The Big Snit (1985): Cast & Plot
The Big Snit is a 1985 short animated comedy directed by Richard Condie, starring Jay Brazeau as Husband (voice), Ida Osler and Randy Woods. It runs 10 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Director
- Richard Condie
- Original language
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English - Studio
- ONF | NFB
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Big Snit About?
The premise of The Big Snit without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A couple has a fight over a game of Scrabble unaware that a full-scale nuclear war has started.
The Big Snit Themes & Keywords
· 30 tags- game
- board game
- word
- husband wife relationship
- married couple
- memory
- recollection
- past
- annihilation
- handsaw
- human
- nuclear strike
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- nuclear attack
- nuclear holocaust
- old couple
- marital problem
- for grown ups animation
- hand drawn animation
- scrabble
- nuclear war
- marital reconciliation
- vacuum
- saw
- heaven
- flashback
- concertina
- surrealism
- marriage
- fictional war
- existentialism
The Big Snit Cast & Characters
Jay Brazeau leads the cast as Husband (voice), with Ida Osler as Wife (voice) and Randy Woods as "Sawing for Teens" Host (voice). Directed by Richard Condie; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director Richard Condie
- Jay Brazeau as Husband (voice)
- Ida Osler as Wife (voice)
- Randy Woods as "Sawing for Teens" Host (voice)
- Bill Guest as Station Announcer (voice)
The Big Snit Plot Summary
What happens in The Big Snit from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a quiet front room, the husband Jay Brazeau and the wife Ida Osler settle in for a quiet evening of Scrabble. The husband is stumped on his next word while the wife steps away to vacuum, leaving him to wrestle with letters as the TV glows softly in the background. He flicks over to his favorite show, Sawing for Teens, and drifts into a light doze, the familiar rhythms of their routine tilting toward something a little more unsettled.
Suddenly, an emergency broadcast pierces the program, announcing a worldwide nuclear war. Before he can fully grasp the gravity of the moment, a cat nibbling at the TV cord intoxicates the scene with chaos and knocks the screen dark, muting the crucial news that never fully registers.
Full summary
The whole story of The Big Snit, scene by scene
The Big Snit Videos
The clip of The Big Snit.
The Big Snit Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Большой Снит” and “焦躁不安”.
- Also known as
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- Большой Снит
- 焦躁不安
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The Big Snit FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Big Snit, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Big Snit?
The Big Snit runs 10 minutes.
When was The Big Snit released?
The Big Snit was released on June 1, 1985.
Who directed The Big Snit?
The Big Snit was directed by Richard Condie.
More films by Richard Condie Who is in the cast of The Big Snit?
The Big Snit stars Jay Brazeau as Husband (voice), Ida Osler as Wife (voice) and Randy Woods as "Sawing for Teens" Host (voice), among 4 credited actors.
Does The Big Snit have a post-credit scene?
No. The Big Snit has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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