“ Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas” is the British plasticine short film of 2015 . Directed by Jay Grace and based on Nick Park 's animated series “ Shaun the Sheep ” (2007-2014). The premiere of the cartoon took place on November 13 in the USA on Amazon Video [1] and December 26 on Boxing Day in the UK on BBC One [2] . The release on DVD took place on February 8, 2016 [3] .
| Lamb Sean: Farm Bedlam | |
|---|---|
| Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas | |
| Cartoon type | plasticine animation |
| Genre | comedy , family |
| Prequels | Shaun the lamb (2015) |
| Sequels | Shaun the Sheep: Fermageddon (2019) |
| Producer | Jay grace |
| Producer | Nick Park Paul Kiwley John Woolley |
| Based | Shaun the Sheep (TV series) |
| written by | Nikki Murphy Lee Pressman Richard Starzac |
| Production designer | Helen Javis |
| Operator | Charles Copping |
| Studio | Aardman animations |
| A country | |
| Distributor | |
| Duration | 28 min |
| Premiere | November 13, 2015 (US), December 26, 2015 (UK) |
| IMDb | ID 5174284 |
Content
Story
The farmer and Bitzer go to the fair, where they will present their cake. Randomly, Shawn the lamb also gets there. At the fair, he gets acquainted with three lamas , which are brought for sale by a certain Indian woman. At the auction, Sean wants the farmer to buy these lamas ...
The whole company returns to the farm, but the farmer refuses to deal with llamas because they are completely uncontrollable. All responsibility for the llamas now rests with the dog. At first, the sheep like these new animals and they even play football together, but gradually their relationship deteriorates. Llamas behave very shamelessly, and having fun and having fun generally trashes the farm. Then the llamas move to bully into the house. They close the farmer in the closet, beatzer is thrown out the door, and Sean is driven to the roof. Baby Timmy saves everyone, who finds a way to introduce llamas into a trance with empty bottles.
The farmer goes to the fair, where at an auction he sells hated lamas, but accidentally buys a rhino ...
Reviews
Melissa Camacho from Common Sense Media delivered the film four out of five, saying: “Sean fans of all ages will find this adventure a delightful addition to the Aardman piggy bank” [4] . Ed Power of The Daily Telegraph also put four out of five, noting that “children, of course, will love here every minute, this cartoon, which runs on Boxing Day evening, has fulfilled its task” [5] . Ed Liu from Toon Zone noted that although the cartoon kept his interest throughout and received his share of laughter, the plot was not more than in one ordinary 7-minute series [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Now Streaming on Amazon Prime: Shaun The Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas
- ↑ BBC Christmas line-up 2015: Sherlock, Doctor Who, Call the Midwife, Strictly Come Dancing, David Attenborough
- ↑ Shaun the Sheep The Farmer's Llamas [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Jay Grace, Paul Kewley, John Woolley: DVD & Blu-ray
- ↑ Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas TV Review
- ↑ Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas, review: 'riotous and irreverent' - Telegraph
- ↑ Review: “Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas” - Wild, Wooly Slapstick - ToonZone News
Links
- "Shaun the Sheep: Farm Bedlam" on the BBC website