Football Freaks

Football crazy football mad Dont watch this offbeat jukebox cartoon expecting any conventional soccer action Equal parts Disney Dali and Duchamp this abstract mix of black and white photos and alternative comix style animation is accompanied by a medley of doowop classics and documentary soundbites The film is certainly an extreme departure for those familiar with the more conventional output of the Halas Batchelor studio best known for their featurelength version of George Orwells Animal Farm 1954 Paul Vester was one of a number of sixties art school graduates that brought a mix of pop art and illustration influences to the company whilst it was undergoing a brief change in its ownership As a warning in keeping with its progressive adult style there is some brief nudity at the end of the film