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Tiki Tiki
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'Tiki Tiki' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Gerald Potterton and released in 1971."Tiki-Tiki a complicated delight". 'Montreal Gazette', December 30, 1972. Created by intercutting animated sequences with live-action footage from the Russian children's film 'Aybolit-66', the animated sequences tell the story of a group of monkeys who are working to produce a film, while the 'Aybolit-66' footage represents the film they are making. The film was inspired in part by Woody Allen's 1966 film 'What's Up, Tiger Lily?', which used original dialogue to recontextualize a foreign-language film.Rob Craig, 'American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography'. McFarland & Company, 2019. . p. 373.
The film's voice cast included Barry Baldaro, Gayle Claitman, Patrick Conlon, Peter Cullen, Jean Shepherd, Joan Stuart and Ted Zeigler.
During the film's promotion, Potterton acknowledged that it was a challenging film to market, as his production company wasn't sure whether to aim it at "kids or stoned teenagers or whatever","That empty feeling just means Potterton has been a busy man". 'Montreal Gazette', January 8, 1973. and has referred to the finished product as "a cross between a whacked out animated version of 'Easy Rider' and the Olsen and Johnson musical 'Hellzapoppin'.
Alexander Kuznetsov, the production designer of 'Aybolit-66', was named the winner of the Canadian Film Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards.Maria Topalovich, 'And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards'. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 93-95.
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