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Thumb Wars
Directed by
Steve Oedekerk
Written by
Steve Oedekerk
Produced by
Steve Oedekerk Tom Koranda Paul Marshal
Starring
Steve Oedekerk Ross Shafer Mark DeCarlo Rob Paulsen Paul Greenberg Andrea Fears Megan Cavanagh
Cinematography
Mike DePrez
Edited by
Mike DePrez
Music by
Robert Folk
Production company
O Entertainment
Distributed by
Icestorm Entertainment Image Entertainment (United States, DVD) Revolver Entertainment (UK)
Release dates
May 18, 1999 October 2, 2008 (DVD Re-release)
Running time
29 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle is a 1999 short film directed by Steve Oedekerk. Using dressed up and coifed thumbs as puppets, Oedekerk created a parody of Star Wars, with characters like Loke Groundrunner, Princess Bunhead, Oobeedoob Benubi, Hand Duet, Crunchaka, Beeboobeep, Prissypeo, Black Helmet Man and Gabba the Butt. It is the first film in the Thumbs! series. Thumb Wars debuted on American television May 18, 1999, on UPN. It had its cable premiere on Cartoon Network on October 2, 2008 (and again on October 2, 2009) to promote the 2008 Clone Wars series that premiered the next day.[1][2] The TV version provided a trimmed down version of the film. It was also re-released in 2002 alongside Thumbtanic as the Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature on VHS and DVD. In 2005, the filmettes were again released together as a UMD Video on the PlayStation Portable system.[3]
The film is produced by O Entertainment and was released on May 18, 1999.[4]
The films stars voice actors Steve Oedekerk, Ross Shafer, Mark DeCarlo, Rob Paulsen, Paul Greenberg, Andrea Fears, and Megan Cavanagh.[5] Steve Oedekerk, Mark DeCarlo, Rob Paulsen, and Megan Cavanagh also worked on the film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, as well as the TV show that ran from 2002-2006 also done with O Entertainment.
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