A Case of Spring Fever (1940)

★★★★★ · hysterically funny and bizarre journey into a world without springs · Tavish McDonell · 2004-07-25

In terms of sheer entertainment, this is absolutely one of the top ten films available on this great site. The filmmakers probably intended Coily to be cute and amusing (what else could a crudely animated spring be?), but he takes on a weirdly sinister and disturbing character. The fact that this film mentions no brands and serves no obvious commercial purpose allows it to get in under our radar for screening out advertising. They did it for the love of springs, by gumbo! On a more serious note, we're reminded of the ludicrously mechanized nature of modern Western society, and how we're…

★★★★★ · Great film · Karma Hawk · 2005-03-25

this film is so hilariously bizzare that I don't know where to begin. Ok so our protagonist is working on fixing a couch when he wishes thier weren't any springs all of a sudden a demonic spring named "Coiley" tells him that he's got his wish and from now on thier will be "no more springs." Our protagonist then attempts to do various everyday things only to find it nearly inmpossible to do them without springs, (each time he's mocked by Coiley who taunts "No more Springs") Finally our protagonist relizes the error of his ways and asks to take back his wish Coiley agrees. You might think this…

★★★★★ · An absolute classic · trafalgar · 2004-03-17

Highly recommended! This could be the definitive film of it's genre (whatever that is). After an ill-considered wish for a world without springs, our protagonist has a psychotic episode, and becomes a spring evangelist. This bears a suspicious resemblance to the Simpsons parody "The World Without Zinc"--all that's missing is Troy McClure. Now to find the source material for "Two Minus Three Equals Negative Fun", "Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly" or the famed Meat Council film "Meat And You: Partners in Freedom"...

★★★★★ · a MST3K classic · IgnatzRat · 2020-07-03

Funny and surrealistic, can't ask for better! ALMOST as funny as "One got Fat" Your brain will need a reboot after this.. A great companion film to Eraserhead! I love it!

★★★★★ · A Case of Spring Fever · Christine Hennig · 2002-10-15

A poor shmoe repairing a sofa wishes he would never see another spring again. Suddenly, Coily, an incredibly evil sprite, appears and answers his wish. Now his watch doesn't work, the dial on his telephone won't function properly, and he can't even close the doors of his car, much less get it to start. Each time he discovers the consequences of a missing spring, Coily taunts him in an incredibly annoying voice. Finally, the guy cracks and apologizes to Coily, who relents and returns springs to the world, but only in exchange for the poor guy's soul. The guy becomes an insufferable spring…

★★★★★ · Coily the paperclip · Steve Nordby · 2003-09-27

Gilbert, frustrated with sofa seat repair, wishes springs out of the world. Evil animated Coily-the-spring grants the wish and keeps popping up worse than a Microsoft paper clip. It isn't really a problem for Gilbert until he can't drive his Chevrolet for lack of springs. When Coily pops up, Gilbert wishes his wish away, and in return becomes a scientician orating about springs. Especially those that produce the smooth ride of a modern motorcar, which he is fortunate enough not to have his pals drive over him in order to demonstrate.