Fatboy Stick

August 22, 2003 3:58 PM

Remember that Fatboy Slim video with Christopher Walken dancing? Have a new look.
posted by Aaorn (17 comments total)

My first FPP, be gentle.
posted by Aaorn at 3:59 PM on August 22, 2003

Most excellent! I wish I could get a grip on simple animation, cause I love this stuff to death.
posted by thirteen at 4:16 PM on August 22, 2003

I liked it. I'm completely clueless when it comes to this sort of thing...is that done with Flash or ???

P.S. Needs more cowbell.
posted by mathis23 at 4:20 PM on August 22, 2003

so much fun! i dug christopher walkens in the spike jonze video. thanks.
posted by izzytn8 at 4:24 PM on August 22, 2003

interesting concept, but so much of the appeal for me was in seeing christopher walken dancing around. this loses something in the translation.
posted by pxe2000 at 4:27 PM on August 22, 2003

yes, loved it! and like thirteen, i didn't know how difficult even simple stick-figure animation could be until i began messing around with flash. he/she/they did a fantastic job mimicking the subtle gestures of the human [stick] body.

oh, and does anyone have a link to the original jonze video? i only saw it once and have always wanted to see it again. thx.
posted by poopy at 4:29 PM on August 22, 2003

That must have taken some time to do. I sort of wish he'd substituted a different stickfigure in a few places so that this video had a stunt double for some of the more aggressive jumping moves the same way the video did.

Still, that's pretty funny.
posted by willnot at 4:39 PM on August 22, 2003

Oh, and original video seems to be available here.
posted by willnot at 4:41 PM on August 22, 2003

bless your soul willnot... beautiful, just beautiful. when i die, i'll do it dancing like walken.
posted by poopy at 4:47 PM on August 22, 2003

The stick figure has got more rhythm than Walken. Did anyone else think of Kubrick's "Shining" while watching the original video?
posted by 111 at 4:52 PM on August 22, 2003

I agree with pxe2000... (even if it does sound like I'm agreeing with a vacuum cleaner.)
posted by crunchland at 4:53 PM on August 22, 2003

Out.
Standing.
Talent.

P.S. Needs more cowbell. mathis23
heh.
posted by jaronson at 5:23 PM on August 22, 2003

"Walk without rhythm and it won't attract the worm".

I just heard that lyric and was surprised Bootsie had read Dune.
posted by nyxxxx at 7:08 PM on August 22, 2003

This good. Thanks Aaorn
posted by Tarrama at 11:20 PM on August 22, 2003

The mirror scene is fantastic.
posted by kevspace at 11:48 PM on August 22, 2003

crunchland, you're agreeing with a children's toy camera that records on audiotapes. but that's okay, i'm frequently mistaken for a blower.

no, not THAT kind! geez...
posted by pxe2000 at 5:20 AM on August 23, 2003

seriously, though, i would pay good money to see a stick figure recreation of "praise you".
posted by pxe2000 at 5:32 AM on August 23, 2003