The producers have used the slightly extended british edition of the movie, which actually runs 127 and a half minutes and contains the short extension of flora robsons final speech, which was only originally seen in the u. The good liar really turns to crap in the last quarter of the film, going completely off the deepend in its concluding phase. In depth information about porkys poor fish, produced by leon schlesinger studios. When the cat thinks he has the good appetite, the fish go to war. The 2005 warner brothers dvd release includes a 1940 movietone news newsreel of the battle of britain, the short alice in movieland, the looney tunes cartoon porky s poor fish, and a 20minute featurette the sea hawk. Porky is hardworking, honest, and tries to be a good friend but when daffy duck is your best friend, life is never easy.
He uses those gadgets to fix a meal for a very unusual little man at a restaurant. Dvd ltgc volume 6, disc 1 special feature dvd looney tunes mouse chronicles. Porkys poor fish 1940 porky pig owns a fish store and goes out to lunch. The looney tunes spotlight collection is a series of dvds compiling looney tunes and merrie melodies animated shorts, released by warner home video. May 03, 2017 veggietales full episode merry larry and the true light of christmas christmas cartoons for kids duration. Nov 18, 2019 if the film, based on a book by nicholas searle, had stayed this course things might have turned out okay. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on november 14, 2006. But a swordfish cuts a hole in the ship and porkys goods fall into the ocean, where the fish make creative uses of them, ultimately opening a hollywood nightclub, complete with fish impersonating porky sets sail for the boolaboola islands in. Cinemagoers are presented with an aging rambo who has grown more wooden as hes aged.
Porkys poor fish 1940 looney tunes theatrical cartoon. Porky s poor fish porky s poor fish 1940 looney tunes theatrical cartoon series by dave koch. Robert emerson clampett may 8, 19 may 2, 1984 was an american animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the looney tunes animated series from warner bros. Then, at the same time, the movie wants me to take its postulates on racism seriously.
Looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 194049. Two of jones earliest films, the night watchman and conrad the sailor prefigure. Porkys breakdowns, sahara hare storyboard reel, porkys poor fish. Set in 1954, a group of florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them. When porky goes to lunch, the unusual fish in his pet shop must defend themselves against a hungry cat. Porkys poor fish 1940 looney tunes theatrical cartoon series. Leonard maltin hosts warner night at the movies 1940 sd with newsreel, alice in movieland theatrical short, porky s poor fish cartoonhd, virginia city theatrical trailer sd. Porky is the shop owner of a fish shop that sells rare and unusual types of sea creatures. Tralfaz yowps insightful blog on classic cartoons, full of screen shots. It is the first looney tunes dvd set to feature some cartoons using the modern mid1960s looney tunes opening and closing sequences. Under the warner night at the movies banner with an introduction from movie critic leonard maltin, we get a brief movietone newsreel from 1940 highlighting the battle of britain raid, a trailer for flynns western virginia city, the blackandwhite porky pig cartoon porky s poor fish, and a wickedly satiric comedy short alice in. Unlike the previous film, porky himself does not appear. Looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 19401949. Jul 14, 20 a fish trio are inside a fishbowl where the label under the fishbowl reads.
This looney tunes collection is the first one where every disc in the collection has a special theme. A couple of trailers for other 1940s shows are included as well. Theres not much to this short, or at least not much porky pig. Looney tunes golden collection volume 4 is a looney tunes collection on dvd. Porkys movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind.
There s not much to this short, or at least not much porky pig. The films soundtrack and cinematography arent much better. On disc 2 youll find lots of daffy and porky and all of disc 2 cartoons are. A fish trio are inside a fishbowl where the label under the fishbowl reads. After a cat is not having much success with a mouse, he goes into the. I love the old black and white porky s theyre like from another planet. Jul 04, 2019 porky s poor fish having watched the sea hawk recently, i noticed that among the extras on it is a porky pig short that i hadnt heard of before, porky s poor fish. Porkys poor fish is available on the dvd sets looney tunes golden collection volume four and porky pig 101.
Wb kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters. The shoppe around the corner is a reference to mgms concurrently released film of the same name january 1940. I know about fi oh forget it a perch on a perch, a mackerel full of holes, and some soles tapping along to the music. After a cat is not having much success with a mouse, he goes into the fish store when porky is away.
The hardship of miles standish looney tunes wiki fandom. The anarchic animation director bob clampett runs amuck in porkys poor fish. The sea hawk 1940 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Porky s is a 1982 coming of age film about a group of horny teenagers in 1954 florida. Porky and his rented camel fend off the attackers themselves for a while, but when the situation gets dire, the young camel summons its mother. Complete looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 19291969 page 8. The cat follows the mouse around the fence and attempts to go for him, but the mouse goes through a mousehole and the cat crashes into bottles, and he taps his fingers in defeat. Errol flynn the signature collection by errol flynn. Animated cartoons for children recommended for you. A total of 307 shorts were released during this time. Engineer porky pig and his train, toots, are threatened to be replaced by a fancy new train, the silver fish. Disc two is devoted to cartoons directed by frank tashlin.
Porky s poor fish 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film was the tenth collaboration between flynn and director michael curtiz. Whilst porky is away from his fish store during lunch. This is part two of the looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography, covering all main series shorts from 1940 to 1949.
Porkys poor fish revisits a story idea that goes all the way back to the silly symphony the bird store 1932. The exterior of porky s was built on what is now oleanta state park just off sunny isles blvd. Porky s poor fish is a 1940 looney tunes short directed by bob clampett plot. After a smashing debut with captain blood 1935, the sea hawk was to be the followup, but ended up getting pushed back a few years while errol went on to greater heights, especially with the adventures of robin hood 1938. The bonus material for the bluray is the bonus material from the one size fits all edition that focuses on the movie itself. It was created as a more familyfriendly, affordable companion to the higherpriced looney tunes golden collection sets aimed at collectors. Porky s was released on bluray on september 25, 2012.
Format films, 19651966 merrie melodies format films, 19651967. Jan 29, 2014 when porky goes to lunch, the unusual fish in his pet shop must defend themselves against a hungry cat. Porkys poor fish is a 1940 looney tunes short directed by bob clampett. This still would have been a predictable, runofthemill genre picture but it would have been serviceable. He is then freaked out by the mouse and shrinks as the mouse grows. The movie starts off with with a bad pun about being an adaptation of twenty thousand leaks under the ceiling, and then a cat chasing a mouse. The historical record takes quite a beating in they died with their boots on 1941, a fanciful but extravagant biographical film that casts flynn as general george armstrong. Porky 1940 prehistoric porky 1940 the sour puss 1940. This is a list of all cartoons featuring porky pig. The final scene where porky crosses the county line was shot on what is now the north miami campus of florida intl university. Ive never seen a 14 karat gold fish inside, porky and the fish serenade us with a song about why they are good pets. Ltcc looney tunes complete collection, which was released from 2003 to 2015, over volumes, with 3 years covered on each set. But a swordfish cuts a hole in the ship and porky s goods fall into the ocean, where the fish make creative uses of them, ultimately opening a hollywood nightclub, complete with fish impersonating porky sets sail for the boolaboola islands in. He gets there to discover everyone has left for the legion convention in boston.
Im writing a booklet for the sociology class that i teach regarding racism and wwii propaganda. The next day, while they are fishing, the cat gets into a battle with a flying fish who behaves rather like daffy duck. The last item is a 2005 informative featurette, the sea hawk. At this point in his career, stallone seems to be phoning in his performance. Rating is available when the video has been rented. In porky s poor fish, directed by bob clampett, our good friend porky pig owns a pet fish shop, where the inventory is a potential target for an alley cat who hopes for an easy lunch. In clampetts film the bird store has changed in to a fish store, and the war scene. Big cartoon database animated film studio list, episode guides, cartoon information.
Swallow the leader a 1948 robert mckimson merrie melody about a bird and a cat, but it s not a particularly good one. Porkys poor fish 1940 likely looney, mostly merrie. All episodes have been remastered in hd 1080, the episode times and details are listed below. This compilation includes some of the alltime best classic porky pig cartoons. The warner brothers dvd release of 2005 includes a 1940 movietone news newsreel of the battle of britain, the short alice in movieland, the looney tunes cartoon porky s poor fish, and a 20minute featurette the sea hawk.
And of course, as with any new yorkboston matchup, the giants win. Many of the cartoons included on these sets are also already available, along with many other cartoons, on. Porkys poor fish porkys poor fish 1940 looney tunes theatrical cartoon series by dave koch. Porky finds out that alibaba and his dirty sleeves plan to attack the fort. The 2005 warner brothers dvd release includes a 1940 movietone news newsreel of the battle of britain, the short alice in movieland, the looney tunes cartoon porkys poor fish, and a 20minute featurette the sea hawk. Im aware that the events were based on real experiences but as a narrative its entirely phony. Ive been a fan of porkys for over 30 years, ben escobedo contact me at. When the cat thinks he has the good appetite, the fish go. Complete looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 1929. The 1940s was the pivotal decade for the entire looney tunes franchise. Few actors are as synonymous with the swashbuckler than errol flynn was during the 1930s and 1940s. Clampett was born and raised not far from hollywood and, early in his life, expressed an interest in animation and puppetry. Porkys poor fish 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Swallow the leader a 1948 robert mckimson merrie melody about a bird and a cat, but its not a particularly good one.
Gil turner elmer fudd as john alden, miles standish, priscilla 9373 apr. Looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 1940s warner. Extremely raunchy for its time, it set a precedent for other raunchy teen comedies and was the highest grossing canadian movie of all time for around 30 years. Watch looney tunes season 41, episode 63 porky porky s poor fish. Looney tunes format films, 19651966 merrie melodies format films, 19651967 new on the blog. Having watched the sea hawk recently, i noticed that among the extras on it is a porky pig short that i hadnt heard of before, porky s poor fish. The film fan 1939 porky s last stand 1940 africa squeaks 1940 alibaba bound 1940 pilgrim porky 1940 slap happy pappy 1940 porky s poor fish 1940 you ought to be in pictures 1940 the chewin bruin 1940 porky s baseball broadcast 1940 patient porky 1940 calling dr. A total of 307 shorts were released during the 1940s. Nicholas searle archives bret obsesses over movies. The music was written by composer erich wolfgang korngold. The cook at the restaurant is conrad cat who has to deal with an ant that has invaded the pantry. The sea hawk is a 1940 american blackandwhite swashbuckling adventure film from warner bros. For example, porkys poor fish is less than impressive.
A life in film describes the production of this show in great detail. When the cat thinks he has the good appetite, the fish go to war against him and drive him out of the store. The prints of the hardship of miles standish on the golden age of looney tunes laserdiscs had the 1940 ending card replaced with the 194748 merrie melodies ending card, hence no print with the original ending card has been released on home video. A mouse whistles and walks by, but unaware to him, a hungry cat is following him. But, as the cat learns over the course of this film, trying to capture just one tiny fish in porky s shop is no easy task. This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by warner bros.