BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem

BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem (also known as The Cristal Gem)[1] (French: BoOzy' OS et la Gemme de Cristal, also known as La Gemme de Cristal[2]) is a 2013 French animation short film based on the French animated television series BoOzy' OS, and directed, written, scored by and starring its creator J.K. Arsyn, going by the name of Ken Arsyn. It was produced by RED ƎYE Productions and co-produced and distributed by CreaSyn Studio.

BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem
Film poster
Directed byJ.K. Arsyn
Written byJ.K. Arsyn
Based onBoOzy' OS
by J.K. Arsyn
Produced byJ.K. Arsyn
StarringJ.K. Arsyn
Georges Colazzo
Edited byJ.K. Arsyn
Music bySynth of Rage
Production
companies
RED ƎYE Productions
CreaSyn Studio
Distributed byCreaSyn Studio
Release dates
  • April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) (AIAFF, France)
  • March 24, 2014 (2014-15-24) (United States)
Running time
5 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English

The film was first released at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on April 14, 2013. It was presented during the Dailymotion, Cartoon Network Studios and Annecy international event "+ de courts! Online animation film contest by Annecy", and arrived first.[3]

The film title refers to the Annecy award named "the Annecy Cristal" (le Cristal d'Annecy).[2]

Plot

BoOzy' OS, a muscular caveman, is seeking the "Cristal" of Annecy.

Themes

The film parodies video game characters such as Earthworm Jim, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Robotnik and Mario as well as animated Disney films like Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. The Cristal Gem also heavily parodies most of J.K. Arsyn's movies, such as Cow Hard and Stop-and-Cop.[4]

Cast
  • J.K. Arsyn as BoOzy' OS / Mari' OS / OSmic the Hedgeh' OS / SkoOlet' OS / Rob' OSmic / PoOlet' OS (voice);
  • Georges Colazzo as Victor Chai (voice).

Soundtrack

Synth of Rage scored the film. The music, inspired by video game music (Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Donkey Kong Country), was composed by J.K. Arsyn and performed by Axel “XLR” Rock.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J.K. Arsyn, performed by Axel “XLR” Rock and presented by Synth of Rage[6]

No.TitleTrackLength
1."Keep the BoOzin’" (March 23, 2013) 3:08
2."OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS title theme" (March 26, 2013)0:10
3."Cristal Gem Zone" (March 27, 2013)0:53
4."Fat and Vicious" (March 28, 2013)0:56
5."Cristal Escape" (March 29, 2013) 1:47
6."oOh ah Swing" (April 13, 2013)0:20
7."Tarz’ OS Swing" (Bonus track, April 5, 2013)0:20
Total length:7:34

References
  1. "English title and short title". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - AKAs". C2S Network. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. "Annecy contest results". Annecy: Dailymotion. July 6, 2013.
  4. "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - Inspiration and nods". C2S Network. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - Music". C2S Network. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  6. "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - Soundtrack". C2S Network. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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