Short film

Hoomania
1985 · 36 min
A gentle, quirky claymation romp that feels like a Sunday-school board game come to life, full of silly creatures and simple lessons.
- Directed by
- Rick Garside
- Genres
- Animation, Family
- Starring
- Jan Rabson, Danny Nash, Haskell Hal Heimlick
- Tagline
- A journey into Proverbs with surprises around every bend.
- Overview
- When Kris tells Sam Weatherfield, the inventor, about breaking his parent’s window and running away, Sam has Kris play a strange, colorful game called HOOMANIA. As Kris places his piece on the board, he is zapped INSIDE the game, full of life-sized animated characters like the daffy Dodo Bird or the goodie-gobbling sluggards. These crazy creatures, and others, either help or hinder Kris in his race to Mount Wisdom. Through his fantastic adventure, Kris learns the true meaning of “wisdom”.
- How it feels
- Whimsical, light, earnest and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Coming-of-age, morality, family, faith
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Rick Garside
- Genres
- Animation, Family
- Starring
- Jan Rabson, Danny Nash, Haskell Hal Heimlick


