Meryl Streep voices an animated life crisis at 27—relatable queen.
"Everybody Rides the Carousel" invites the viewer along on eight "rides" through the different stages of life. Based on the work by Erik Erikson, one of the most influential psychoanalytic theorists of this century, the film explores the inner feelings and conflicted emotions experienced during each stage of personality development. With distinctive and poetic animation, John and Faith Hubley visualize the conflicts, joys, problems and delights we all experience on the carousel of life.
Director
John Hubley
Alvin Epstein
Prologue (voice)
Jenny Lumet
Stage 4 (voice)
Meryl Streep
Stage 6 (voice)
Dinah Manoff
Stage 7 (voice)
Lawrence Pressman
Stage 7 (voice)
John Randolph
Stage 7 (voice)
Jack Gilford
Stage 8 (voice)
Juanita Moore
Stage 8 (voice)
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Stage 7 (voice)
Lou Jacobi
Stage 1 (voice)
Lane Smith
Stage 1 (voice)
Eleanor Wilson
Stage 1 (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Faith Hubley animated her segments separately from John after their marriage ended—real-life 'Generativity vs. Stagnation' playing out on screen.
This was one of the only times Erikson's eight-stage theory reached mainstream audiences, mostly via confused college psych students in the 80s.
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