Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Dave Fleischer

Writers:

Dave Fleischer (original story) &
Dan Gordon (original story) ...

Release Date:

9 December 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Tagline:

The first full-length animated musical comedy!

Plot:

The happy tranquility of Buggsville is shattered when the populace learns that a colossal skyscraper is to be built over their tiny town.

Plot Keywords:

Bug | Skyscraper | Garden | Songwriter | Snail

Cast

Kenny Gardner	...	Dick (voice)
Gwen Williams	...	Mary (voice)
Jack Mercer	...	Mr. Bumble and Swat the Fly (voice)
Tedd Pierce	...	C. Bagley Beetle (voice) (as Ted Pierce)
Carl Meyer	...	Smack the Mosquito (voice)
Stan Freed	...	Hoppity (voice)
Pauline Loth	...	Honey (voice)
The Four Marshals	...	Chorus Interpretations (voice)
The Royal Guards	...	Chorus Interpretations (voice)

Also Known As:

Bugville (USA) (alternative title)
Hoppity Goes to Town (UK)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:Uc (rating) (1986) | UK:U (original rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #03179) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Max Fleischer Studios Inc., Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Fleischer Studios

Trivia:

Max Fleischer wanted to do a feature film based on Maurice Maeterlinck's "The Life of the Bee." Unable to get the film rights, he devised an original story along the same lines, making this the first animated feature not adapted from a work of literature. (Also, the first one to take place in contemporary times, rather than "long ago and far away.")

Quotes:

Swat the Fly: [after Hoppity is hit with a live wire] Hey look a *jitter bug*

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Bug's Life (1998)

Soundtrack:

I'll Dance at Your Wedding (Honey Dear)

Fabulous Family Fun

This is a wonderful family film,with a great storyline which in 2004 is very true to the mark,Iwont reveal it and spoil your fun. All the little bugs have great hearts and a story to tell.The humour is spot on with some catchy tunes. I wish it was on sale ala DVD. a lot better than some Disney films. The photgraphy is very good,you are drawn quite cleverly into the film,which has good colour,with well drawn characters. The movement of each little bug is well defined and their are lots of them,but each is easy to remember,and easy to like. Without giving to much away the story evolves around a species in danger,a love story,and the relationship between insects and humans,I loved it years ago and its even better now. your kids will adore it.