Herman The Legal Laborador [2004]

Writer - David Blumstein
Director/Animator- David Blumstein
Genre - Animated/Comedy
Country - Australia
Runtime - 20 minutes

Plot Synopsis

"Cute Doggie, Faithful pet, World class defense Lawyer"

Herman lives with his owner, Chuck, an unemployed writer who is having trouble getting over his last relationship as he attempts to write his debut novella, "Death Cake Goes Back In Time".

Herman attempts to console him, but his time is increasingly monopolised by the case he is working on. Herman is defending Danny, a young man on trial for murder. The evidence (and Danny's violent past) is stacked against him, and the public prosecutor, Leonard Palumbo, would like nothing better than to lock Danny up for good.

However, Herman smells a smokescreen. His informant, Sal, The Hot Dog Vendor, sets him on the trail of a secret, worldwide brotherhood of evil, comprised of, among others, the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Ku Klux Klan, the Scientonomists, the Shriners, the Market Researchers Of America and the entire nation of Ireland.

But can a group of the evilest people in the world really be behind this frame-up... or is the truth far stupider?

What Shaun says about "Herman the Legal Laborador":

"I like the guys involved in this and popped in one morning after a Micallef Tonight to do the voice of a character who looks a bit like me. I haven't seen it yet. On the way out a chap gave me a script to consider - the character he had in mind for me to play has a relationship with a pumpkin. I was perplexed and still haven't got back to him"

Additional Info:

Cast -
Adam Wajnberg - Chuck/New Jersey Crime Boss/Geppo/The Pelican
Shaun Micallef - Leonard Palumbo
Katrina Mathers - Sabrina Lloyd
Loc Nuu Nghe - Danny Hoang
Santo Cilauro - Sal, The Hot Dog Vendor
Brian Millership - Judge Harmonium
Thomas Pullar - Grand Dragon of the KKK, Dr Solaris
Pauline Myles - Ms. Wazetski
Ben Hutchings - Chino the Pimp
Jim Kalogiratos - Schiff, The Legal Bulldog
Kate Matthews - "Yes, Thanks" Girl
Nick Ives - Murder Victim
David Blumstein - Herman, The Legal Labrador/The Freakler/Yakuza Boss/Moth Queen/Irishman

Crew
Producer - Jeremy Parker
Production Manager - Jacob Zhivov
Post-Production Supervisor - Chris Dea
FX Co-ordinator - Jim Kalogiratos
Unit Publicist - Tim Wilson

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