Dear Mr. Watterson
Dear Mr. Watterson

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Of American newspaper comic strips, few great ones have been so short-lived, and yet so enduring in the public, than "Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson. This film explores the strip, its special artistic qualities and its extraordinary lasting appeal decades after its conclusion. Furthermore, the film explores the impact of Bill Watterson, a cartoonist with high artistic ideals and firm principles who defied the business conventions of a declining medium. Although he forwe... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Dear Mr. Watterson:

Seth Green
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Stephan Pastis
Bill Amend
Jef Mallett
Dave Kellett

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Of American newspaper comic strips, few great ones have been so short-lived, and yet so enduring in the public, than "Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson. This film explores the strip, its special artistic qualities and its extraordinary lasting appeal decades after its conclusion. Furthermore, the film explores the impact of Bill Watterson, a cartoonist with high artistic ideals and firm principles who defied the business conventions of a declining medium. Although he forwent a merchandising fortune for his strip, various associates and colleagues speak about how Watterson created a legacy that would be an inspiration for years to come.

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Oregonian - 9/10 by Marc MohanSo, be warned: You may not learn anything from this mild, unremarkable film, but you might be tempted to order the deluxe, four-volume “The Complete Calvin and Hobbes” after watching it. I was, and I don’t regret it a bit.
Capital Times (Madison, WI) - 9/10 by Rob ThomasThe film will send a viewer scrambling for their lovingly battered old copies of "Yukon Ho!" or "Something Under the Bed is Drooling."
Indiewire - 8/10 by Eric KohnSchroeder tracks the end of innocence in much the same way that the strip captured it each time out. Unlike "Salinger," he hardly makes a spectacle out of Watterson's secluded tendencies. The pileup of interview subjects speak eloquently on his behalf.
Washington Free Beacon - 8/10 by Sonny BunchThis is an appreciation steeped in nostalgia, something for fans of the strip to sit back and simply enjoy.
Film School Rejects - 8/10 by Rob HunterAn affectionate and personable look at the effect of one man's work on others that doesn't say much beyond that.
The Playlist - 8/10 by Kevin JagernauthThe 90-minute documentary doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is: a love letter to a great comic, providing a digestible version of its history with an eye to its legacy.
The A.V. Club - 7/10 by A.A. DowdJust as it’s impossible to capture in a 600-word review what made Calvin And Hobbes so special, no 100-minute film on the subject can really hope to convey its magic either. But Dear Mr. Watterson does its best, relying on choice excerpts of the work and enthusiastic talking-head interviews.
Cinema Crazed - 7/10 by Felix Vasquez Jr.A fantastic love letter to Calvin and Hobbes and its fans...
Time Out - 7/10 by Keith UhlichStill, if any modern strip is worthy of an extended, Hobbes-style tongue bath, it’s this one.
Globe and Mail - 6/10 by Dave McGinnSchroeder’s film makes a convincing case that the fact that the characters have never been licensed has a lot to do with why it is still so precious to so many people.

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