Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Directed byDean Fleischer Camp
Written by
Produced byDean Fleischer-Camp
StarringJenny Slate
CinematographyBianca Cline
Release date
  • August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16)
[1]
Running time
3 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a 2010 American trilogy[2] of stop-motion animated mockumentary short films directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, who co-wrote the script with Jenny Slate.

Summary

The films show the everyday life of Marcel (voiced by Slate), an anthropomorphic seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes.[3][4]

Release

The first film premiered theatrically at AFI FEST 2010, where it was awarded Best Animated Short[5] and was an official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[6] It won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2011 New York International Children's Film Festival.[7]

Two additional shorts were released in 2011 and 2014. The first sequel "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two", was posted to YouTube on November 14, 2011.[8] The second sequel, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three", was posted on October 20, 2014.[9] Each was accompanied by a tie-in storybook featuring Marcel.[10]

Feature-length adaptation

Slate and Fleischer-Camp announced in 2014 that they planned to create a longer film about the character.[11] The feature-length film, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021, and stars Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann, Isabella Rossellini, and Rosa Salazar.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Dean Fleischer-Camp / director / editor". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bryant, Zoe Rose (June 21, 2022). ""MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON"". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive: 'SNL' star Jenny Slate chats about 'Marcel the Shell'". Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jenny Slate on 'Bored to Death,' 'Marcel the Shell,' and Life After 'SNL'". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "AFI FEST: Audience and Jury Awards announced". Incontention.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Willmore, Alison (October 23, 2013). "Jenny Slate Talks Plans for a 'Marcel the Shell' Feature, Living in Los Angeles and Playing Mean Girls on TV in 'Hello Ladies'". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation.
  7. ↑ Strike, Joe (April 5, 2011). "Review: 2011 The New York International Children's Film Festival". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Perpetua, Matthew (November 15, 2011). "'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two' Jenny Slate's latest adorable short film". Rolling Stone.
  9. ↑ Barness, Sarah (October 20, 2014). "'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' Is Back, and He's Got Allergies". The Huffington Post. AOL.
  10. ↑ Dean Fleischer-Camp; Jenny Slate (October 21, 2014). The Most Surprised I've Ever Been. Penguin Group USA. ISBN 978-1-59514-456-0.
  11. ↑ Wickman, Kase (June 24, 2014). "Yes, There's Going To Be A 'Marcel The Shell' Movie. And It Will Have Songs In It". MTV News. Viacom.
  12. ↑ Paley, Nick. "Nick Paley Bio". Nick Paley. Retrieved July 26, 2021. ... The film stars Slate, Isabella Rossellini and Rosa Salazar. ...'
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