This is truly one of the weirdest Oscar nominated films in history and I didn't believe it until I saw it! Considering that it was made in 1979 (a time when films had become very permissive and often tried to be shocking), it isn't super unusual to see a cartoon that is so jam-packed full of sex--after all, the Fritz the Cat films (the first X-rated full-length cartoons) had already appeared earlier in the decade. But what makes it so unusual is that it was actually nominated for such a prestigious award!!
The cartoon is a spoof, of sorts, of the French short, La Ballon Rouge (THE RED BALLOON) but instead of balloons, the film is about inflatable sex toys! And you don't see just one or two of these ready and willing inflatable girls--but dozens--making this a cartoon that is NOT proper entertainment for the kiddies! In addition to showing all these nude dolls, the film features a man trying to achieve intercourse with one and many other nasty items. All in all, it looks more like a short inspired by a Playboy Magazine cartoon. On this simple and smutty level, I guess it works---but this is certainly not mainstream entertainment or something that stands out for good reasons! I know I probably come off sounding like a real prude, but after all, who would find this all that entertaining? If you want a dirty film, there are certainly more stimulating ones and if you want to watch a cartoon, then there are hundreds that are simply better.
