1.   Few other family films so skillfully blend imaginative adventure with a poignant message as this first-rate fantasy directed by Frank Oz.

2.   The film blends real events and people such as Nelson Rockefeller, Welles, John Houseman, and Diego Rivera with fictional characters.

3.   The hour-long film blends parts of state television reports of the time into the footage to reflect the biased reporting of the events.

4.   Through computer-generated special effects, the film blended real-life sets and humans with animated characters.