Charlie
and his friends are on a mission to save the world.
Charlie the Unicorn is a Flash animated short film
and viral video directed, produced, animated, and
written by Jason Steele of independent film company
FilmCow. The film follows the life of Charlie, a
lethargic unicorn, and two other unicorns who bring
him on an allegedly magical adventure to the mythical
"Candy Mountain".
The film was envisioned by independent animator
Jason Steele of production company FilmCow. Steele
originally created the video as a flash animation
test for his mother; the video was partially credited
to her and was released by her under the username
"TypeQueen" on Newgrounds, where it gained
rapid popularity. The video was later uploaded onto
YouTube by Geoff Swanson, where it gained rapid
viewership and continued to increase in popularity.
The video was a viral hit, accumulating 50 million
views and gaining worldwide praise. A merchandising
line was later produced featuring the video's characters
and famed quotations, as well as two sequels, Charlie
the Unicorn 2 and Charlie the Unicorn 3, released
in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and a parody series
titled Charlie teh Unicron, created by Steele in
2010. All three videos in the series were released
to DVD in 2009 under the title The FilmCow Master
Collection...
