A Town Called Panic: Double Fun — Trailer

added: Thu, Sep 15th '16

On Saturday, September 24 -- and for one day only, U.S. distributor GKIDS will release "A Town Called Panic: Double Fun" in select theaters across the country.

The special screening event will feature two new stop-motion short films from critically acclaimed Belgian animators Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar (Ernest & Celestine), whose 2009 off-kilter plastic-toy comedy "A Town Called Panic" has become somewhat of a cult movie in the States. (Think of it as a mix between the stop-motion style of "Robot Chicken" with the absurdist humor of Pee-Wee Herman.)

"Double Fun" will showcase two new wacky adventures of Cowboy, Indian, and Horse as they try to salvage their holiday season in "Christmas Panic" and find themselves signing up for science lessons in "Back to School Panic." The event will also include two classic "A Town Called Panic" shorts, plus an intermission and special giveaways for early attendees.

For information on the screenings, you can check out the film's official website at www.gkids.com. In the meantime, watch the trailer, above.

synopsis:
Take another trip to A Town Called Panic, with two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award-nominated Ernest and Celestine, in theaters on September 24 for one day only!

With disarming wit and hilarious visuals, A Town Called Panic: Double Fun revels in the simple setup of three plasticine toys sent on increasingly surreal and freewheeling adventures. Cowboy and Indian are always up to some harebrained scheme, with Horse left to clean up the mess. In Christmas Panic, their out-of-control antics lead Horse to call Santa and cancel the presents. But the boys figure they can still save Christmas... if they break into their neighbor’s house to steal his yule log! In Back to School Panic, a class assignment yields a special prize, but only Pig knows the answer. Cowboy and Indian use a special shrinking potion to sneak into Pig’s brain, where they discover a sodium-packed world of pig cops riding in bacon cars and sausage cycles.

These new short films continue the brilliant, over-the-top visual inventiveness that has given the series a dedicated cult following, with a classic slapstick comedy sensibility that is perfect for all ages. This special Arthouse Theater Day release continues with the fun with an intermission featuring two classic A Town Called Panic shorts, Lisa & Jan and Cow-Hulk, where ill-behaved European backpackers and an alien microbe cause even more mayhem!

directed by Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar

release date September 24, 2016 (one day only; select U.S. theaters)