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A Story

A Story

19875.60h 5m

Overview

A young boy named Melvin and a purple television dinosaur named Ted have happy adventures that lead them into the clutches of Randy the Killer Clown and his Goon Squad.

Directed by Andrew Stanton
Written by Andrew Stanton
Produced by Andrew Stanton
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Top Cast

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Ethan Kanfer

The Narrator / The Goon Squad (voice) (as Nate Kamfer)

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Sue C. Nichols

Melvin (voice) (as Sue Nichols)

Jeff Pidgeon

Jeff Pidgeon

Ted / The Goon Squad (voice)

Andrew Stanton

Andrew Stanton

Randy / The Goon Squad (voice) (as Andy)

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Broose Johnson

The Goon Squad (voice) (as Broose)

Themes & Keywords

short film

About A Story

A Story is a animation, adventure film released in 1987 exploring themes of short film. Directed by Andrew Stanton, it stars Ethan Kanfer, Sue C. Nichols, Jeff Pidgeon. A young boy named Melvin and a purple television dinosaur named Ted have happy adventures that lead them into the clutches of Randy the Killer Clown and his Goon Squad.

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