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Derek Lamb

Born June 20, 1936 · United Kingdom

Died November 5, 2005 · aged 69

Derek Reginald Lamb (20 June 1936 – 5 November 2005) was a British animation filmmaker and producer. While serving as executive producer of the National Film Board of Canada's English Animation Studio from 1976 to 1982, he produced the Oscar-winner Special Delivery, directed by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay, and produced and scripted Eugene Fedorenko's Every Child. He also created numerous anima…

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The Psychic ParrotThe Psychic Parrot · 1977
The Psychic Parrot
★ 6.51977
Movie
An ordinary middle class suburban couple sees a celebrity parrot on TV who supposedly foretells the future. The parrot predicts the world is coming to an end. The couple are initially shocked, and then decide to make the most of the time they have left. They get dressed up and decide to celebrate as if it was New Year's Eve, since the world is supposed to end at midnight. On TV, it is shown that all the important people of the world are selected and sent to the moon in a space ship so they can escape the earth's destruction. As midnight approaches the couple gamely prepares to toast their demise, but midnight comes and the world doesn't end. A special comes on TV and the parrot explains he made a mistake. As he starts to correct himself, the moon blows up. All of the scenes on TV are animated cartoons. The scenes with the husband and wife are filmed live actors.
To Our Children's Children's ChildrenTo Our Children's Children's Children · 1969
To Our Children's Children's Children
1969
MovieAnimationMusic
Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.
The Last Cartoon ManThe Last Cartoon Man · 1973
The Last Cartoon Man
★ 5.01973
MovieAnimation
Hale and Lamb’s Last Cartoon Man is a fine and funny example of a meta cartoon – a cartoon that knows it’s a cartoon.

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The Psychic ParrotThe Psychic Parrot · 1977
The Psychic Parrot
★ 6.51977
Movie
An ordinary middle class suburban couple sees a celebrity parrot on TV who supposedly foretells the future. The parrot predicts the world is coming to an end. The couple are initially shocked, and then decide to make the most of the time they have left. They get dressed up and decide to celebrate as if it was New Year's Eve, since the world is supposed to end at midnight. On TV, it is shown that all the important people of the world are selected and sent to the moon in a space ship so they can escape the earth's destruction. As midnight approaches the couple gamely prepares to toast their demise, but midnight comes and the world doesn't end. A special comes on TV and the parrot explains he made a mistake. As he starts to correct himself, the moon blows up. All of the scenes on TV are animated cartoons. The scenes with the husband and wife are filmed live actors.

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