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...beginning the film seems to have some promise. "sleepwalkers" are a dying breed--quasi-human reptile/cast who feed on the "life force" of helpless virgins, endearing themselves to their victims in order to facilitate the big kill. The only best capable of destroying them is the house cat, a fortuitously common animal in the King's fictional town...
When the animated series debuted on Nickelodeon last August, there were only half a dozen episodes. Vice presidents at rival networks snickered. The adventures of a rabid Chihuahua and a bulbous cat? Drawn in retro '50s style, with garish backgrounds and gags based on bodily functions? Who knew that Ren and Stimpy were on the cusp of celebrity...
Just before the money ran out, they concocted some new gags for Kricfalusi's repellent cat and dog, and he pitched the show to anyone who would listen. "Watching John present an idea is like watching Robin Williams playing the part of Kirk Douglas," says an admiring Disney director. "He doesn't talk, he explodes, acting all the parts, doing the sound effects, falling down, jumping up, waggling his beard, drawing, singing, laughing, crying. He's animation's irresistible force of nature...
...band is an electronic spectacle of otherworldly sounds which are lucid one instant and garbled the next. The rhythms and tones layer and splay, reaching vertiginous crescendos then vanishing into something new, leaving a motif hanging in the air like the Cheshire cat's smile. But no sequencers or automatic drums are used--this is all done manually (albeit on mind-blowing pieces of musical technology). Think Tree plays these instruments, rather than simply programming them. The resulting combination of sophistication and sponteneity has earned Think Tree recognition on the local music scene and airplay on local radio, most notably...
Andy is a dish washer in a restaurant, and the two meet after Martin accidentally injures Andy's cat, Ugly. Their relationship blossoms when Andy begins to "describe" Martin's photographs to him so that Martin can identify them with a Braille label-maker. Andy has finally given Martin the "proof" he needs to overcome the handicap of uncertainty...