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Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle is a 1999 short film directed by Steve Oedekerk. Using dressed up and coifed thumbs as puppets, Oedekerk created a parody of Star Wars, with characters like Loke Groundrunner, Princess Bunhead, Oobeedoob Benubi, Hand Duet, Crunchaka, Beeboobeep, Prissypeo, Black Helmet Man and Gabba the Butt. Thumb Wars debuted on American television May 18, 1999, on UPN. It had its cable premiere on Cartoon Network on October 2, 2008 to promote the Clone Wars series that premiered the next day. The TV version provided a trimmed down version of the film. It was also re-released in 2002 alongside Thumbtanic as the Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature on VHS and DVD. In 2005, the filmettes were again released together as a UMD Video on the PlayStation Portable system.
Original Release
11/02/1999
US Release
12/21/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Oedekerk | Big Toe & Yes Men / Loke Groundrunner / Beboobeep / Unwise Council Member / The Puppet / Gabba the Butt / Aunt Gonnabiteit / Big Toe & Yes Man / Aunt Gonnabiteit (voice) |
Andrea Fears | Princess Bunhead / Princess Bunhead (voice) |
Ross Shafer | Hand Duet / Hand Duet (voice) (as Ross Schaefer) |
Rob Paulsen | Thumbtrooper / Oobedoob Benubi / Thumbtrooper (voice) |
Paul Greenberg | Prissypeo / Prissypeo (voice) |
Jim Jackman | Lieutenant / Crunchy / Lieutenant (voice) |
Mark DeCarlo | Black Helmet Man / Black Helmet Man (voice) |
Jim Hope | Instructor / Commander Cuticle / Annoying Pilot / Effeminate Thumb / Instructor (voice) |
David Floyd | Thumb Council Member / Brave Pilot / Uncle Soondead / Fighter / Thumb Council Member (voice) |
Megan Cavanagh | Fighter Pilot #2 / Fighter Pilot #2 (voice) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Oedekerk | Big Toe & Yes Men / Loke Groundrunner / Beboobeep / Unwise Council Member / The Puppet / Gabba the Butt / Aunt Gonnabiteit / Big Toe & Yes Man / Aunt Gonnabiteit (voice) |
Andrea Fears | Princess Bunhead / Princess Bunhead (voice) |
Ross Shafer | Hand Duet / Hand Duet (voice) (as Ross Schaefer) |
Rob Paulsen | Thumbtrooper / Oobedoob Benubi / Thumbtrooper (voice) |
Paul Greenberg | Prissypeo / Prissypeo (voice) |
Jim Jackman | Lieutenant / Crunchy / Lieutenant (voice) |
Mark DeCarlo | Black Helmet Man / Black Helmet Man (voice) |
Jim Hope | Instructor / Commander Cuticle / Annoying Pilot / Effeminate Thumb / Instructor (voice) |
David Floyd | Thumb Council Member / Brave Pilot / Uncle Soondead / Fighter / Thumb Council Member (voice) |
Megan Cavanagh | Fighter Pilot #2 / Fighter Pilot #2 (voice) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Oedekerk | Executive Producer |
Matthew Aufdenspring | Producer |
Tom Koranda | Producer |
Paul Marshal | Producer |