Hello! I’m happy to be participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog‘s second annual blogathon for some of our favorite cartoons. I love Disney’s Fantasia, I’ve cosplayed as Lady Rainicorn from Adventure Time, I have an abiding affection for the anime Inuyasha, and Saitoshi Kon is a favorite filmmaker. Of course, none of these — or many other cartoons I love — are noir. But one is: the amazing animated short “Key Lime Pie” is. Let’s dig in.
Created and voiced in 2007 by Trevor Jimenez, “Key Lime Pie” tells the tale of a tough guy whose addiction to key lime pie brings him face to face with the Grim Reaper. The style is all noir, and the message is deliciously grim. It’s no surprise that Jimenez has gone on to be part of the art department for animated films including Rio (2011) and Finding Dory (2016).
To me, “Key Lime Pie” is a creative noir homage and paean to the things we love that we know will be the death of us. (Certainly, if I wasn’t afraid of a visit from the Grim Reaper, I’d be a key lime pie addict myself.)
See for yourself:
November 11, 2016 at 8:45 PM
That’s a HILARIOUS cartoon. Thanks so much for sharing it and for your lively contribution to the blogathon!
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November 11, 2016 at 8:56 PM
I like this toon a lot too, and indeed featured it on Noirish a year or two ago. Good choice!
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November 11, 2016 at 10:42 PM
Hilarious! From now on I will look at my own sweet addictions through the noirish haze of cigarette smoke and a wailing saxophone. Ignoring the GR for as long as I can.
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November 11, 2016 at 10:42 PM
That is SO awesome! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
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November 12, 2016 at 12:02 AM
Good Lord! That almost makes my entry look tame by comparison. I did enjoy the review.
Had to go to youtube direct to watch the video though. For some reason my computer kept playing only 3 second segments and then pausing. At that rate it would have taken 30 minutes to watch a 3 minute cartoon…
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