Tales of the Forgotten Future (1989)
"Arguably the definitive portrait of the postwar America of secretly toxic dreams and treacherous surfaces," is how critic Michael Atkinson describes Tales of the Forgotten Future. Klahr’s breakthrough series traces an alternate history of 20th-century America in a collection of 12 diverse shorts. From the nuclear paranoia of The Organ Minder's Gronkey to Hi-Fi Cadets, where JFK is employed as a janitor in a neighborhood high school, Klahr's lo-fi animation style astutely captures the anxieties, dreams, disappointments, and promises of our recent cultural history. (wexarts.org)
Director: Lewis Klahr
Genre: Science Fiction, Animation
Runtime: 133 min
Release Date: January 1, 1989
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tales of the Forgotten Future about?
- "Arguably the definitive portrait of the postwar America of secretly toxic dreams and treacherous surfaces," is how critic Michael Atkinson describes Tales of the Forgotten Future. Klahr’s breakthrough series traces an alternate history of 20th-century America in a collection of 12 diverse shorts. From the nuclear paranoia of The Organ Minder's Gronkey to Hi-Fi Cadets, where JFK is employed as a janitor in a neighborhood high school, Klahr's lo-fi animation style astutely captures the anxieties, dreams, disappointments, and promises of our recent cultural history. (wexarts.org)
- Who directed Tales of the Forgotten Future?
- Tales of the Forgotten Future was directed by Lewis Klahr.
- How long is Tales of the Forgotten Future?
- Tales of the Forgotten Future has a runtime of 2h 13m (133 minutes).
- What genre is Tales of the Forgotten Future?
- Tales of the Forgotten Future is a Science Fiction, Animation film.
- Where was Tales of the Forgotten Future produced?
- Tales of the Forgotten Future was produced in United States of America.