This Way Up (2008)

Name: This Way Up
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 2008-04-24

Running Time

Plot.

A.T Shank & Son have a bad day at the parlor when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Emotional and literal pitfalls lie in wait for the odd couple as they make their way cross country with just a coffin for company. This short animated caper puts the fun back into funeral as their journey and relationship unravel on an epic scale.

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Cast & Crew.

Adam Foulkes

Director / Writer

Chris Grant

Undertaker

Alan Smith

Director / Writer

Christopher O'Reilly

Writer / Producer

Marc Silk

Undertaker

Charlotte Bavasso

Producer

Christine Ponzevera

Producer

Fletcher Moules

Visual Effects Supervisor

John Greswell

Music

Christopher Murphy Taylor

Music

Media.

Details.

Release Date
April 24, 2008

Status
Released

Running Time
9m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Animation Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

funeral

dead body

casket

funeral director

funeral home

funeral parlor

Wiki.

This Way Up is a 2008 short film directed by Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes. It follows the story of two undertakers trying to deliver a body to a graveyard. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 81st Academy Awards, but lost to Japanese film La Maison en Petits Cubes.