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Twice Upon a Time (1983) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TwiceUponaTime
Twice Upon a Time (1983) coming 9/29 to DVD fully remastered in Widescreen and with a bunch of special features including Dual audio tracks - Theatrical PG Audio Track and unrated family-friendly director’s audio track as well as a Commentary track with director John Korty and collaborators John Baker, Harley Jessup, Brian Narelle, Will Noble, Henry Selick and Carl Willat.
Once upon a time sweet dreams were delivered to people while they slept from sunny Frivoli, and nightmares came from the mysterious Murkworks. But the rulers of Murkworks were not content--they wanted everyone to suffer nightmares every night. So they tricked the Deliverers of Dreams to bring them the mainspring of the Cosmic Clock, knowing that whoever controls the Cosmic Clock controls time and the universe. Now a battle has been engaged to restore the balance of dreams, as the most magical creatures that can be imagined enter the fray.
Directed By John Korty, Charles Swenson
Starring Lorenzo Music, Judith Kahan, Marshall Efron
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[@ralaznable8640]

I have been trying to find out the title of this movie for 25 years, i saw it when I was around 7 and absolutely loved it. I can finally rest after all thses years.

[@Mrshyguy775]

This was me two years ago. I could not find the name of it. Felt like a collective fever dream our entire generation had.

[@j.m.3600]

Same. Thanks to The troubled history of the nightmare before Christmas by Yesterworld Entertainment

[@thefirstviolinist]

SAMEEEEEEEE! My mom showed me this movie around 28 years ago (I was ~10) and never remembered the title (she never has, either)! I have been thinking about asking Reddit if they could figure it out, but while I was mulling over what type of question I would ask, I figured out another Google search I could do for it and BOOM, HERE I AM, AT LAST!!!!!! This scratches a 30-year itch!

[@MNelson1800]

I cannot tell you how long I've been searching for this movie. It makes me so happy that it really exists, and that I didn't dream it up when I was a kid.

[@urielorellana7]

It's 2023, I just found it. I had to use AI(ChatGPT) to help me because apparently, my googling skills of asking precise questions weren't good enough.

[@bajaphoto5830]

me too!

[@KenoshiAkai]

I was one of the few people who saw this in the theater. Saw this ad during afternoon cartoons and I badgered my Mom into taking me. We had a blast. I still love this film.

[@troydevolld9793]

I remember meeting Marshall Efron (Synonymess Botch) and his disbelief that I'd even heard of the film, much less that I loved it so much.

[@KenoshiAkai]

@@troydevolld9793 I am very jealous that you got to meet him. That's very cool!

[@SynGirl32]

This looks like an Adult Swim show 20 years before Adult Swim became a thing.

[@TheDoucheFairy]

for the longest time I believed I hallucinated this whole thing in my childhood... and NOW I found the trailer and realize I am not crazy...

[@vbps3]

Stephanie Colclough I tried telling my parents about it and they thought I was crazy!

[@mar.skypilot]

Youre not the only one ive been searching for this during the last 3 years without knowing anything about it, only a just a very vague memory from 20 years ago and today, after 30 years I will watch it again :)

[@samiraperi467]

Oh you are crazy. Just differently.

[@micheleberg3947]

I know, right! I was sure I had seen it in the theater, but for the longest time couldn't even find any info on it. Seeing the trailer now...it's even weirder than I remember! I do remember laughing a lot watching it, though.

[@LNN_Plays]

I'm not the only one? I just found this movie after years of vague memories of some weird ass cartoon would just randomly come to me along with a creepy feeling and I couldn't remember if it was real or some creepy nightmare I had as a child.

[@Omegajunior2658]

I remember this film from the 1980s. I watched it on TG4 (formerly known as TnaG) twice in the 2000s and I thought I never saw any animated films like this before. It's probably one of the most underrated animated films of all time. It was notably the first animated film to be produced by Lucasfilm and it was notably the first Lucasfilm film to be distributed by Warner Bros as well. Warner Bros. currently owns the rights of this film so despite Lucasfilm now being owned by Disney.

[@meagantaramorrison9823]

My brother and I loooved this when we were kids! "Welcome to the Garbagerie. Just follow the happy feet." "...salami, drying in this closet," we loved Uncle Greenie, Ralph, the Fig Men of Imagination, Flora Fauna, and most of all Mumford. Rudee and the Minions, Synonymous Botch... Ratatouille, and "... he's a writer, he's nobody." Just tickled our funny bones, it did. Good, clean fun.

[@sparkytdg]

I have been SEARCHING for this, and today it popped up. Thank you for this, one of my favorite movies from childhood. It let me know that being my different self was FINE!!! That got a tear from me... Wow.

[@kexmi8706]

I saw this movie back when cartoon network would show an animated movie every Friday evening, I think. I convinced myself this wasn't real. This trailer makes me happy.

[@ralaznable8640]

Yes, I remember that as well

[@victorhernandez8723]

Happy 40th anniversary to Twice Upon a Time!

[@alexanderleonovych1882]

I found this cartoon because i knew john korty had some vague connection with warhol. Its really cool. Its clearly inspired by yellow submarine in its trippiness

[@AlexReynard]

I can't throw money at this fast enough. I checked out the library's copy of the VHS dozens of times as a kid. I only wonder if we'll also get a soundtrack. I'd love to finally hear the full version of Heartbreak Town without the sound effects.

[@jell-oputin8036]

Dude it does exist. Only vaguely remember this being on cable as a kid . Nightmare bombs and cartoon breast is all i could recollect about this film.

[@NewmarketChannel8]

Now if only Bruce Hornsby would release "Heartbreak Town" on a greatest hits package.

[@LittleJerryFan92]

From what I heard, he doesn’t have the legal rights to release the song unfortunately. We’re lucky to have even gotten a short, single version of the song.

[@o.r.aproductions]

"Oh help! Damsel in distress currently on fire, oh help!" XD lol

[@LittleJerryFan92]

I watched this movie stoned...... it was certainly one hell of an experience.

[@Julayla]

Yes! Yes! Finally, a real treat! I want this for my collection! Yes! They actually listened to us fans. I'll be glad to get it when I get a chance to.

[@OfficialDBFilm]

0:54 gotta love how Lorenzo music yet agains plays an orange animal at the exact same time as garfield

[@victorhernandez8723]

At long last! "Twice Upon a Time" is finally on DVD!

[@Eques_Umbra]

Anyone else remember catching this on Cartoon Network, back when they had Cartoon Network Theatre, or something like that?

[@A_Muzik]

I do not know which is worse. The fact that this movie was made or the fact Cartoon Network aired this movie one weekend 25 years ago in 1998.

[@SpellboundWolf]

I watched this on TV around 1998 to 2000 when I was a young child. I remember loving it & that part of the advertisement was that Lorenzo Music was the voice of Ralph, whom also at the time was known for playing Garfield, you know the 2D cartoon. I strongly recommend This film for adults and children.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

hah Thanks for confirming what I suspected while watching this trailer! I even jumped back to the spot in the middle where he said something and thought to myself "... Yea, that's _definitely_ Garfield!!" lol (lots of my youth spend watching Garfield & Friends... **drum beats** "Get ready to party! We're ready! G: 'I hope you brought [bring?] lots of spaghetti...'" Until _The Big Bang Theory_ came along, for me, Sheldon was a name that I only equated to a talking Egg-with-legs {in fairness, I suppose that still applies to Dr. Cooper, being a legitimate physics 'egghead' lol}. Good times!) [/late-morning rambling]

[@brytilaar]

It was on Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre.

[@timepoet77]

For the record, John Korty didn't want the version with the profanity released to the general public but once it was out, Korty hit the ceiling. The profanity-filled version later aired on HBO in 1984 but after three airings, Korty threatened to sue the network unless the family-friendly, clean version was aired. HBO threw in the towel and never aired the film in any way again.

[@caronstout354]

I saw that version on HBO once...and have never forgotten the totally bizarre animation.

[@tsitracommunications2884]

and rightly so

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I love the profanity laced version because the best character in the film, Botch, was allowed to really go all out ! Screw children !

[@mraaronhd]

I remember seeing the nightmare segment of this on Cartoon Network’s Cartoon Theatre. I only could find it because I knew the guy who voiced the bear/dog guy also voiced Garfield. Lol

[@iammoog]

I miss that guys VHS trailer voiceovers.

[@PeachLover94]

Is it William Woodson or Gary Owens?

[@andrewfryer6187]

The images of this film where tucked away in some vary dusty corner of my mind, and I could not recall the animations' name. I saw an article by Cartoon Brew on the Director John Korty and a still of the clock; it all came back then. It left one heck of an impression on me as a kid.

[@japhyriddle]

I can't believe I had John Korty's son as a housemate at one point and he never mentioned this masterpiece.

[@yelloweyeball]

Unconditionally my favorite film. Fantastic planet is a close second.

[@kevinmcqueary7395]

(delighted):...this must be that three minute movie trailer Mr. George Lucas must've seen that my friend, Mat Brunet, aka Ani-Mat, was talking about during in his Animation Lookback: Best of Stop Motion video entitled "Independent Stop-Motion Movies. (calmly): I have five, or more, words to say to you guys. And that's..., (clear throat, breathe in gasp)...I LOVE YOU, WARNER ARCHIVE!!! ...I LOVE YOU!!!

[@joek1048]

"I'm the only one who can touch her there!" XD

[@RetroMediaMan96]

I just watched this movie last night and I thought it was good. It was pretty cool to hear Lorenzo Music's (Garfield) voice throughout the film as Ralph.

[@zXnum]

I remember watching as a kid and loved this movie.

[@EdwardHowellDesign]

"Ah, the fig men of imagination. They tap dance not, neither do they fart."

[@aleisterblacke]

Which version are they releasing? I have to have this for my collection! I have 3 different versions, but none are crystal clear like this!!!! This is one of the greatest unseen movies ever made!!!!

[@JacqueArmijo]

are the 3 versions you have only different in quality? Or are there certain scenes that were added/taken away?

[@aleisterblacke]

@@JacqueArmijo I'd have to dig them out and check. I know that different cuts were made due to a lawsuit, Disney, etc.

[@DarthMohammedRules]

@@JacqueArmijo There is a *cleaner* version that has some of the dialogue changed and maybe a shot or two cut from the movie. Like, there's a scene where Botch is showing them the slideshow about the Rushers of Din and the Atomic Clock, and iirc, one of the slides is a nude woman, and that shot was removed/changed. There's also a bit (not a whole lot) of Botch's dialogue that has cussing, which they changed.

[@kiko20082001]

OMG I have been looking for the name of that Cartoon for ever. I used to watch it as a kid on VHS but could only remember key creatures and lines form the film... THANK YOU SO MUCH for finally telling me the name of 'Twice Upon a Time '!!!!!!!

[@b0hem1]

This looks like something Terry Gilliam made in his off time

[@LarryAlexander]

From Mental_floss: After Star Wars, George Lucas executive produced an animated movie for the Ladd Company called Twice Upon a Time. It was such a flop, the studio was forced to sell all its assets to Warner Bros.

[@EthanAnania]

Larry Alexander which mental floss video was that?

[@sllawson6]

Larry Alexander If this movie were picked up by Buena Vista, it would most likely be released by their Touchstone label..

[@sllawson6]

If this movie were picked up by Buena Vista, (Disney) it would most likely be released by their Touchstone label..

[@tsitracommunications2884]

What a waste. They should've burned all its masters, everything connected with the film and locked up shop

[@sbrechegno]

This film shows Bruno Bozzetto's influence on worldwide cartoons

[@yelloweyeball]

Bozzetto and John Korthy were both geniuses. I can see his influence in this, especially if you look at the modernist backgrounds in the Mr. Rossi cartoons. This also reminds me of Bozzetto's feature film, Super Vips. The main character even kind of looks like Ralph, the all purpose animal from this film. This style also reminds me of the British film, yellow submarine though.

[@ericrscastillo5358]

+WarnerArchive Thank you guys so much! This has been the greatest news I've heard all day!!!!! XD

[@kemiadeogun8688]

OK, so I'm glad I'm not alone. This has been haunting our subconscious for decades haha.

[@iammaybeabro4598]

Ah yes, the Shrek before Shrek.

[@TheGalaxyDew]

*This Reminds me of The 70s Lord of the Rings Film!!!*

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Check out "Wizards", then... *_*whistles*_* 70s/80s were craaaazier times when it came to animated movies! lol (which just so happens, it aired on the FXM [FX Movies] cable channel this morning)

[@marcallencastro7789]

Preordered my copy today!!! Can't wait to get it!!!

[@PaceFilmsProductions]

I remember seeing part of this on TV a long time ago, one day I’d like to find it and see the rest of it,

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

George Lucas helped fund the making of this film. It opened three months after The Return of The Jedi, during the summer of 1983.

[@ambervelasquez904]

Yes same 😂 I had very vague but very found memories of this movie but couldn’t find any proof of it’s existence 😅

[@ikeduno7973]

My pops had this on vhs and I feel like all my art sorta springs from the questions it asks. 10/10 keep dreaming.

[@zacharyjohnson598]

Thanx, TCM Underground.

[@superkaijuguy7728]

thank you soooooooooo much! thanks warner archive! :)

[@kevinmcqueary7395]

For some strange reason, I think I want to see this cast of characters appear in a Christmas-Themed movie. I mean the voice cast might be different, but the animation of Lumage could be brought back through computer technology. The only question is... how would, could, and can computer technology help to improve, and/or advance the animation of Lumage? ...how? /:

[@yelloweyeball]

Lumage could definately be brought back with computer technology. All you would have to do is make several premade assets on a design software, and have them at 60 or 70 percent opacity, and move them around as if they were Cut out sheets under an animation camera. I've experimented with it a little on some scenes in aminated shorts, but A feature like that, using a sort of fake computer generated lumage would be interesting.

[@carlosantoniobenitezgonzal-g2f]

Disney owns Lucasfilm, but this animated film is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

[@tourguidechuck]

I have an entirely blank piece of paper...but it's Notarized...so its totally legal

[@ZohraJ86]

I saw this on Cartoon Network. 😁

[@abrahamdavidcortina923]

Reminds me of Blue's Clues and South Park

[@tourguidechuck]

I feel molecules charring internally!

[@TrenchMan93]

I REMEMBER SEEING THIS ADVERT.

[@nyanpony4820]

Imagine if this was how they did Star Wars 1,2,3 and then 7,8 and 9!

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

One could argue that the "SE" versions were indeed, given how contrasting the new CG was in those. Jar-Jar likely was a scraped char from this film (though in fairness, Lucas was only an Exec Prod on this), given how contrasting _he_ was in 1,2,3. haha Making 7,8,9 in this style would've been good, though! At least it could easily be (see: minimal effort) retconned as just being the ""force-vision of future events"" of some remaining Jedi Master in hiding, triggered by Vader's passing -- ala Kenobi sensing Alderaan, or Yoda sensing Kenobi's blue-glowy ascention. 😅☺️ _(but thank god for the 'Rebels' cartoon series being cannon, though, as there's already the mechanic in place to completely erase/undo 7,8,9... AND for it's creator/showrunner, along with that of 'The Mandalorian', being extremely motivated to do *exactly that*; so thankful for them!! ♥️)_ [/mega-ramble] _(edit: spehlung iz hard)_

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Err followup... lol I am by NO means insulting Twice Upon a Time!! I was merely using it to rip on the crimes committed against the SW franchise ☺️

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

If anyone monitors this channel, answer me this. Are all the DVDs just DVD-Rs, or is it only Amazon?

[@gionnijohnson408]

I've never seen this movie before but I really want to see it, but sadly I can't find it anywhere.

[@knottyorchid1212]

to be honest I never heard of this movie until now. Someone tell me Is it good or bad?

[@knottyorchid1212]

cause this trailer is confusing I don't even know whats going.on

[@Piratskeppet]

It's a very strange and quite vulgar movie, but it's also very enjoyable to watch and I highly recommend it if you haven't already seen it by now.

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

Piratskeppet the trailer is creepy at the end!

[@gregdillard2283]

KnottyOrchid 12 It's worth watching! Plus, it's very rare. Catch it if you can!

[@knottyorchid1212]

Greg Dillard I guess I can see if its on VHS and take a look

[@curiousgemini]

One of the strangest and funniest cartoons ever made. A cult classic.

[@MrGatsby11]

I going to get twice upon a time on dvd

[@rhettmaxwell4860]

After watching the film I noticed here there are some lost scenes

[@10kenbank]

This movie was frightening to me as a child

[@JohnMaxwell11]

Before south park

[@xxkomebackkidxx]

First saw this on Mr Spims cartoon theater on Cartoon Network in the mid 90s

[@greenmanatee3368]

Double Toasted brought me here

[@Johnlindsey289]

I saw this on hbo when I was in kindergarten with rock and rule and warriors of the wind aka nausicaa as I had them taped off hbo 37 years ago

[@larrygregoire842]

I was stoned when I first seen this and thought 8 3as sleeping

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

I wonder if some of the senses that was cut will be featured in the DVD.

[@Lars_E_Mou]

I hope it also gonna be released in europe too.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

It will in due time.

[@SpanishBear1994]

i remember that movie

[@jonathanmelia]

One of the animators on this, Brian Narelle, played Doolittle the Captain in John Carpenter’s debut, DARK STAR....

[@l.t.mmoviereviewsandmemes2772]

What's the song in the trailer

[@zacharyjohnson598]

Thanx, Cartoon Network Cartoon Theatre

[@SantiagoRevecoLepeReborn]

An animated film produced by Lucasfilm before Lucasfilm Animation.

[@DarthMohammedRules]

"We could be figs." XD

[@dmfalk]

Now, I can die happy....and laughing! d.m.f. (Best. 50th. Birthday. Present. EVER!!!!)

[@otaking3582]

Lucasfilm made this? This seems more like one of those Eastern European movies that somehow got Lorenzo Music for the English dub.

[@Анна-н2п7у]

😮 I have a question. WHAT DID THE CREATORS OF IT SMOKE?!

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

Thanks rick

[@mannymacvela3877]

Sounds like disc jockey, radio personality, and voice actor Gary Owens from Rowan and Martin's Laugh In is narrating the trailer.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Actually, that was voice actor William Woodson.

[@BR-jw7pm]

This looks like the beat marijuana film that doesn’t involve marijuana 😂

[@badas45]

Now my brain hurts

[@alexalgerbra5386]

Nice.

[@sllawson6]

If this movie were picked up by Buena Vista (Disney) it would’ve most likely been released by their Touchstone label..

[@kaykiekid]

This movie was never put on DVD? I don't understand why. ???

[@MultiSuperguy101]

It’s been on DVD for nearly a decade now. Lol

[@stevenh5510]

0:21 doesn't that look familiar?

[@elisahuberman3408]

Steven H King Kong

[@stevenh5510]

Elisa Huberman that but img.xooimage.com/files44/0/3/d/yellow-submarine-5-1f41f40.jpg

[@Wishbone4evr]

My right ear is lonely

[@SantiagoRevecoLepeReborn]

Yeah

[@noahtrainzstudios]

What’s this song in 2:26

[@crazydarkness]

The Start of Paper Cut Outs

[@n0tk0sher]

Ah yes, herb and this movie on vhs. The 80s mostly sucked, but this was fun.

[@tammyjej]

My God! No wonder Cartoon Network only showed this once

[@saturninhabitant]

Actually, it was shown on Cartoon Network several times through 1995 to the early 2000s.

[@tammyjej]

@saturninhabitant Not according to Wikipedia. It says that it only aired once on CN

[@michaelpowell5266]

@@tammyjej, that's incorrect- CN has, in fact, shown Twice Upon a Time, multiple times. I should know this, because I watched this movie, each time it aired!!!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I remember watching this movie on CN multiple times when I was a kid. As for the movie's quality, I freely admit my nostalgia bias. I don't know if I would love this film as much had my initial viewing happened now. Yet on the other hand, I find it impossible to see how one could down right hate this film because it has some very strong redeeming qualities. The major flaw is the flimsy story structure but the characters are enough to compensate for that short coming, IMO.

[@serenityq26]

oh kevin smith. cure your crazy

[@Koleyl]

What were they smoking when they made this?

[@jeffbrehove2614]

Koleyl I don't know but I want some.

[@deferguard7748]

Weed

[@ShaDHP23]

Everything

[@HunterTubetvVideos]

1:02 [[GOOD USER]] punch [[BAD USERS 1 & 2]] Ah Woaaohhh

[@smirky101]

Nightmare fuel! burn this.

[@theseashellqueenfandomgal9333]

This hella gives me some Jack Stauber vibes-

[@Urvy1A]

Narrated by Gary Owens

[@rileycross4359]

I got star wars fan got comedy George Lucas film best in got 10 out 10 really funny good