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A Trip to the Moon (1917)

January 1, 1917 (US) Science Fiction, Animation, Comedy • 3m

Overview

Based on the Happy Hooligan comic strip, by Frederick Burr Opper. Happy speaks with someone in the park and takes a trip to the moon on a rocket that looks like the front half of a current racing car, where he is made king of the moon. A ballerina does a shimmy and Our Hero winds up back in the park being accosted by a cop. The inference is that he has fallen asleep and dreamed the entire trip.

Director

Walter Lantz

Writer

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Frederick Opper
Frederick Opper

Graphic Novel Illustrator



Reviews

Rob

⭐ 8/10

August 5, 2015

What I would consider to be the first SciFi movie. Quite an entertaining movie mainly as it displays much of the scientific thought at the time and along with other George Melies films gave birth to what we now call movies. </br>
**Synopsis**</br>
After much careful planning on a chalk board by what looks to be Gandalf a group of brave explorers are fired out of a giant gun straight into the moons face. The group then encounter bad weather amon… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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