Palm Springs (1989)
This short is about a purple dinosaur named Sigmund, who likes to bounce on top of trees.
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This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
The movie really just wants to entertain people.
In a presentation of this short (you can find the video on YouTube) he says he is conscious that cavemen and dinosaurs didn't live in the same period, what he was interested in is the contrast between the giant figure of the dinosaur and the small caveman (contrast wonderfully represented in a particular scene you will certainly notice). Also, he tells that this has nothing to do with Barney, it was pure coincidence (Barney & Friends first episode: 1992). Really nice short, considering this was made while he was a student.