Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)

Twice Upon a Time
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Korty
Charles Swenson
Screenplay byJohn Korty
Charles Swenson
Suella Kennedy
Bill Couturié
Story byJohn Korty
Bill Couturié
Suella Kennedy
Produced byBill Couturié
StarringLorenzo Music
Julie Payne
James Cranna
Hamilton Camp
Marshall Efron
Judith Kahan Kampmann
Narrated byPaul Frees
Edited byJennifer Gallagher
Music byKen Melville
Dawn Atkinson
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Ladd Company
(through Warner Bros.)
Release date
  • August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million
Box office$5,000

Twice Upon a Time is a 1983 American animated adventure fantasy comedy film co-directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson from a screenplay by Korty, Swenson, Suella Kennedy, and Bill Couturié. The first animated film produced by George Lucas, it uses a form of cutout animation which the filmmakers called "Lumage," involving prefabricated cutout elements that the animators moved on a light table, emulating stained glass.

The film features improvised dialogue and a visual blend of live-action and stop-motion.