The Snooks (singular!) derives his name from the Danish expression "leaving the Snooks behind" much used by 7-year-old Eigil's parents to indicate somebody's going nuts. This being a live action-cum-puppet animation film, Eigil's own imagination turns the Snooks into an amiable gnome-like little fellow and best friend during a summer holiday. When they are being joined by a cat, the fun really begins.
Practical Effects
Puppet-creature design that feels like a fever dream from 1890s Denmark.
Production
Live-action/puppet hybrid shot like nobody told the 90s CGI was coming.
Director
Jørgen Vestergaard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Danish expression 'at gå i Snooks' (going to the Snooks) means losing your mind—this film literalizes parental shade into a children's mascot.
Director Jørgen Vestergaard made exactly three features and vanished; this is his most watched by default because it's the only one with a puppet.
DK
