Animalympics is a film that was severely underrated. Commissioned by NBC as two two-hour specials to coincide with their coverage of the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics of 1980, only the Winter Olympics one aired before the U. S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. However, the original intent was to combine the two specials into one film, and the result is Animalympics, an obscure cartoon that never got a chance to shine, with people remembering seeing it on either HBO or The Disney Channel.
With the movie, it aims itself to be a spoof of an Olympic broadcast in a world where anthropomorphic animals live instead of humans. The segents are standalone, but tell many stories, from the marathon race with Kit Mambo racing Rene Fromage, to the gymnastics scene showing rising star Tatyana Tushenko, a female sable, and even the story of an aligator named Bolt Jenkins, who competes as he is inspired to break a world record.
For a movie that is a compilation made for two separate specials, this is pretty good. There are only four voice actors in this, and they do a good job, especially Billy Crystal and the late Gilda Radner. The special is not afraid to make fun of anything, as some of the characters are parodies of actual sports icons and broadcasters and even the idea of product placement like cereal. Also, the music is top notch. This is one underrated gem that is worth watching and probably deserves a remake or sequel.
With the movie, it aims itself to be a spoof of an Olympic broadcast in a world where anthropomorphic animals live instead of humans. The segents are standalone, but tell many stories, from the marathon race with Kit Mambo racing Rene Fromage, to the gymnastics scene showing rising star Tatyana Tushenko, a female sable, and even the story of an aligator named Bolt Jenkins, who competes as he is inspired to break a world record.
For a movie that is a compilation made for two separate specials, this is pretty good. There are only four voice actors in this, and they do a good job, especially Billy Crystal and the late Gilda Radner. The special is not afraid to make fun of anything, as some of the characters are parodies of actual sports icons and broadcasters and even the idea of product placement like cereal. Also, the music is top notch. This is one underrated gem that is worth watching and probably deserves a remake or sequel.