"The Chicken from Outer Space" is an 8-minute cartoon from 20 years ago, but the title is a bit misleading as the star here is not the chicken, but the dog that protects his owners and the whole world from an evil alien chicken. This is also the shape of things to come for the television series "Courage the Cowardsly Dog". I was positively surprised by this little movie here. I certainly liked it more than I thought I would and good job to the Academy for nominating this somewhat unusual movie. These kinds usually do not get too much awards recognition and even if it lost to Nick Park, it was still a big success. Back to the story of the film, the owner had it coming didn't he? Thumbs up for John Dilworth and shame he does not have a better career as this was a pretty smart and funny little movie. I recommend watching it.
