16. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Lyndsey selects the podcast's first animated film with 1989's
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, a troubled Japan/USA
co-production that initially flopped at the box office only to
later gain a cult following thanks largely to the involvement of
Yutaka Fujioka, Mickey Rooney, Chris Columbus, Brad Bird, and Ray
Bradbury. Talking points: A long production history. A lot of
people involved. Nemo has the personality of an eggplant. The Alice
in Wonderland dream problem. Heavily cut for American audiences. A
Nightmare on Elm Street. Tropicana. A strange culture mesh. The
Gate. The heir to Slumberland. The cut scenes. A film that
terrified Lyndsey. Imaginationland. Cruel characters. The Wizard of
Oz. Sleeping with squirrels. Buy it/rent it/tape over it. Chucky.