Achille's heel

Australia, 1993

Film

Sucked in by advertising that promises to make him irrestible to women, hapless Henry rushes out to buy the latest gimmick - a pair of ‘Cyberguy’ rocket boots. In his haste to try them out the second he gets back to his apartment, he ignores the safety warnings, with disastrous results.

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Credits

director

William Trumble

creator

William Trumble

writer

William Trumble

Duration

00:03:26:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1993

Appears in

Group of items

RMIT AIM Collection 1993

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001674

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Animation

Animation → Clay animation

History → Technology and civilization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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