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Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

19980h 10m

Overview

Ike is a strange little creature - half baby, half duck. Escaping from his cot, he flaps madly around the room, making a bee line for a box of matches showing a picture of a swan on the lid. Then all Ike's toys come after him, full tilt...

Directed by Martin Davies
Written by Andy Brown, Martin Davies
Produced by Richard Hutchison
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Top Cast

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

(voice, read by)

Themes & Keywords

claymationshort film

About Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children is a animation film released in 1998 exploring themes of claymation, short film. Directed by Martin Davies, it stars Freddie Jones. Ike is a strange little creature - half baby, half duck. Escaping from his cot, he flaps madly around the room, making a bee line for a box of matches showing a picture of a swan on the lid. Then all Ike's toys come after him, full tilt...

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