Pigs Is Pigs (1954 film)
Pigs Is Pigs is a 1954 animated film by Walt Disney Studios.[1] Based on the story "Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler, it relates the tale of a railway agent and his problems with a shipment of two guinea pigs that proceed to breed rapidly. This was Gary Owens' film debut.[2][3] The cartoon was animated in the flat, colorful UPA style. The melody of the traditional Irish jig "The Irish Washerwoman" is repeated throughout the short.
| Pigs Is Pigs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Kinney |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Leo Salkin |
| Starring | Bill Thompson The Mellomen |
| Narrated by | Gary Owens |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | John Sibley Dan MacManus (effects) |
| Layouts by | John Wilson Bruce Bushman |
| Backgrounds by | Eyvind Earle Al Dempster |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | May 21, 1954 |
Running time | 9:44 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 153. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Owens. Retrieved December 28,2020.
- Heritage Auctions catalog, https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/concept-art/eyvind-earle-pigs-is-pigs-color-key-concept-painting-walt-disney-1954-/a/7235-98743.s Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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