Stalk of the Celery Monster

Stalk of the Celery Monster is a 1979 short animated film written, directed and animated entirely in pencil by Tim Burton during his time as a student with the California Institute of the Arts. The film caused such a stir among his class that it attracted the attention of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, who offered young Burton an animator's apprenticeship at their studio.^[1][2]

Stalk of the Celery Monster
Stalk of the celery monster
Directed by	Tim Burton
Story by	Tim Burton
Produced by	Tim Burton Brett R. Thompson
Starring	Tim Burton as Maxwell Payne Ralph Votrian
Production company	California Institute of the Arts
Release date	August 30, 1979 (1979-08-30)
Running time	1.5 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A mad scientist and his assistant are working but he is really a dentist.

Preservation status

It was shot on 8 mm film and for much time it was considered to be lost, until fragments of it were shown in 2006 on Spanish television. Currently, the excerpts of the film are archived at the Library of Congress.

See also

• List of incomplete or partially lost films