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Gorilla My Dreams

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This article is about the Looney Tunes cartoon. For the Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys episode, see Gorilla My Dreams (Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys). For the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode, see Gorilla My Dreams (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!).
Gorilla My Dreams
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Directed byRobert McKimson
Story byWarren Foster
Produced byEdward Selzer
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byCharles McKimson
Manny Gould
John Carey[1]
Layouts byCornett Wood
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • January 3, 1948 (1948-01-03)
Running time
7:25
LanguageEnglish

Gorilla My Dreams is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated short directed by Robert McKimson and written by Warren Foster.[2] The short was released on January 3, 1948, and stars Bugs Bunny.[3]

The story is a parody of the many jungle films that were prominent in the 1930s and 1940s which often featured gorillas extensively (though not always behaviorally accurately), most notably the Tarzan films. The title is a play on the expression "Girl o' My Dreams". The short featured Gruesome Gorilla, who reappeared in Hurdy-Gurdy Hare and as a boss in Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters.

The cartoon was remade in 1959 as Apes of Wrath.[4] The Gorillas later make their appearance in Looney Tunes Cartoons Valentine’s Extwavaganza!, only this time in their most substantial role to date where they are voiced by Fred Tatasciore while still being anthropomorphic as usual.

Plot

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Bugs Bunny becomes stranded at sea inside a barrel, where he remains calm while entertaining himself with reading and singing. He then encounters an anthropomorphic society of gorillas in Bingzi-Bangzi, where they exhibit human-like behaviors including family structures, language use, and cultural activities such as reading literature.

Mrs. Gruesome Gorilla, feeling sorrowful about her lack of children and her indifferent husband, finds hope in Bugs Bunny, whom she sees as a substitute offspring. Believing Bugs to be her "baby gorilla," she takes him to their treehouse, leading to comedic situations as Bugs goes along with her maternal fantasies. When introduced to Mr. Gruesome, Bugs tries to fit in by imitating gorilla behavior, resulting in humorous conflicts with the patriarch.

Through a series of adventures, Bugs retaliates against Mr. Gruesome's harsh treatment, leading to a frantic chase. Despite temporary setbacks, Bugs uses his wit and agility to outsmart Mr. Gruesome, ultimately winning the day by swinging from a branch.

Music

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  • "Down Where the Trade Winds Play", uncredited, by Cliff Friend, lyrics by Charles Tobias
  • "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals", uncredited, by Raymond Scott
  • "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat", uncredited, by Leon René, Otis René and Emerson Scott
  • "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart", uncredited, by Ray Noble
  • "Congo", uncredited, by M.K. Jerome
  • "Goombay Drum", uncredited, by Charles Lofthouse, Schuyler Knowlton and Stanley Adams
  • "Ahí, viene la conga", uncredited, by Raúl Valdespí
  • "Hey, Doc", uncredited, music by Edgar M. Sampson
  • "Valurile Dunarii (Danube Waves)", uncredited, music by Iosif Ivanovici

Home media

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Gorilla My Dreams is available, uncut and restored, on Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 (Disc 1).

Gorilla My Dreams is available on Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 (Disc 1).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Robert McKimson's "Gorilla My Dreams" |".
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 58–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Gorilla My Dreams". BCDB. 2012-12-16. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013.
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