King-Size Canary
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King-Size Canary is a 1947 Tex Avery animated short film known for its wildly exaggerated gags about animals growing to absurd proportions after drinking a magical growth formula.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tex Avery film
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animated short film ⓘ cartoon ⓘ |
| animationStudioUnit | Tex Avery unit at MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tex Avery’s exaggerated cartoon style ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| containsGagType |
chase sequences
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size comparison gags ⓘ visual puns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | cult favorite among animation historians ⓘ |
| director | Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| endingStyle | darkly comic twist ending ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | anthropomorphic animals ⓘ |
| format | theatrical short ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of unchecked power
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runaway escalation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
canary
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cat ⓘ dog ⓘ mouse ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme cartoon violence played for comedy
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surreal scale and perspective ⓘ wildly exaggerated visual gags ⓘ |
| partOf | MGM theatrical cartoon series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
escalating one-upmanship between animals
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extreme size change gags ⓘ magical growth formula ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Quimby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1947-12-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| studio |
MGM cartoon studio
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | fast-paced gag-driven narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary 1940s setting ⓘ |
| usesDevice | oversized props and environments ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Rich Hogan
NERFINISHED
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Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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