History Film / TheWizardOfSpeedAndTime

* CoolBike: Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill[[hottip:*: Actually it's being pulled up the hill by the magnetic field of the hill itself]] and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe an electrical shock]].

'''The Wizard of Speed and Time''' was originally a 1979 StopMotion short film by freelance filmmaker Mike Jittlov. The titular wizard was a [[SuperSpeed speedy]] green-cloaked fellow (played by Jittlov himself) who ran around the world spreading magic as he went by, until slipping on a BananaPeel sends him flying straight into a pile of film cans, which he proceeds to animate along with plenty of other film equipment to a merry jig.

--> '''Bookman''': Doesn't he ever wear anything else?\\

** In "The Crowd Scene" at the end, the audience is comprised of Sci Fi convention attendees who all provided their own costumes.

'''Jittlov''':It's going to look professional!\\

* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Without his car or his bike, [[spoiler:all that Jittlov has to travel to the studio with his film a modified motion control rig used previously in the film (looks like a briefcase).]]

* BananaPeel - The only thing that can stop the Wizard in his tracks, not that he slows down!
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles - The Wizard bursts with them, using them to light lamps and create paper stars for his fans.
* LeParkour - During one sequence, he slides along a wall through stop motion photography, each frame capturing him jumping onto the wall, only moving in position ever so slightly until the movement was captured down the wall.

* StopMotion - Featured extensively, mostly Pixilation along with [[AnimateInanimateObject animated objects]].
* SuperSpeed - The main power of the Wizard.

* ActingForTwo - See SelfDeprecatingHumor below.
* NoBudget - The original short had no budget and was created entirely by Mike.
* SelfDeprecatingHumor - The "juror" who holds the 9.7 is Jittlov himself.

* AsHimself - At the start of the credits Mike is credited as being played by "The Wizard." The Wizard is credited as being played by himself.

* CarChase - Labeled in the film's climax as "The Chase Scene".
* CoolBike - Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill[[hottip:*: Actually it's being pulled up the hill by the magnetic field of the hill itself]] and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe an electrical shock]].

* CorruptCorporateExecutive - Harvey Bookman, who placed a bet with [[HonestCorporateExecutive Lucky Straeker]] that Jittlov could not make his movie. [[spoiler:He went so far as to hire thugs to act as policemen to personally capture Jittlov for his freelancing, but it failed in the end, costing him his job.]]
* ExecutiveMeddling - InUniverse, Harvey tries everything in his power to stop Jittlov from making his movie, even though it was people higher-up than him that suggested that he be used in the first place.
* HandshakeRefusal - Jittlov, in the film and in real life, refuses to shake hands with people.

* HollywoodPoliceDrivingAcademy - Subverted as the "policemen" driving it are actually petty criminals [[spoiler:hired by Bookman to track down and capture Jittlov to prevent him making his movie.]]

* ImagineSpot - Many of them are lifted from Jittlov's short films for Creator/{{Disney}}, including a MickeyMouse satellite (used for the opening of the original Disney Channel) and car.
* InnocentInnuendo - When Cindy meets up with Mike in the elevator of Hollywood Studios, she reminds him who she is by telling him that she "gave him the clap[[note]]A euphemism for gonorrhea[[/note]]." What she means is that she applauded him earlier that day, but the other occupants flinch back in horror.
* PaintingTheMedium - Jittlov seems to have strange powers related to special effects, including the ability to [[{{Intangibility}} go through walls]], move in fast-motion, and even ''[[{{Telepathy}} read minds]]'', [[{{Blackmail}} finding out that a rather irate secretary that badmouthed him once had]] [[WhipItGood a rather interesting night in the office]].

* RockBottom - What Jittlov and Lucas experience during the filming of the film can sequence in his garage. From pesky bats and bugs to strong winds ''and even a monsoon''. [[EmpathicEnvironment Seemingly all from Mike's exuberance.]]

-->''(Rumbling)''

-->''(Rumbling stops)''
* UnreadablyFastText - The movie is full of these from beginning to end, but no more so than at the Wizard Run sequence, which contains what amounts to Mike Jittlov's personal manifesto about the power of the creative spirit, elucidated one frame and sentence at a time.
* WeirdTradeUnion - The unions/guilds of Hollywood, from the confusingly convoluted Camera union to the goofy Animation union, complete with an "a-hyuk!". Either way, there's no way that Jittlov could even ''try'' to join these unions unless he wants to go crazy.

* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer - Without his car or his bike, [[spoiler:all that Jittlov has to travel to the studio with his film a modified motion control rig used previously in the film (looks like a briefcase).]]

WOSAT, as it's commonly acronymed, was shown on an episode of [[{{Disney}} The Wonderful World of Disney]] which showcased special effects to coincide with the release of ''Film/TheBlackHole''. It has since been shown around many [[FanConvention sci-fi conventions]] to great acclaim, prompting Mike to remake the short as a feature film... about ''[[ShowWithinAShow making the short]]''. After 5 years in the making, the feature film WOSAT was released in 1989 to limited theater showings, but has since gained a [[CultClassic cult following]] through Laserdisc and VHS releases.

* ImagineSpot - Many of them are lifted from Jittlov's short films for {{Disney}}, including a MickeyMouse satellite (used for the opening of the original Disney Channel) and car.

WOSAT, as it's commonly acronymed, was shown on an episode of [[{{Disney}} The Wonderful World of Disney]] which showcased special effects to coincide with the release of TheBlackHole. It has since been shown around many [[FanConvention sci-fi conventions]] to great acclaim, prompting Mike to remake the short as a feature film... about ''[[ShowWithinAShow making the short]]''. After 5 years in the making, the feature film WOSAT was released in 1989 to limited theater showings, but has since gained a [[CultClassic cult following]] through Laserdisc and VHS releases.

* CoolBike - Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill[[hottip:*:Actually it's being pulled up the hill by the magnetic field of the hill itself]] and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe an electrical shock]].

* CoolBike - Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill[[hottip:*:Actually it's being pulled up the hill by the magnetic field of the hill itself]] and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe an electrical shock]][[/note]].

* CoolBike - Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill[[note]]Actually its being pulled up the hill by the magnetic field of the hill itself]] and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe an electrical shock]][[/note]].

* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer - Without his car or his bike, [[spoiler:all that Jittlov has to travel to the studio with his film is his rolling briefcase.]]

It NeedsMoreLove, since it's only about a freelancer's exaggerated but all-too-real journey through the corrupt and convoluted Hollywood system, and his drive to defy the system and make his own destiny in filmmaking; that's something that many of us folks can relate to, no?

* CoolBike - Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill[[hottip:*:Actually its being pulled up the hill by the magnetic field of the hill itself]] and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe an electrical shock]].

* InnocentInnuendo - When Cindy meets up with Mike in the elevator of Hollywood Studios, she reminds him who she is by telling him that she "gave him the clap[[hottip:*:A euphemism for gonorrhea]]." What she means is that she applauded him earlier that day, but the other occupants flinch back in horror.

-->'''Jittlov:''' "It could be worse: [[TemptingFate we could be trying to film this in an earthquake.]]"
-->*Rumbling*
-->'''Jittlov:''' "Or ''calm weather!'' Perfectly calm..."
-->*Rumbling stops*

** In addition, each union representative is played by the same guy standing in the same place, with the differences in their appearance caused entirely by different costumes and camera angles.

TWOSAT, as it's commonly acronymed, was shown on an episode of [[{{Disney}} The Wonderful World of Disney]] which showcased special effects to coincide with the release of TheBlackHole. It has since been shown around many [[FanConvention sci-fi conventions]] to great acclaim, prompting Mike to remake the short as a feature film... about ''[[ShowWithinAShow making the short]]''. After 5 years in the making, the feature film TWOSAT was released in 1989 to limited theater showings, but has since gained a [[CultClassic cult following]] through Laserdisc and VHS releases.

* BananaPeel - The only thing that can stop the wizard in his tracks, not that he slows down!

* CoolBike - Jittlov's bicycle looks like the cousin of [[PeeWeesBigAdventure Pee-Wee Herman's bike]], and has such interesting features as propelling itself uphill and [[OnlyICanMakeItGo giving potential thieves]] [[ShockAndAwe electrical shock]].

* ImagineSpot - Many of them are lifted from Jittlov's short films for {{Disney}}, including a MickeyMouse satellite and car.

* RockBottom - What Jittlov and Lucas experience during the filming of the film can sequence in his garage. From pesky bats and bugs to strong winds ''and even a monsoon''. All from Mike's exuberance.
-->'''Jittlov:''' "It could be worse: [[TemptingFate it could be an earthquake!]]"
-->''*rummbling noise can be heard*''
-->'''Jittlov:''' "Or it could be calm! Nice and calm..."
-->''*Rumbling stops, birds chirp*''