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Alexander the Grape
6.0 / 10• 1965• 4m•NR• English
AnimationComedyFamily
Storyline
ALEXANDER THE GRAPE, an unfinished cut-paper animated short from Jim Henson from 1965, relates the fable of a young grape with big ambitions who learns that it is better to accept yourself than to try to be something you are not. The short was reconstructed from film and audio elements; images from Jim’s storyboard fill in missing segments of the animation.
Cast & Crew
Jerry Juhl
Alexander the Grape (voice)
Lead
Jim Henson
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Henson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Alexander the Grape is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
