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Save Virgil
Directed byBrad Ableson
Written byBrad Ableson
Produced byGary Bryman
Steve Hein
StarringAdam Carolla
Ginger Lynn
Charmaine Cruz
Gary Coleman
Edited byDarrin Roberts
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Release dates
March 3, 2004 (USA)
Running time
14:00
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Save Virgil is a short independent film by Brad Ableson that mixes live action with animation, released on March 3, 2004. It features the voice Adam Carolla as the title character who is human cartoon living in real world. It would make television premiere of G4's Happy Tree Friends and Friends series.

Plot

The story starts with a crowd gathered at the Hollywood sign with Virgil siting on top of the sign strapped with dynamite preparing to take his life. A reporter from the local new covering the story live climbs up to get an exclusive interview with Virgil. Thus Virgil tells his life story.

Virgil was born to a young biker girl. Due to Virgil's "unusual" condition her love interest at the time leaves her, forcing her to raise Virgil on her own. Over the next couple of years Virgil would have trouble adapting with kids. Resulting in him becoming a perverted and foulmouthed. The only thing that kept him happy was cartoon character Viking Girl. A voluptuous blond viking warrior who Virgil was convinced just like him, a living toon who became a successful actor in Hollywood, and that they were destined to be together. So he embarks for Hollywood to find her as confess his feelings for her. Once he arrives at the studio where Viking Girl is filmed. He learns the horrible truth that Viking Girl is nothing more than a made up cartoon character and his journey was in vain. So Virgil straps dynamite to his person and goes to the Hollywood sign to take his life. Returning the story to the present.

Hearing the story, an agent offers Virgil a deal to become the first living Cartoon child star. Virgil imagines the idea and likes what he vividly sees and agrees. But suddenly Virgil is fatally shot. The gunman is none other than former child actor Gary Coleman who states that the price of fame is not worth it, and Virgil dies. Suddenly Virgil finds himself in an animated heaven and Viking Girl has been waiting for him. Virgil begins to have intercourse with her but suddenly everything turns dark and Virgil discovers that she has gone to hell and that he has been humping the Satan's leg, who himself is in the form of Gary Coleman in a red devil costume.

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