Winsor McCay’s the Flying House – Review

The Flying House
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Mathew Modine
Director: Winsor McCay

Bill Plympton Studios brings to audiences a remastered version of the “The Flying House – Dream of the Rarebit Fiend” The original being the final animated short from the inventor of Animation Winsor McCay
Gone is the original black and white replaced with color as well as the dialogue in cartoon balloons being replaced by the voice acting talents of Patricia Clarkson and Mathew Modine. The film although made in 1921 still holds up today, a couple afraid to have their house foreclosed on get it to fly and go on an adventure to escape their creditors. While the animation is crude when compared to the modern day fare offered up by Pixar and Dreamworks, it’s wonderful to see what one man, who doesn’t get the recognition he deserves, was able to create. The Flying House is a short that is both remains timely while standing the test of time and should be viewed by anyone with an appreciation of Animation as not just a medium but an art form.
Grade-94