Octopus's Garden is a American 1973 animated musical fantasy film directed by Waltham Richardson.
Cast[]
- Mike Lookinland as Michael
- Ringo Starr as The Octopus
- Carol Channing as Cassidy, Michael's pet cat
- Arnold Stang as Allan, Michael's pet dog
- Peter Ustinov and Terry-Thomas as Harold der Fishermann and Higgins, Harold's right-hand man
- Jim Backus as The Mayor
- David Tomlinson as Mr. Codswater, the fisherman
- Paul Frees as Boris the Fish
Credits[]
- Story: Leonard Clements
- Story Sequences: Walt Kennedy, Virgil Geopper, Ray Cartwright, Mike Beck, Bob Beck, Ken Armstrong
- Orchestrations: Michael Young
- Music: George Rogers
- Art Direction: Bill Phillips
- Production Design: Maurice Nelson
- Character Design: Bob Beck
- Layout: Steve Rogers, Al Zimmer, Willard Michaelson, A. Kendall O'Connor, Ron Graham, Dick Bickenbach
- Background: Al Davidovich, Philip DeGuard, Ray Hellmann, Thelma Witmer, Art Rogers, Bill Lynn
- Layout Styling: Dale Barnhart
- Character Styling: Ed Benedict
- Background Styling: Daniela Bielecka
- Directing Animators: Mike Klein, Fred Thompson, Oliver Jones, James Lasseter
- Animators: Harold Anderson, Harold King, Ed Aardal, Hugh Fraser, Scott Webb, Jerry Hathcock, Ryan Benny, Cliff Reeves, Carlo Vinci, Dick Lundy, Volus Jones, Phil Davies, Don Lusk, Phil Duncan
- Assistant Directors: Ed Augustin, Cliff Nordberg, Harold Foster
- Key Assistant Animators: George Nicholas, George Kriesl, George Germanetti, George Geopper
- Effects Animators: James Buckley, Don McManus, Don Patterson
- Technical Supervisor: Yoram Garling
- Production Supervisor: Bert Stevenson
- Sound Supervisor: Robert Crissman
- Camera: George Epperson (uncredited), Roy Wade (uncredited), Norman Stainback (uncredited), Dennis Weaver (uncredited), Dick Blundell (uncredited)
- Film Editors: John O. Young, Jack Bachom, Thomas Scott
- Music Editor: Emery Kennethson
- Process Effects: Ray Mercer
- Executive Producers: Michael Shires, Roy E. Shires (all uncredited)
- Sound Recording: Harry Thomas, C.O. Stevens (all uncredited)
- Sound Effects: Robert L. Mott (uncredited), David Lurie (uncredited), Jack King (uncredited)
- Directed by: Waltham Richardson
- Produced by: Michael Shires, Waltham Richardson, James Lasseter