Tweety's Circus

June. 04,1955      
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Sylvester Cat pays a visit to a closed-to-business circus and finds Tweety Bird in one of the cages. Tweety escapes and a mad chase ensues. Meanwhile, Sylvester must flee from an uncaged lion he angered earlier.

Mel Blanc as  Sylvester / Tweety (voice)

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty
1955/06/04

Memorable, crazy movie

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GurlyIamBeach
1955/06/05

Instant Favorite.

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Matialth
1955/06/06

Good concept, poorly executed.

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PiraBit
1955/06/07

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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utgard14
1955/06/08

Sylvester visits a circus and tries to show a lion who the real "king of the cats" is. And, of course, make a meal out of Tweety. Sylvester is very funny in this one. I especially love his little "meow" song and the fire-eater scene. The animation is excellent with well-drawn characters and backgrounds and good action; love the colors. The circus backdrop provides for a nice change of pace and a chance for Sylvester to interact with someone besides Tweety or Granny. Some fun gags and lines in this one. Everything with the lion is hilarious. Really a fun cartoon that every fan of Sylvester and Tweety should see at least once.

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Lee Eisenberg
1955/06/09

People who find Tweety disgusting for being too cute obviously don't realize that he's actually a total sadist. I mean, look at some of the things that he does to Sylvester. But beyond Tweety's personality, this cartoon focuses on Sylvester a little more and takes a look at his ego. Following a rather boisterous entry, he casually angers a lion (apparently believing himself to be invincible).One might interpret this as a parable of our hubris bringing us down. Napoleon tried to invade Russia, and it led to the collapse of his empire. Hitler tried to take over the world, and it led to his downfall. Currently, it seems that Bush's aim of complete domination is dooming the United States (Hurricane Katrina was but one example). Therefore, it's no surprise what eventually befalls Sylvester.Of course, I might be reading too far into "Tweety's Circus". The cartoon was probably intended as zany entertainment, and it certainly entertains. Worth seeing.

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nnwahler
1955/06/10

Another of the benchmark Sylvester films, one that really makes the viewer zero in on the character's persona as a movie star. Sylvester's so full of himself in this one--he wears his feline pride on his sleeve, and thinks nothing of being a knave in front of the king of beasts. He's not a villain, just a lovable boor. All the better to set him up as the lion's target. Director Freleng employs great rapid-fire camera pans when the lion seizes Sylvester's whip and chair and lashes him back and forth in the big cat's cage. Noteworthy, too, is the fact this is virtually one big, long, continual chase with (when I last counted) only ONE fade, when Sylvester's made pancake-flat by the elephant. But the tension never really lets up, fortunately. This film is very much an allegory. And I LOOOOOVE that "Meow" song at the beginning!

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bob the moo
1955/06/11

Sylvester notices a circus in town and goes to pay a visit. As he walks around the animals he mocks the lion before noticing a Tweety bird in a cage. He goes after the bird but the lion and elephant are all too happy to help Tweety out.I'm not a big fan of Tweety himself, although I do like his shorts where he is quite active as opposed to just sort of hanging around while Sylvester does all the work. However here he is supported by a lion and an elephant - both of whom give Sylvester a tough time. The action is all pretty funny and I laughed out loud most of the way through it.Tweety is pretty active but it is the lion that is the best partner for Sylvester. Although, needless to say, it is Sylvester who does all the hard work and he is very, very funny throughout.Overall this is one of the best Tweety cartoons I've seen in a long time. Laugh out loud funny with good imaginative routines and good reactions from Sylvester whenever he realises what's really going on.

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