The Amazing Mr Bickford (music by Frank Zappa)

Fantastic clay animation from outstanding artist Bruce Bickford, who in the seventies and the eighties collaborated with Frank Zappa. This video has long been "lost" -- you can't find it for reasonable prices on the market anymore. Now, enjoy!

Also, check out his recent work:

Prometheus' garden
http://www.brettingram.org/film/PGVids.php

Monster Road -- feature length documentary on Bickford and his work
http://www.brettingram.org/film/MROverview.php


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The Amazing Mr. Bickford

Lineage :VHS tape > Thompson Chroma Pro VPH6690 >Pioneer DVR 5100H >DVD


Release Information:

1987 MPI/Honker Home Video (VHS PAL )
Video (English VFN 4) was packaged with Honker "No-D" glasses

Cast and crew:

Animation by BRUCE BICKFORD
Background music:
PIERRE BOULEZ conducting the Ensemble InterContemporain
KENT NAGANO conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
Directed by FRANK ZAPPA

Also appearing:
George Duke (on a TV screen in the background)
Ruth Underwood (on a TV screen in the background)
Napoleon Murphy Brock (on a TV screen in the background)


* 0:00:00 Naval Aviation In Art?
* 0:02:29 (Voice of Bruce Bickford)
* 0:03:27 Mo 'N Herb's Vacation 1st Movement
* 0:00:00 Dupree's Paradise
* 0:00:00 Mo 'N Herb's Vacation 2nd Movement
* 0:00:00 Mo 'N Herb's Vacation 3rd Movement
* 0:00:00 The Perfect Stranger

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