Career
In 1992 the film was awarded the Craft Prize for Best Animation at Ottawa International Animation Festival. Other projects Paul Berry worked on included The Nightmare Before Christmas (animator), James and the Giant Peach (animation supervisor) and Monkeybone (supervising animator). On June 26, 2001 Berry died due to a brain tumor.
He had stayed strong for several months prior to his death.
He was 40 years old.