Movies: Mike Jittlov

A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with anything with a use. Luckily, our film creator gets the help of his friends....

"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career....

In the original short film, a young man in a green wizard costume runs throughout America at super speed, much like the superhero The Flash. Along the way, he gives a pretty girl a swift lift to another city, gives golden stars to other women who wan...

A man with a vast Mickey Mouse collection gets ready for work...

Mike Jittlov's 1969 short film Good Grief, made for Dan McLaughlin’s animation class at UCLA and a finalist for shortlisting at the Academy Awards....

Mike Jittlov's short film Time Tripper (1978), mainly filmed in Bob Burns’ back yard using the original titular prop from George Pal’s The Time Machine (1960). The music is “Morning On The Ranch” from Aaron Copland’s score to The Red Pony (1949). Th...

One of Mike Jittlov's greatest short films, also known as Animato: Fashionation (1977). The short was made using kinestasis and cutout animation, mostly from fashion magazines illustrating the lyrics of the song "I Know a Place" by Petula Clark. It a...

Mike’s 1974 short film Swing Shift, where a department store security guard on the night shift tries to fend off a bunch of clothes that spring to life as the clock strikes midnight. Featuring Dan Collins as the guard, and scored with Bernard Herrma...

A man tries to catch a Mickey Mouse toy while at work...

Originally created for the Disney TV special "Mickey's 50th". Mike Jittlov goes to see psychiatrist Ekim Jittlov, but instead sees a bunch of stop-motion Disney memorabilia....

A short fantasy-mystery film spoof that was part of the educational film "Meadowlark Lemon Presents The World" (1979)...

One minute mock news interview of Mike Jittlov...

Animato is a compilation of short films by Mike Jittlov, making extensive use of stop motion, pixilation, kinestasis, animation, and multiple exposures. It features the films The Interview, Swing Shift, Rocketman, The Leap, Time Tripper, and Fashiona...