Frankenthumb is One of the Funniest Movies I Have Ever Seen
So although this lens is about Frankenthumb, I am also going to tell you a bit about the others. There is truly thumbthing for everyone, if you want to spend some time laughing and rolling on the floor.
The Introduction and Beginning of Frankenthumb
Frankenthumb is so funny
Frankenthumb by Steve Oedekerk
Watch Frankenthumb at home
It's alive! Gasp at nonstop comedy in this outrageous spoof of the horror classic, direct from the mind of Steve Oedekerk (Jimmy Neutron, The Nutty Professor). Incredible stylistic detail brings you into a world of gothic laboratories, hunchbacks, and even a deceased Thumb brought back to life! Hold on to your electrodes!
Dr. Frankenthumb Creates the Monster
The evil Dr. Frankenthumb
Thumbtanic for Fans of Titanic
More thumb movies from Steve Oedekerk
"I'm the cuticle of the world!" Steve Oedekerk and his digitally enhanced digits board the fateful Thumbtanic (a.k.a. the ship of death) and square off against a really big ice cube. The old story of young, impulsive, and fairly stupid thumbs is spiced up with tortured visual puns (our hero wins his ticket in a pub wrestling match--thumb wrestling, of course), a giant spider invasion, and a happy ending. Oedekerk's doofus humor and askew sight gags run a bit dry here--it lacks the lunatic inspiration of Thumb Wars and the gonzo goofiness of The Blair Thumb Project--but this third "thumbation" farce is kept above water by moments of absurd invention, oddball twists, and the most eccentric and inspired mutant thumb puppets to wiggle through a movie spoof. The DVD also features commentary by writer-producer Steve Oedekerk, storyboards, and trailers to other all-thumb parodies.--Sean Axmaker
BatThumb
Hilarious Batman parody
Bat Thumb
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 07/14/2009)
Anyone who's a fan of Mad Magazine movie parodies will enjoy Bat Thumb, which mocks the Batman movies and original TV series by replacing the actors with thumbs. Computer effects have given these thumbs eyes and mouths but no noses; perhaps creator Steve Oedekerk doesn't think noses are funny. The masked crime-fighting thumb struggles to save Gaaathumb City from the threat of the evil No Face, while taking time out to hop in the sack with hot chicks. Elaborate models and costumes were created for Bat Thumb and the special effects are accomplished; it seems like a lot of effort to create something so silly, but that's part of the joke. If you like Bat Thumb, Oedekerk has also created similar parodies of Star Wars, Titanic, The Blair Witch Project, and other blockbusters. --Bret Fetzer
Usually ships in 24 hours
Thumb Wars - The Phantom Cuticle
Thumb parody of Star Wars
You'll believe a thumb can talk! Writer-director Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls) compresses highlights of the entire trilogy into this goofy burlesque of the original Star Wars. The humor is pretty adolescent, a spoofing series of pithy puns, winking in-jokes, silly sight gags, and character caricatures, but the screwy magic Thumbation skews it all into a brand-new realm. This revolutionary process marries desktop digital effects and good old-fashioned thumb puppetry with a twisted, sick genius: human mouths and eyes are not merely morphed onto the thumbs but squished into cartoonish exaggeration. The resulting creations are like strange alien beings from a galactic farce far, far away, and the film is an equally oddball mix of chintzy toy sets and doll costumes and elaborate CGI space battles. For an all-thumbs production, it's genuinely inspired.
The commentary by creator Steve Oedekerk and producer Paul Marshal doesn't shed much light on the production, but it does up the pun quotient significantly. The DVD debut also features trailers from Thumbation classics Thumbtanic and The Blair Thumb; gag "thumbographies" of the characters; a strange, silly interview with Gabba the Butt; and a gallery of storyboards (look closely and you'll see the title The Incredible Mr. Limpet printed on the bottom--guess who was funding this picture's preproduction). --Sean Axmaker
The Godthumb
How can you resist this Steve Oedekerk parody?
Steve Oedekerk (who wrote and directed Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls) masterminds a series of movie parodies in which the actors are replaced by thumbs--more specifically, thumbs with eyes and mouths digitally superimposed. The Godthumb has a script that would be funny even if performed by normal actors (something that can't be said for all the Thumbation movies), but the bizarrely high-quality thumb effects push it to the point of surrealism. The Godthumb parodies all the high points of The Godfather (the horse head in the bed, the death of Sonny, the orange peel), but it's at its best when it spirals off into its own peculiar universe. Fans of the Thumbation flicks will not be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer
The Blair Thumb
This is much better than the original.
Lost, stupid, and really, really scared, Stressy turns the camera on herself and whimpers, "I don't know where this snot is coming from because I don't have a nose." Well no, she doesn't, because she's the star of Steve Oedekerk's surreal all-thumbs parody of The Blair Witch Project. Three camera-wielding digits get lost in the forest, fight off a shark attack in their tent ("It could have been an owl," Stressy hopefully offers), and relentlessly film every moment of their blind panic. This bizarre spoof has it all over the recent rash of parodies: it's shorter (under half an hour) and sillier, and it stars Jaws, Frankenstein's monster, and a handful of talking thumbs with squished-together eyes, run-amok eyebrows, and overactive mouths spewing nonstop nonsense. And it's pretty darn funny to boot.
The spoofing continues through the special supplements, with a mock "making of" featurette (where the thumbs blab on about coffee, motivation, and irritating butt rashes), outtakes and deleted scenes, and a thoroughly nonsensical, incomprehensible Insane commentary track to accompany the Sane (but only slightly more informative) commentary track. --Sean Axmaker
Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic
A combo pack of thumb movies
Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic
Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009)
Thumb Wars (1999, 29 min.) - Created by the writer of "The Nutty Professor," "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" and "Patch Adams," this hilarious Thumb spoof features reluctant hero Loke Groundrunner and his tasty companion, Princess Bunhead, as they try to stop Black Helmet Man and the Evil Thumbpire from doing really bad things! So hold onto your cuticles, eat your peas and get ready for the first and only all-thumbs space epic. "Thumbtanic" (1999, 27 min.) - Utilizing the latest in Thumbation technology, this is an all-thumb tale of adventure, romance and a large, cold, white object. Join young lovers Jake and Geranium as they fall in love, even though she's kind of bigger than him. It all happens in historically-inaccurate glory on the Thumbtanic. This Thumb Double Feature includes exclusive special appearances by The Thumbersons!
Vote for Your Favorite in the Thumb Series by Steve Oedekerk!
Mine is Frankenthumb
Here is your chance to vote for your favorite thumb movie. Take the time to check them out and vote up or down.
Frankenthumb
It's alive! Gasp at nonstop comedy in this outrageous spoof of the horror classic, direct from the mind of Steve Oedekerk (Jimmy Neutron, The Nutty Professor). Incredible stylistic detail brings you into a world of gothic laboratories, hunchbacks, and even a deceased Thumb brought back to life! Hold on to your electrodes!1 point
Bat Thumb
Super hero Wuce Bane (a.k.a. Bat Thumb) and his trusty sidekick, Blue Jay, are called upon to save Gaaathumb City from the evil, despicable, and poorly dressed "No Face." Will the city survive? Will Bat Thumb's true identity be revealed? Will Vicky Nail learn to control her unruly waves? Find out the answers to all these questions in this latest comic adventure from master storyteller Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura, Jimmy Neutron, The Nutty Professor).0 points
Thumb Wars - The Phantom Cuticle
Created by Steve Oedekerk, the writer of The Nutty Professor, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Patch Adams, this hilarious "thumbation" spoof features reluctant hero Loke Groundrunner and his tasty companion, Princess Bunhead, as they try to stop Black Helmet Man and the Evil Thumbpire from doing really bad things! So hold onto your cuticles, eat your peas and get ready for the first and only all-thumbs space epic. May the thumb be with you! Audio Commentary by creator Steve Oedekerk, producer...0 points
Thumbtanic
They thought nothing on earth could come between them. Then, they hit an iceberg... Utilizing the latest in Thumbmation technology, writer/director, Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura II, The Nutty Professor, Jimmy Neutron, Patch Adams), weaves an all-thumb tale of adventure, romance and a large, cold, white object. Join young lovers Jake and Geranium as they climb aboard the "ship of dreams" to relive the historic events that actually played out on the maiden voyage of the Thumbtanic.0 points
The Godthumb
A notorious New York mafia family rules a vast criminal empire of extortion, gambling, and murder, all led by The Godthumb. His struggle to control the underworld of crime and corruption is only offset by the "favors" he is asked from his many personal and professional "family" members. From the comic mind of Steve Oedekerk (Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, Jimmy Neutron, Ace Ventura) comes a gripping tale of true crime mixed with sensationalistic falsehoods and wrapped in vicious mobster stereotypes.....0 points
The Blair Thumb
Created by the writer of "The Nutty Professor," "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" and "Patch Adams," this second installment in the Thumbation series is a clever tale about three thumbs who travel into the woods to make a documentary about a local urban legend. One year later, the thumbs' video equipment is found, the footage compiled and made into a chilling movie about the terror the students encountered during their search for the truth behind The Blair Thumb.0 points
There's thumbthing for everyone!
All Thumbs - The Complete Collection
All the thumb movies together in one package
All Thumbs
The Complete Collection
There's thumbthing for everyone in this 6 DVD box set from writer/director Steve Oedekerk (Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, Jimmy Neutron, Ace Ventura)! Includes "Bat Thumb" (2001, 28 min.) - Super hero Wuce Bane and his sidekick Blue Jay must save Gaaathumb City from the evil, despicable, and poorly dressed "No Face." "The Blair Thumb" (2001, 28 min.) - A clever tale about three thumbs who encounter terror during their search for the truth behind The Blair Thumb. "Frankenthumb" (2002, 32 min.) - Gasp as a deceased Thumb is brought back to life in this outrageous spoof of the gothic horror classic. "The Godthumb" (2002, 31 min.) - A gripping tale of true crime mixed with sensationalistic falsehoods and wrapped in vicious mobster stereotypes. Don't fuhgeddaboudit! "Thumb Wars" (1999, 29 min.) - Reluctant hero Loke Groundrunner and his tasty companion Princess Bunhead battle Black Helmet Man and the Evil Thumbpire! "Thumbtanic" (1999, 27 min.) - They thought nothing on earth could come between them. Then, they hit an iceberg...
Clip from The Blair Thumb
Steve Oedekerk has created an entire new genre--thumb movies
The Thumb Wars - Part Two
More Thumb Movies by Steve Oedekerk
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
More Lenses by Paula Atwell
-
Paula Atwell
-
For the last three years, I have been spending all of my time as a business owner running a unique gallery in Cleveland, Ohio called Lake Erie Artists Gallery promoting local Cleveland, Ohio artists. I myself am an artist, a jewelry designer, and ma...
-
Superman Super Finds
-
Superman is the quintessential American hero (even though he is Kryptonian). Since he originated in Cleveland, I have been doing some research. This lens is devoted to the super finds that you can add to your collection.
-
InuYasha Items on Ebay and Amazon
-
Because of my teenage daughter's influence, I have recently become a fan of InuYasha. It is silly, goofy, and oddly entertaining. This lens is a listing of all things InuYasha that I have found on Amazon and Ebay. I have selected what I think are the...
-
Rocky and Bullwinkle
-
My life has been somewhat of a typical American life, with television being a great influence on my childhood. Of course, by telling you that one of my childhood favorites was Rocky and Bullwinkle, I completely date myself. Rocky and Bullwinkle were...
Are You a Fan of the Thumb Movies?
susannaduffy wrote...
What a weird thing! I've never heard of these thumbs before and now I'm looking at my own closely :) Top notch lens again
Posted June 11, 2009
Susan52 wrote...
I've never heard of this before, but now I'm a fan. Can't wait to see if my sons have seen these movies; I know they'd love them. Fun lens! Happy Birthday, Paula!
Posted April 03, 2009
gmarlett wrote...
Love it (two thumbs up)! Thanks and welcome to the Parody and Satire Group.
Posted January 24, 2009
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
Steve Oedekerk must have a very versatile thumb. I'll have to check this movie out.
Posted December 29, 2008
More information on Steve Oedekerk
- Evan Almighty review
- with Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, John Goodman, Lauren Graham, Wanda Sykes, Jonah Hill. Directed by Tom Shadyac, from a screenplay by Steve Oedekerk, based on a fabliau by Oedekerk, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. ...
- Kung Pow Enter The Fist
- Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at ...
- Stand-Up: Steve Oedekerk - Fake Arm
- Steve's been in a stupid mood all day.
- Steve Oedekerk Stretching Armstrong - Superhero Hype!
- Posted by: Those horrible yellow eyes! on February 13, 2009 at 02:45:19. Well, I love Steve Oedekerk's stuff so I'll have to wait for an actual product to come out. Thumb wars is still my all-time favorite spoof. Make me proud Oedekerk! ...
