| A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Hubley |
| Story by | John Hubley Faith Hubley |
| Produced by | John Hubley Faith Hubley |
| Music by | Music Arranger: Herb Alpert Songs: Bud Coleman Julius Wechter |
| Animation by | Gerard Baldwin Phil Duncan Emery Hawkins Barrie Nelson Rod Scribner Ed Smith |
| Color process | Color |
Production company | Hubley Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Not language specific |
A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature is a 1966animatedshort film featuring two songs from theHerb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass albumGoing Places. The film won theAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1967.[1][2][3] It was written and directed byJohn andFaith Hubley, who had previously won forMoonbird andThe Hole. It is considered to be an early prototypical example of amusic video, and has not been released onto home media.[4]
"Spanish Flea" and "Tijuana Taxi" are soundtracks to two separate cartoons. In "Spanish Flea", aflea bothers various animals until it is chased away from them by a group of men. In "Tijuana Taxi", a rickety and old purple taxi inTijuana picks up a disproportionate number of people who have to catch a plane at the local airport. After a crazy ride through the streets of Tijuana (including a short visit to abullfighting arena), the taxi driver is delayed by acustoms officer, who takes a long time in stamping the passports for the driver's numerous customers, and he misses the plane. However, he makes up for it by having his taxi fly away.
The music used to introduce the film during its opening credits is the band's "The Mexican Shuffle."
The film was distributed byParamount Pictures.Emery Hawkins andRod Scribner were among the animators who worked on the film.[5]
TheAcademy Film Archive preservedA Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature in 2003.[6]
