1978
Mouse Mania
1978
MovieAnimation
Originally created for the Disney TV special "Mickey's 50th". Mike Jittlov goes to see psychiatrist Ekim Jittlov, but instead sees a bunch of stop-motion Disney memorabilia.
The CollectorThe Collector · 1978
The Collector
★ 7.01978
MovieAnimation
A man with a vast Mickey Mouse collection gets ready for work
FashionationFashionation · 1977
Fashionation
★ 8.51977
MovieAnimation
One of Mike Jittlov's greatest short films, also known as Animato: Fashionation (1977). The short was made using kinestasis and cutout animation, mostly from fashion magazines illustrating the lyrics of the song "I Know a Place" by Petula Clark. It also extensively used multiple exposures, pixilation and stop motion for the brief live-action sequence. The second half of the film opens The Wizard Of Speed And Time (1988) in a re-scored version.
The Rat RaceThe Rat Race · 1978
The Rat Race
1978
MovieAnimation
A man tries to catch a Mickey Mouse toy while at work

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