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- Geri's Game premiered on November 24, 1997, winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film the following year. It was later shown with the theatrical release of Pixar's second feature film, A Bug's Life, the following year, and became part of a Pixar tradition of pairing shorts with feature films.
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Geri's Game premiered on November 24, 1997 at Laemmle's Monica Theater in Santa Monica, California. [1] It was also attached to the theatrical release of Pixar's second feature film, A Bug's Life, in 1998, [11] and subsequently featured on that film's VHS and DVD releases in 1999. [12]
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is an animated short film made by Pixar in 1997. It was written and directed by Jan Pinkava. It was the first Pixar short created after Toy Story, the previous short being Knick Knack. The film premiered on November 24, 1997 at Laemmle's Monica Theater in Santa Monica, California. It then was released in US theaters on November 25, 1998 with A Bug'...
An elderly man named Geri plays a game of chess in the park against himself. He starts off playing as white, but then hoists himself up, and lumbers over to play as the black opponent. He quickly dominates the game as the black side, although he is his own opponent. As the game progresses, it looks like there are two people playing. But when the ga...
•1997 Academy Award® Winner for Best Animated Short Film
•When Geri first puts the box of chess pieces down, you can see the old Pixar logo on the top-left on a torn label.
•Geri's chess box reads "Point Richmond PIXAR SHORTS". This is because Pixar's old headquarters were originally located in Point Richmond.
•Geri appeared in Toy Story 2 as The Cleaner who fixed Woody. When The Cleaner opens his drawers in Toy Story 2, some chess pieces can be seen, in reference to the short.
•After pretending to have a heart attack, Geri knocks down the chess box. When the camera zooms out at the end of the film, if you look to the ground, the chess box is not there. This was discussed in Jan Pinkava's audio commentary of this short. When he was asked about this question, he simply replied, "We just forgot to put it in."
•As the game/short goes on, the lighting changes. This is to make it seem like the game has been going on for the whole day.
•In one scene, both of Geri's personas can be seen. In the shorts commentary, Jan Pinkava states that it was an intentional joke.
1.Question: Where Can You Get a Glimpse of the Future of Animation?; Answer: At an Exclusive Screening - From the Makers of 'Toy Story' - Tonight!, The Free Library, November 24, 1997.
Geri's Game is a computer-animated short film made by Pixar in 1997. It was written and directed by Jan Pinkava, and the first Pixar Short created after Toy Story. It was released in theaters on November 25, 1998 with A Bug's Life, and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film that year.
November 24th marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Jan Pinkava’s Oscar-winning Pixar short Geri’s Game. The short, which would on to play before A Bug’s Life in cinemas, was ...
Geri's Game premiered on November 24, 1997, winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film the following year. It was later shown with the theatrical release of Pixar's 2nd feature film, A Bug's Life.
Nov 24, 1997 · An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables.
Apr 1, 2024 · Upon its release, Geri’s Game received critical acclaim for its innovative storytelling and animation techniques. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1998, showcasing the film’s impact and recognition within the industry.
