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Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham (also simply known as Caught in a Ham) is a 2019 American animated superhero short film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Ham and produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Directed and written by Miguel Jiron,[1] it is a prequel to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and was released as a special feature on that film's digital release on February 26, 2019, and as part of the film's Blu-ray and DVD releases on March 19.[2] John Mulaney reprises his role as Spider-Ham from the film, moments before he entered a portal into the Spider-Verse.[3][4][5]

Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham
Intertitle for the film
Directed by	Miguel Jiron
Written by	Miguel Jiron
Based on	Spider-Ham by Larry Hama Tom DeFalco Mark Armstrong
Produced by	David Schulenburg
Starring	John Mulaney Aaron LaPlante
Edited by	Arthur D. Noda George Soto
Music by	Dave Eber Tyler Rice
Animation by	Chris Airgood Virgile Bage Riley Boydston George Chung Nigel Clark Aaron Cowdery Luke Freitag Ian Miller Daran Sudric
Backgrounds by	Joey Chou Bill Cleveland Megan Willoughby
Production companies	Sony Pictures Animation Marvel Entertainment Titmouse, Inc.
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26)
Running time	4 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

On September 20, 2019, Caught in a Ham was officially released on YouTube by Marvel HQ under license from Sony Pictures Animation.[5][6]

Plot

As Spider-Ham is about to enjoy a hot dog, he finds himself kidnapped by Doctor Crawdaddy. Through fast thinking and criticism of Doctor Crawdaddy's chosen moniker, Spider-Ham manages to defeat the villain and escape. While walking away, Spider-Ham is swallowed in by a portal taking him directly into an alternative dimension. As the short ends, the hot dog pops out of the portal.

Cast

• John Mulaney as Spider-Ham
• Aaron LaPlante as Doctor Crawdaddy

Production

Following the successful release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in December, producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller said they were planning to produce two additional Spider-Man-themed animated features to go along with the original film's Blu-ray and digital releases. The pair also expressed their interest in creating a Spider-Ham short film, with Phil stating that he wanted to "spin-off the Spider-Ham cinematic television universe. One thing at a time."[3] Later that same month, producers Amy Pascal and Avi Arad also mentioned their interest in making a spin-off film based on the character.[7][8] Following talk about the potential spin-off and John Mulaney's pitch for a Spider-Ham movie,[9][10] the project was confirmed by Sony Pictures Animation on February 18, 2019.[2][11]

Reception

The short film was highly praised by critics. Mike Phalin, writing for ScienceFiction.com, said the short was "pretty good", expressing that "Sony’s version of Spider-Ham [was] a bit of a cross between Chuck Jones's version Bugs Bunny [sic] and Daffy Duck under director Bob Clampett."[12] Ashley Robinson, writing for Major Spoilers, complimented the imagery presented in the short as well as John Mulaney's voice acting in the film.[13]

References

External links

• Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham at IMDb
• Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham on YouTube
• Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham at Sony Pictures Animation

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