Back when I was a kid -- you know, back when the world was in black and white -- MTV was a specialty channel that not all cable companies carried. For my music video fix, I had to watch a weekend variety show on the USA Network called Night Flight.
Airing in different formats from the early ‘80’s to the mid ‘90’s, the show was a montage of music videos, short films, comedy bits, B movies and rockumentaries. In fact, I think it was the first place I saw Adam Sandler a couple of years before he went on Saturday Night Live. I also remember discovering Laurie Anderson there.
But in between all the videos, I discovered the most mesmerizing and absorbing cartoon I have ever seen, the 1973 Cannes Film Festival award winning French film, La Planète sauvage. Although titled Fantastic Planet in it’s English carnation, the translation is more accurately worded Savage Planet.
The film is about an alien planet where an advanced culture adopts humans as pets. Great concept. I am guessing this is probably where Perry Ferrell’s band Porno For Pyros got the idea for their song “Pets”.
If you have some time, check out this incredible animated classic. Here is the first segment to get you hooked:
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