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Reptile Day

Synopsis

The heroes of Reptile Day - that day when all the reptiles' heads exploded - have chosen to live a quiet life, but can they keep it that way? Reptile Day is a comedy sci-fi thriller which looks back to Méliès, putting actors into a cartoon world, drawn by comic-book genius, D'Israeli.
 

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 40 secs
Format
HiDef
Director
Tom Hickmore
Producer
Tom Hickmore
Editor
Jake Harris, Rollo Hollins
Screenwriter
Tom Hickmore
Director of Photography
Anthony Wood
Production Designer
D'Israeli
Sound
John Thursfield
Composer
Rory Cameron
Principal cast
David Rintoul, Neville Hutton, Monsterrat Gili, Oreke Mosheshe

Genre

Action Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Nice Media Limited

4 Trinity Street
UK

T +44 (0)12 7367 2030

info@nicemedialimited.com

Sales Company

Dazzle, 338 Old Street

London, EC1V 9LT
UK

T +44 (0)20 7739 7716

www.dazzlefilms.co.uk

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