Gay Purr-ee
Boy Cat Jaune-Tom (voiced by Robert Goulet) loses Girl Cat Mewsette (Judy Garland) when she’s had enough of the bumpkin life of the country and heads off for excitement of the big city. She’s immediately pounced upon by Mme. Rubens-Chatte (Hermione Gingold) and Meowrice (Paul Frees) and, basically, sold into white kitty slavery, destined to be the wife of Mr. Henry Pfft, of Pittsburg, PA. Jaune-Tom and his sidekick Robespierre (Red Buttons) set off to her rescue.
This is a really simple plot, but well executed for the most part, with some good Broadway style show tunes (incl. Tiny Bubbles, Paris is a Lonely Town). Then animation is stylish and done by the Mr. Magoo crowd. The story is by Chuck Jones’ first wife, Dorothy, and Chuck himself. Chuck Jones does not animate the feature, but it looks like his presence was felt. Other classic voices also appear, among them June Foray (Wilma Flintstone, Rocket J. Squirrel), Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny and everything Warner Bros. ever did), and Thurl Ravenscroft singing for Meowrice (probably most famous as the voice of Tony the Tiger and for singing “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch“), and of course Paul Frees (Boris Badenov).
Not a fantastic movie, but a good way to pass a couple of hours.
January 22nd, 2007 at 1:00 pm
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January 22nd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
While I may be a friend of Dorothy, I’m not really what you would call a fan.