An ordinary man lives in constant motion, in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time.An ordinary man lives in constant motion, in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time.An ordinary man lives in constant motion, in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time.
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- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaJim Henson provides most of the vocalizations (coughs, hiccups, etc), as well as the only spoken lines: four times, he says "Help!".
- Alternate versionsAllthough originally shot in color, most versions circulated are in Black and White. Just as The Cube (1969).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
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Wacky but thoughtful fun
I remember seeing this short in elementary school (stop doing the math!) and have loved it ever since. It was screened at the same time as "Help, My Snowman's Burning Down" and "Clay", both exemplary shorts on their own, but my favorite was always "Time Piece". The hapless subject's strange situations and his plaintive cries of "help!" (especially when his head was, literally, served up on a platter) were priceless and led to a spirited discussion of the meaning of the film. Now that I know it was done by Jim Henson, I'm not surprised it was so good! A definite must-see for its composition and the execution of the scenes as each jump-cut leads to a new, sometimes visually jarring, sometimes amusing, image.
- mirajanihiggins
- Jul 18, 2006
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