Kroyer Films, Inc. was a pioneering animation studio formed in 1986 by animator

Bill Kroyer William Kroyer is an American director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles, and theatrical films. He and Jerry Rees were the main animators for the CGI sequences in ''Tron''. He is currently the head of the Di ...

and his wife Susan Kroyer and is one of the earliest studios to combine

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and

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Productions

Kroyer Films produced the Oscar-nominated

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Technological Threat ''Technological Threat'' is a 1988 American animated short made by Brian Jennings and Bill Kroyer and was produced by Kroyer Films. It was an example of early computer animation, integrated with traditional animation, and is itself an allegory fo ...

'' and the

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feature film '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest''. It also produced the animation for the 1994

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'' Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure''.

Legacy

The Academy Film Archive preserved ''Technological Threat'' in 2013.

Filmography

Films *''

'' (1988) (Oscar nomination)1989, Oscars.org
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Troop Beverly Hills ''Troop Beverly Hills'' is a 1989 American comedy film. It is produced by the Weintraub Entertainment Group and directed by Jeff Kanew, starring Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham and introducing Jenny Lewis ...

'' (1989) (title animation with Spümcø) *''

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' is a 1989 American comic science fiction film. It is the first installment of a film franchise and served as the directorial debut of Joe Johnston. The film stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, and Krist ...

'' (1989) (title animation) *'' The Making of Me'' (1989) (animation on the sperm with

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) *''

Christmas Vacation ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' is a 1989 American Christmas film, Christmas comedy film and the third installment in National Lampoon (magazine), ''National Lampoon'' magazine's National Lampoon's Vacation (film series), ''Vacation'' f ...

'' (1989) (title animation) *'' Jetsons: The Movie'' (1990) (vehicle animation) *'' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992) *'' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992) (computer animation) *''

The Thief and the Cobbler ''The Thief and the Cobbler'' is an Unfinished creative work, unfinished animated film, animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Richard Williams (animator), Richard Williams. Originally conceived in the 1960s, the film was in and out o ...

'' (1993) (additional animation) *'' Son of the Pink Panther'' (1993) (title animation) *''

Asterix Conquers America ''Asterix Conquers America'' (in France as ''Astérix et les Indiens''; in Germany as ''Asterix in Amerika'') is a 1994 German animated film, directed by , and co-produced by Hahn and . The film is a loose adaptation of the ''Asterix'' graphic no ...

'' (1994) (additional animation) TV Series *''

Bobby's World ''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998, on the Fox Kids network. The show was created by Canadi ...

'' (1990) (title animation) *''

Widget the World Watcher ''Widget'' (also known as ''Widget the World Watcher'') is an animated television series created by Voltron creator Peter Keefe, directed and produced by Tom Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which debuted in syndication on September 29, 1990. The ...

'' (1990) (character designs) *''

Computer Warriors Computer Warriors was a toy line made by Mattel from 1989 to 1990. The storyline behind the toys involves a top-secret government computer which unleashes evil Virus troops. These troops, led by Megahert, hide in everyday household objects and have ...

'' (1990) (TV pilot) Video Game *'' Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure'' (1994) (original animation)

External links

Kroyer Films at IMDbSelectedArt of the Title articlesabout Bill Kroyer's title sequences

References

{{Authority control American animation studios Mass media companies established in 1986 American companies established in 1986 Film and television title designers 1994 disestablishments in the United States Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1994