INTERNET MOVIE BECOMES CULT CRAZE

INTERNET MOVIE BECOMES CULT CRAZE

KINGSTON, Mass. (Wireless Flash) – Remember hamsterdance.com, that irritating website that featured yodeling and dancing hamsters? Well, a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy has created something just as crazy: “Hyakugojyuuichi,” an internet-based animated video that’s becoming a cult craze with college kids. Teenager Neil Cicierega’s video shows bouncing animated heads of Pee Wee Herman, Harry Potter and Mr. Bean lip-synching to a high-pitched Japanese Pokemon song titled “Hyakugojyuuichi,” which translates into “151” in English. The video also includes Neil’s interpretation of the Japanese lyrics: It’s Princess Leia/ The Yodel of Life/ Give me my sweater back/ Or I’ll play the guitar. He says he created the odd animation because the world needs more art that’s almost completely devoid of any purpose or logic. You can check out the video at http://switchblade.cyberpunkz.org/~pesci/storage/pika.swf

Wed 04-18-01