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Going Equipped

Going Equipped

1990Short⏱️ 5m
DocumentaryAnimationShortCrime
6
IMDB Rating
135 votes

A young man in prison is interviewed and talks about his life, how he got into prison, and what it's like doing time.

Director
Peter Lord
Writers
N/A
Stars
Derek Robinson
Release Date
November 29, 1990
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Derek Robinson
as Self - Interviewer

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Aardman Animations

🏷️ Keywords

no music during end creditsclaymationstop motion animationprisonstop motion

🎯 Categories

Stop Motion AnimationAnimationCrimeDocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

A short, sharp shock
by soymilk2004-06-11
9/10

"Looking through all the average ratings so many of the Aardman shorts seem to have received round here, I've noticed a strange pattern – the ones who've wound up with the pretty lousy scores, strangely enough, seem to be the more downbeat ventures the company has conceived, notably 'Babylon' and 'Going Equipped'. And while I do appreciate Aardman's neat, subtle sense of humour, 'Going Equipped' is vivid proof that they have more than one string to their bow – one of two animated monologues directed by Peter Lord for the Channel 4 series 'Lip Sy..."

💡 Did You Know?

Commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a five-part series of Aardman animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1990) and War Story (1989).

📖 Synopsis

A young man in prison is interviewed and talks about his life, how he got into prison, and what it's like doing time.