I also saw this many years ago at a Spike & Mike Festival. l loved it. The poor ostrich has NO visitors at his enclosure at the zoo like the other, apparently more interesting animals. He is hanging his head and is sad. We go into his imagination where he is on stage singing in a packed opera house. On stage he sings beautifully. We are transported back to his enclosure once or twice where he is, in reality, just making horrible squawking sounds and drawing attention from the zoo patrons. He ends his performance in his imagination and the audience begins to throw roses on the stage to him. He is smiling, and loving the moment. Then, suddenly, we are back in the enclosure where in reality he's being thrown... rotten tomatoes. The ostrich is crushed and once again hangs his head.
I laughed and got teary at the end... yes, over an ostrich drawn in pencil. I've told many people about the film over the years. It'd be nice to be able to show others. I've looked for it on-line, but have always come up dry. I'd also pay a few bucks for a copy... or it'd be even better to see it on YouTube!! Come on... let us see it again!!!
I laughed and got teary at the end... yes, over an ostrich drawn in pencil. I've told many people about the film over the years. It'd be nice to be able to show others. I've looked for it on-line, but have always come up dry. I'd also pay a few bucks for a copy... or it'd be even better to see it on YouTube!! Come on... let us see it again!!!