July 25, 1984 (Original SIGGRAPH debut, unfinished)
August 17, 1984 (Toronto International Animation Festival, completed)
November 22, 1995 (with Toy Story in select theaters)
The Adventures of André & Wally B. (or simply André & Wally B.) is a 1984 American animated short film produced by the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Project, a division of Lucasfilm and the predecessor of Pixar. The short was groundbreaking by the standards of the time and helped spark the film industry's interest in computer animation.
The animation in the film was by John Lasseter and was his first computer-animated project with Lucasfilm. Partially as a result of the success of this project, and others that followed, Lasseter became an executive at Pixar. The film was released on July 25, 1984, at SIGGRAPH in Minneapolis. The short was later released in theaters with Toy Story in 1995.
Skywalker Sound (then known as Sprocket Systems) provided Post-Production Sound Services; Ben Burtt served as the Sound Designer.
Storyline
The short involves a character named André awakening in a forest and being confronted by a pesky bumblebee named Wally B. André tricks the bee into turning his back so that he can run away. Angry, Wally B. pursues André and eventually catches up with him, and strikes with the stinger. A collision occurs off-screen and a dizzy Wally B. reappears with a damaged stinger. Shortly, Wally B. gets hit by André's tossed hat as a last laugh for revenge.
Sound Effects Used
- Goofy Holler
- Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1010701 (2nd ricochet)
- SKYWALKER, BEE - WALLY B.'S FLAPPING WINGS (debut)
- SKYWALKER DUCK SQUEALING SOUND (debut)
- SKYWALKER, WIGGLE - ANDRÉ'S NOSE WOBBLING (debut)