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
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cartoon ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationType | 2D animation ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | misanthropic cat ⓘ |
| featuresContrast | Earthly annoyances versus bizarre lunar annoyances GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
exaggerated cartoon violence
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sci-fi space travel ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
lunar landscape
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urban environment ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
escapism
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frustration with modern life ⓘ misanthropy ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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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
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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
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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
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Moon ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRelease | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| workType | theatrical cartoon short ⓘ |
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