The Cat That Hated People

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The Cat That Hated People is a 1948 Tex Avery animated short film featuring a misanthropic cat who attempts to escape humanity by traveling to the Moon, only to find even stranger annoyances there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animated short film
cartoon
animationStudio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
animationType 2D animation
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Tex Avery NERFINISHED
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
featuresCharacter misanthropic cat
featuresContrast Earthly annoyances versus bizarre lunar annoyances GENERATED
featuresElement exaggerated cartoon violence
sci-fi space travel
surreal humor
featuresLocation lunar landscape
urban environment
featuresTheme escapism
frustration with modern life
misanthropy
genre comedy
science fiction
slapstick
hasDirectorStyle Tex Avery gag-driven pacing
hasEndingTheme there is no perfect escape from annoyance
hasFictionalUniverseElement Moon inhabited by strange creatures and phenomena
hasHumorStyle absurdist comedy
visual gags
hasProtagonistType anthropomorphic cat
hasTitleCharacterTrait hatred of people
intendedExhibition theatrical release
medium traditional hand-drawn animation
narrativeDevice first-person narration by the cat
notableFor Tex Avery’s exaggerated visual gags
depiction of extreme annoyance with everyday human behavior
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A misanthropic cat, fed up with people, travels to the Moon to escape humanity but finds even stranger annoyances there.
portrays everyday human behaviors as irritating to the protagonist
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
productionEra post-World War II
releaseYear 1948
runningTimeCategory short film
setting Earth NERFINISHED
Moon
targetAudience general audience
timePeriodOfRelease Golden Age of American animation
workType theatrical cartoon short

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Tex Avery notableWork The Cat That Hated People