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Operation Cuckoo

2002 13 min
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Mr. Edgar putters happily around his cuckoo clock waiting for the return of his adopted birds in the spring. Catastrophe threatens when one of the clock’s gears falls off! A brave firefly comes to the rescue, proving that friendship can light up your life.

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Mr. Edgar putters happily around his cuckoo clock waiting for the return of his adopted birds in the spring. Catastrophe threatens when one of the clock’s gears falls off! A brave firefly comes to the rescue, proving that friendship can light up your life.
  • concept
    Pierre M. Trudeau
  • animation
    Pierre M. Trudeau
  • direction
    Pierre M. Trudeau
  • script
    Pierre M. Trudeau
    Pierre-Michel Tremblay
  • text
    Pierre-Michel Tremblay
  • voice
    A.J. Henderson
  • English adaptation
    Kathleen Fee
  • voice direction
    Kathleen Fee
  • digital imaging specialist
    Normand Gauthier
    Susan Gourley
    Ines Hardtke
    Pierre Plouffe
  • live action coordinator
    Michel Pelland
  • camera
    François Blouin
  • actor
    Richard Fréchette
    Martine Fortin
    Léo P. Chansigaud
  • picture editing
    France Dubé
  • sound editing
    Vincent Regaudie
  • original music
    Louis Gagné
  • arrangements
    Éric Asswad
  • musician
    Éric Asswad
    Jean Fréchette
    Olivier Demers
    Arnold Ludvig
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Sylvain Cajelais
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • post-production coordination
    Andrée Delagrave
  • laboratory
    Covitec
  • administration
    Maryse Chapdelaine
  • administrative team
    Diane Champagne
    Diane Martindale
    Diane Régimbald
  • marketing officer
    Julie Roy
  • assistant to the producer
    Francine Langdeau
  • producer
    Jean-Jacques Leduc

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Education

Ages 8 to 10
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Students can think about their own friendships and times when they came to the aid of someone, or when someone helped them. When Cuckoo fixes his clock at the expense of Firefly’s projector, problems might arise. Instead, with a little creative energy, Cuckoo comes up with a solution. Students can use brainstorming techniques to overcome problems, difficulties and conflicts.