Subconscious Password (2013)

5.9/10 11 min Animation

Overview

In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth uses a common social gaffe - forgetting somebody's name - as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Inspired by the classic TV game show Password, the film features a wealth of animated celebrity guests who try (and try, and try) to prompt Charles to remember the name. Finally, he realizes he will simply have to surrender himself to his predicament.

Cast

Chris Landreth

Charles

Don McKellar

The Host (voice)

Ron Pardo

The Announcer / Dick Van Dyke (voice)

Patrice Goodman

Yoko Ono (voice)

Ray Landry

William S. Burroughs (voice)

Tony Daniels

James Joyce / H.P. Lovecraft (voice)

Athena Karkanis

The Babysitter (voice)

Dwayne Hill

Salvador Dali (voice)

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