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Panic
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PANIC

Pánik

Directed by Sándor Reisenbüchler
Hungary, 1983
Animation, Short, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

A technological civilization takes three intelligent salamander creatures captive to conduct experiments on them. The experiments go awry and the salamander creatures wreak havoc in the city of humans.

Synopsis

A technological civilization takes three intelligent salamander creatures captive to conduct experiments on them. The experiments go awry and the salamander creatures wreak havoc in the city of humans.

Our take

An idiosyncratic critique of consumerism, this frenetic animated collage transports the familiar trope of monster mayhem to a prismatic alien civilization plastered with magazine cut-outs. Often shown during Star Wars screenings, this awe-striking short became widely beloved and popular in Hungary!