This short won the Academy Award for Live Action Short. There will be spoilers ahead:
This short is about a band with an unusual twist. The lead singer croons while he throws darts and does trick shots. He's also part of a love triangle, where he's in love with the drummer, who in turn is in love with the guitarist, who is the singer's best friend.
The singer, Goodfellow (interesting name, that) prays for help in winning the young lady's affections. He would have done well to recall the old Chinese curse, "May you get everything you wish for". Goodfellow gets a very special box of darts from the Olympus Foundation (one of the nice touches in this short.
Goodfellow, oblivious as well as obnoxious, makes life interesting for quite a few people as he pursues what he wants regardless of the consequences, until he has an epiphany.
The end of this short is beautiful and Goodfellow makes some very funny and on point observations during the voice-over at the end of the short. This is available on DVD and Blu-Ray as part of a compilation of Oscar winning live action and animated shorts from Shorts International and the DVD is well worth buying. Recommended.
This short is about a band with an unusual twist. The lead singer croons while he throws darts and does trick shots. He's also part of a love triangle, where he's in love with the drummer, who in turn is in love with the guitarist, who is the singer's best friend.
The singer, Goodfellow (interesting name, that) prays for help in winning the young lady's affections. He would have done well to recall the old Chinese curse, "May you get everything you wish for". Goodfellow gets a very special box of darts from the Olympus Foundation (one of the nice touches in this short.
Goodfellow, oblivious as well as obnoxious, makes life interesting for quite a few people as he pursues what he wants regardless of the consequences, until he has an epiphany.
The end of this short is beautiful and Goodfellow makes some very funny and on point observations during the voice-over at the end of the short. This is available on DVD and Blu-Ray as part of a compilation of Oscar winning live action and animated shorts from Shorts International and the DVD is well worth buying. Recommended.