The Film Fan is a 1939 Looney Tunes short directed by Bob Clampett.
Plot[]
While on his way to the grocery store to pick up groceries for his mother, Porky stops by a sign that says that the local movie theater is having a "kids admitted free" day. Porky excitedly runs in and views various spoofs of things such as Newsreels, movie trailers, films, and also the Lone Ranger. The usher receives a telephone call that a boy disobeyed his mother by coming to the movies; he stops the show to announce that he'd better go home right now, and everybody dashes out, causing the theater to deflate.
Caricatures[]
- Lowell Thomas - as Cold Promise
- Clark Gable
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Censorship[]
- The redrawn colorized version of this cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon was missing the brief scene of the on-screen news commentator identifying himself as Cold Promise.[2]
Notes[]
- The short was remade and inspired from the Merrie Melodies short "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter", with the similar premise of a character at a news movie theater finding the right spot to get a good view of the picture; some scenes from that cartoon were rotoscoped.
- Porky's walk cycle where he flips a coin is recycled from "The Daffy Doc".
- In the alcove outside the theater a poster advertises “Looney Tunes - The Supreme of the World”. Another poster advertises “Looney Tune Tonight”.
- The screening begins with the words “Warmer Bros. Presents Looney Tone News” a play on “Warner Bros.”, and Fox Films’ “Movietone News.”. Later, “Vita-Tone News” is a reference to Vitaphone, the sound recording system used for Warner Bros. cartoons.
- In a trailer for upcoming attractions the Masked Marvel refers to his horse as “Sterling”, a reference to the mask-wearing Lone Ranger and his trusty steed “Silver”.
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External Links[]
- "The Film Fan" at SuperCartoons.net