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The Itsy Bitsy Spider is a 1992 American animated short film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, written by Michael O'Donoghue and Jerry Rapp, and stars Frank Welker as the titular spider alongside Thora Birch, Jim Carrey and Andrea Martin. Based on the eponymous rhyme, the short film was released along with the film Bebe's Kids. It was rated PG by the MPAA for sci-fi cartoon violence.[1]
| Itsy Bitsy Spider | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matthew O'Callaghan |
| Written by | Michael O'Donoghue Jerry Rapp |
| Produced by | Willard Carroll Tom Wilhite |
| Starring | Frank Welker Thora Birch Jim Carrey Andrea Martin |
| Edited by | Susan L. Vovsi |
| Music by | David Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It is a family-friendly version of The Terminator and RoboCop,[2] and was the basis for the television series of the same name, which was aired on the USA Network.
Plot
editA young country spider; the Itsy Bitsy Spider, befriends a perky young city girl taking piano lessons from a music teacher (incidentally learning to play the song) and her cat, Langston. When Itsy frightens the teacher, she calls the Exterminator, who tries to kill Itsy with a toxic machine blower, but it causes pain and destruction to the instructor's house. The Exterminator turns out to be a heavily armed android, who then uses more extreme weapons, escalating from poison and vacuums to guns and explosives, before destroying the instructor's house. Itsy reunites with the girl (who senses to leave the house when the Exterminator uses the weapons) and heads home to the big city on her bicycle.
Cast
edit- Frank Welker as The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Langston the Cat and Mouse
- Thora Birch as The Little Girl (named Leslie McGroarty in the television series)
- Jim Carrey as The Exterminator (credited as James Carrey)
- Andrea Martin as The Music Teacher (named Adrienne Van Leydon in the television series)