Short film

Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom

1995 · 22 min

A brisk, mildly spooky family fable about a magical clock that traps a boy in repeating time, with light scares and a moral lesson.

Tagline: Keep your eye on the birdie!
Overview: In order to get his prank-loving little sister Tara in trouble, Michael turns the cuckoo's head in his father's cuckoo clock backwards, but soon regrets it when he is continuously transported back in time, with little chance of getting back to the present.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, light and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, fate, guilt, coming-of-age
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
fate
guilt
coming-of-age
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none