Unabashed, unredeemed, and most certainly unwholesome, Unprotected is another perverse romp through the animated wastelands of Spike and Mike. The festivities begin with a round of "No-Neck Joe" 'toons, featuring the stubby little hero in such everyday dilemmas as watching a tennis match (hard to do when you can't turn your head to follow the ball). "Meet the Beaters" is a sick sitcom taking family dysfunctionality to a bloody extreme. "Coco the Junkie Pimp" features clown marionettes who speak like monstrous street pimps, while "Stick Girl's Guide to Sex" is, let's say, an educational film about how to behave when a condom-less male member arrives unexpectedly at one's front door. The best thing on this disc, however, is not so much rude as it is clever: a terrific parody of the old Speed Racer series, mocking the show's early anime style and crazy cadences. --Tom Keogh
This Sick & Twisted traveling cartoon festival was an offshoot of the Spike & Mike Animation Festival, which began as filler at rock concerts twenty-five years ago and remains the leading venue for cutting-edge cartoons. Now a part of the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals, these yearly events have a massive dedicated following that continue to fill arenas in over 50 markets nationwide. Offering new and upcoming animators a place to showcase their films, the Spike & Mike Animation Festivals have launched the careers of now-famous animators such as Matt Stone and Trey Parker (South Park), Nick Park and Peter Lord of Aardman (Creature Comforts, Chicken Run), Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls), Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead) and John Lasseter (Toy Story, Monsters Inc.) to name a few. 1. No Neck Joe (5:30) Craig McCracken, Tennis Anyone?, The Hickey, Ultimate Death Match, Girlfriends, The Turtle
2. Sickcom (5:00) Robert Steven Rhine
3. Coco the Junkie Pimp: Revenge of the Junkie Pimp (6:03) Pete Metzger and Michael Comas
4. A Hungry Sailor (1:35) Tony Millionaire
5. A Battle at Sea (1:25) Tony Millionaire
6. Fast Driver (4:00) Nick Gibbons
7. Home Honey, I'm Higher (5:00) Dan Dudley
8. Swing Sluts (6:35) Brett Johnson
9. Tongue Twister (2:20) Sean Scott
10. Gack Gack (6:40) Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen "Konrad Wolf"
11. Five Fucking Fables (7:00)Signe Baumane
12. Teach Me (7:30) Karl Wills
13. Stickgirl (2:05) Bruce Simpson
14. Ninjews (5:21) Josh Bass
15. Beyond Grandpa II (4:00) Breehn John Burns and Jason Johnson
16. Peepshow (1:17) Debbie Bruce and Natalie Repp
17. Hangnail (1:47) Shane Acker
18. Lupo the Butcher (3:00) Marv Newland
19. Devil Went Down to Georgia (4:35) Mike Johnson
DVD Extras:
Spike Live!
Interviews with Animators
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