Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham

Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham (also simply known as Caught in a Ham) is a 2019 American animated superhero short film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Ham and produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Directed and written by Miguel Jiron,[1] it is a prequel to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and was released as a special feature on that film's digital release on February 26, 2019, and as part of the film's Blu-ray and DVD releases on March 19.[2] John Mulaney reprises his role as Spider-Ham from the film, moments before he entered a portal into the Spider-Verse.[3][4][5]

Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham
Intertitle for the film
Directed byMiguel Jiron
Produced byDavid Schulenburg
Written byMiguel Jiron
Based on
Spider-Ham
by
  • Larry Hama
  • Tom DeFalco
  • Mark Armstrong
StarringJohn Mulaney
Aaron LaPlante
Music byDave Eber
Tyler Rice
Edited byArthur D. Noda
George Soto
Animation byChris Airgood
Virgile Bage
Riley Boydston
George Chung
Nigel Clark
Aaron Cowdery
Luke Freitag
Ian Miller
Daran Sudric
Backgrounds byJoey Chou
Bill Cleveland
Megan Willoughby
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • February 26, 2019 (2019-February-26)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

On September 20, 2019, Caught in a Ham was officially released on YouTube by Marvel HQ under license from Sony Pictures Animation.[5][6][7]

Plot

After being kidnapped by Doctor Crawdaddy, Spider-Ham manages to defeat the villain and escape. While walking away, Spider-Ham is swallowed in by a portal taking him directly into the Spider-Verse.

Cast

Production

Following the successful release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in December, producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller stated that they were planning to produce two additional Spider-Man-themed animated features to go along with the original film's Blu-ray and digital releases. The pair also expressed their interest in creating a Spider-Ham short film, with Phil stating that he wanted to "spin-off the Spider-Ham cinematic television universe. One thing at a time."[3][8] Later that same month, producers Amy Pascal and Avi Arad also mentioned their interest in making a spin-off film based on the character.[9][10]

Following talk about the potential spin-off and John Mulaney's pitch for a Spider-Ham movie,[11][12] the project was confirmed by Sony Pictures Animation on February 18, 2019.[2][13]

Reception

The short film was highly praised by critics. Mike Phalin, writing for ScienceFiction.com, stated that the short was "pretty good", expressing that "Sony’s version of Spider-Ham [was] a bit of a cross between Chuck Jones’s version Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck under director Bob Clampett."[14] Ashley Robinson, writing for Major Spoilers, complimented the imagery presented in the short as well as John Mulaney's voice acting in the film.[15]

References
  1. Todd Gilchrist (February 26, 2019). "Why Spider-Ham Might Be The Most Powerful Spider-Man Of All (No, Really)". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  2. Devon Coggan (February 18, 2019). "Watch an exclusive clip from Spider-Ham's new Spider-Verse short". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  3. Adam Barnhardt (December 2, 2018). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Producers Want Spider-Ham Spinoffs". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  4. Todd Gilchristw (February 27, 2019). ""Caught In A Ham" Is The SPIDER-VERSE Prequel You Never Knew You Needed". Nerdist Industries. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  5. Rachel Paige (September 20, 2019). "New Peter Porker Short Has Spider-Ham Fighting Super Villains and Eating Hot Dogs". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  6. Vinnie Mancuso (September 20, 2019). "Watch: 'Spider-Ham: Caught In a Ham' Short Is a Delightful 'Spider-Verse' Prequel Starring John Mulaney". Collider. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  7. Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | EXCLUSIVE Animated Short | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!. Marvel HQ. September 20, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
  8. Kim Taylor-Foster (December 11, 2018). "Could We Get a Spider-Ham Short Before Every Marvel Movie?". Fandom. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  9. Sandy Schaefer (December 16, 2018). "Spider-Verse Producers Excited About Spider-Ham Spinoff Potential". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  10. Ben Kaye (December 14, 2018). "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel, Spider-Women spin-off details revealed". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  11. Bec Heim (December 19, 2018). "John Mulaney Has The Best Pitch For A Spider-Ham Movie". 4 Your Excitement. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  12. Charles Barfield (January 8, 2019). "'Spider-Ham: The Series?' Sony Reportedly Interested In 'Spider-Verse' Spin-Off TV Projects". The Playlist. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  13. Bec Heim (February 19, 2019). "John Mulaney Returns As Peter Porker In First Clip For Spider-Ham Short". 4 Your Excitement. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  14. Mike Phalin (September 22, 2019). "The Official 'Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham' Animated Short Is Now On YouTube". ScienceFiction.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
  15. Stephen Schleicher; Ashley Victoria Robinson (February 25, 2019). "Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham Review". Major Spoilers. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020.
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