This Way Up (2008)

Favorite Animated Short Films (11 movies items)

" Directors: Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith A.T Shank & Son have a bad day at the funeral parlour when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Emotional and literal pitfalls lie in wait for the odd couple as they make their way cross country with just a coffin for company. "

1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - The Full List (1001 movies items)

"DIR: Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes SUMMARY: Two undertakers attempt to transport a body to a graveyard when their hearse is crushed by a boulder. WHY IT'S HERE: 'This Way Up' is a very funny black comedy in which two hapless undertakers pull out all the stops to get a coffin to a grave when their hearse is destroyed. There's an element of 'Weekend at Bernie's' to the grim slapstick as the coffin and body go through all sorts of tribulations on the way to the final resting place. Towards the end t"

1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - Part 18 (50 movies items)

"DIR: Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes SUMMARY: Two undertakers attempt to transport a body to a graveyard when their hearse is crushed by a boulder. WHY IT'S HERE: 'This Way Up' is a very funny black comedy in which two hapless undertakers pull out all the stops to get a coffin to a grave when their hearse is destroyed. There's an element of 'Weekend at Bernie's' to the grim slapstick as the coffin and body go through all sorts of tribulations on the way to the final resting place. Towards the end the"