The Jet Cage (1962)

Director:

Friz Freleng

Writer:

Friz Freleng (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Tweety Bird sits in his house, forlorn over the fact he can't fly outside like other birds because of his hungry puddy predator...

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon | Merrie Melodies | Sylvester | Tweety | Kids And Family

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Sylvester / Tweety / Blackbird (voice)
June Foray	...	Granny (voice)

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Music Composer Milt Franklyn died in the middle of production on this cartoon, so the music score was completed by Bill Lava, who will become the studio's new musical director. The scene where Sylvester tries to capture Tweety with a net is where the Lava music starts.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Road to Andalay (1964)

Soundtrack:

Powerhouse

No Oomph

Lackluster entry in the Tweety-Sylvester series has Tweety given flight by using a jet-propelled bird cage that Granny has bought for him. The jokes don't seem to work very well here, as Sylvester's largely silent performance makes this more of a Road-Runner movie. Mel Blanc's voicing seems off here, more of a high-pitched cross between Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny than Tweety's usual innocent malignity, and Sylvester sounds a lot drier than usual.