Strange Invaders (2002 film)

Strange Invaders is a Canadian animated short film by Cordell Barker from the year 2001.

Action

Roger and Doris are a pair for years but have no children. With binoculars Roger watched the houses of the other couples and their children. Doris knit socks - for the family dog ​​. Roger and Doris look at the night sky and see themselves in imaginary constellations as potential parents. They sleep together, although Roger back problems and Doris has increased lately.

In the night it suddenly rattles. In the living room floor of the family a little man has taken in the suit, which responds to the word Peanut. Roger and Doris see him as the long-cherished desire to have children and take on the essence. Nothing is as it was: The dog is neglected, the nature eats all the fish of the aquarium and takes the art of the house apart. Sometime grabs Doris unnerved her bags and travels, energetically supported by the family dog ​​, it. Roger, in turn, discovered that the male has built up a kind of radio station into space on the upper floor and emits signals. He falls over toy lying on the stairs, and fell down the stairs. Now applied to the signals of the male towards numerous males reach the house and bend menacingly over Roger.

He drives up screaming - it was all just a bad dream. When he sees Doris next to indiscriminately eat, he knows that she is not fat, but pregnant. After the initial horror at the thought of the dream he sees how she looks forward to the child, and enthusiastically responded cautiously.

Synchronization

Awards

Strange Invaders was nominated in 2002 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against the scarecrow itself. He was also nominated for a Genie Award for Best Animated Short Film.