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29/03/1965 Comedy 0h 9m
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Overview

My Snowman's Burning Down is an American short film made by Carson Davidson in 1964, with music composed and performed by Gerry Mulligan. A surrealistic and humorous satire on the Madison Avenue image of the world through advertising. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

  1. Carson Davidson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bob Larkin

  2. Dian Robertson

    Woman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-07
I did really quite enjoy this and Gerry Mulligan’s Herb Alpert style of accompaniment, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with a snowman and instead features an executive gent (Bob Larkin) who seems content to live his life from a cast iron bathtub, in a room with no walls, somewhere off the coast of Manhattan. From what I could gather, he starts his day having a bath (fully clothed) then does some work before a cocktail with a toilet-paper mummified, martini-swilling, lady seems to scare him off. One minute he is hot, then cold, then dry then wet, then swimming before he even manages to ge...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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