Closed Mondays

1974
8m

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Stop Motion Animation Animation Fantasy Short

A man visiting a museum sees the works of art come to life.A man visiting a museum sees the works of art come to life.A man visiting a museum sees the works of art come to life.

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6.6/10

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Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins total

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Todd Oleson

Holly Johnson

Directors
- Bob Gardiner
- Will Vinton
Writers
- Will Vinton
- Bob Gardiner
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The 1974 winner of Best Animated Short depicts a man looking at artwork that appears to come to life. I especially liked the malfunctioning computer. One might interpret Will Vinton's "Closed Mondays" as a look at the relationship between humanity and the art that we produce. There's even the question of how to define art. I wouldn't call this my favorite Will Vinton cartoon, but I enjoyed it. Personally I don't think that enough people get to see the nominated animated shorts. They tend to be far more interesting than the features voiced by the celebrities of the moment.

Anyway, this one is worth seeing. It's too bad that Phil Knight took over Will Vinton's studio and fired Vinton from it.

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Trivia
This short was included in the theatrical release of the compilation feature "Fantastic Animation Festival" (1977).

Alternate versions
The version included in the video "Academy Award Winners - Animated Short Films" (released by Vestron Video) leaves out the words "Usual Crap" from the sign shown in the beginning of the film.