fiction.wikisort.org - MovieHorton Hatches the Egg is a 1942 American animated short film by Leon Schlesinger Productions, based on the 1940 book by Dr. Seuss, and released as part of Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies series.[1] The short was directed by Bob Clampett and was the first film adaption based on a Dr. Seuss book.
1942 film
Horton Hatches the Egg |
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Blue Ribbon reissue title card |
Directed by | Supervision: Robert Clampett |
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Story by | Michael Maltese |
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Based on | Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss |
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Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
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Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
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Animation by | Robert McKimson |
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Color process | Technicolor |
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Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date |
- April 11, 1942 (1942-04-11)
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Running time | 9:50 |
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Language | English |
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Plot
Mayzie, a lazy, irresponsible bird, convinces an elephant named Horton to sit on her egg while she takes a "short break". However, free of her commitment, she relocates to Palm Beach.
As Horton sits in the nest on top of a tree, he is exposed to the elements, laughed at by his jungle friends, captured by hunters, forced to endure a terrible sea voyage, and finally placed in a traveling circus. Despite his hardships and Mayzie's clear intent not to return, Horton refuses to leave the nest because he insists on keeping his word, often repeating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!"
The traveling circus arrives near Mayzie's new Palm Beach residence. She visits the circus just as the egg is due to hatch, after 51 weeks in Palm Beach, and demands that Horton return it, without offering him a reward. However, when the egg hatches, the creature that emerges is an "elephant-bird", a cross between Horton and Mayzie, and Horton and the baby are returned happily to the jungle, while Mayzie is punished for her laziness by ending up with absolutely nothing, much to her horror and anger.
Notes
In producing the cartoon, Clampett's unit did not use a storyboard, as was the customary practice. Instead, they sketched and wrote additional ideas for the cartoon in Clampett's copy of Seuss' book. Several elements that do not appear in the original book were added to the cartoon include the following:
- An introductory paragraph, starting with "Now once in a jungle..." and ending with "...up in her tree."
- A scene where Mayzie uses sex appeal, including (unsuccessfully) shifting her physique to make it appear as if she has large breasts, to lure Horton.
- Several areas of skipped or re-invented dialogue, such as when Mayzie claims to have bags under her eyes, or when Horton speaks, "Plain as day" to the hunters, except that they only have one gun, which is clearly not aimed at his heart.
- A fish caricature of Peter Lorre who shoots himself in the head after seeing Horton on the boat (This scene has been edited or removed from most television prints of the cartoon since the 1980s,[2] due to being considered too violent and unsuitable for younger viewers with the exception of the home media releases and The Bob Clampett Show).
- A breathy Katharine Hepburn impersonation by Mayzie (featuring her signature lines).
- A popular nonsense tune of that era, "The Hut-Sut Song" first recorded by Horace Heidt – Words and music by Leo V. Killion, Ted McMichael and Jack Owens, sung by Horton and the Elephant-Bird, with the words "and so on so on so forth" replacing some of the lyrics (Horton claims he can't get the words to that song).
- A mouse that was previously seen in "Farm Frolics" another cartoon directed by Clampett and another cartoon made by Warner Bros. Cartoons telling the other animals that Horton is sitting in a tree.
Voice cast
- (1991) LaserDisc – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 1, Side 4: Bob Clampett
- (1991) VHS – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 4: Bob Clampett
- (1999) VHS – Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition, Vol. 7: Welcome to Wackyland (USA 1995 Turner print)
- (2000) VHS – The Best of Dr. Seuss (USA 1995 Turner print)
- (2003) DVD – The Best of Dr. Seuss (USA 1995 Turner print)
- (2008) DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 4
- (2008) DVD – Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who Deluxe Edition
References
External links
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Characters | |
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Bibliography |
- And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street3
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
- The King's Stilts
- The Seven Lady Godivas
- Horton Hatches the Egg
- McElligot's Pool3
- Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck
- If I Ran the Zoo3
- Scrambled Eggs Super!3
- Horton Hears a Who!
- On Beyond Zebra!3
- If I Ran the Circus
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- The Cat in the Hat
- The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
- Happy Birthday to You!
- Green Eggs and Ham
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
- The Sneetches and Other Stories
- Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
- Dr. Seuss's ABC
- Hop on Pop
- Fox in Socks
- I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
- I Wish That I Had Duck Feet 1
- Come over to My House 1
- The Foot Book
- I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories
- My Book about ME
- Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises!
- The Lorax
- Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
- The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
- There's a Wocket in My Pocket
- Great Day for Up!
- Wacky Wednesday 1
- Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
- The Cat's Quizzer3
- I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
- Oh Say Can You Say?
- Hunches in Bunches
- The Butter Battle Book
- You're Only Old Once!
- I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!
- Oh, the Places You'll Go!
- Daisy-Head Mayzie 2
- My Many Colored Days 2
- Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! 2
- The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories 2
- Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories 2
- What Pet Should I Get? 2
- Horse Museum 2
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Adaptations | Television series | |
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Television specials | |
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Film | |
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Video games | |
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Other media |
- Welcome (Russian short film)
- Seussical (musical)
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
- "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (song)
- The Cat in the Hat (play)
- The Lorax (musical)
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live! (musical)
- Dr. Seuss's ABC (musical)
- Green Eggs and Ham (musical)
- The Cat in the Hat (musical)
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Related |
- Helen Palmer (first wife)
- A Fish Out of Water
- Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
- Beginner Books
- Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc.
- Dr. Seuss Goes to War
- The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial
- Geisel Award
- Geisel Library
- Geisel School of Medicine
- PM
- Political messages of Dr. Seuss
- Read Across America
- Seuss Landing
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1 as "Theo. LeSieg". 2 Posthumous. 3 withdrawn from publication |
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