Working backstage at a theater, Porky frees a little ant he finds in a cage, only to learn that it's a rare and valuable trained pygmy ant.Working backstage at a theater, Porky frees a little ant he finds in a cage, only to learn that it's a rare and valuable trained pygmy ant.Working backstage at a theater, Porky frees a little ant he finds in a cage, only to learn that it's a rare and valuable trained pygmy ant.
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- GoofsIn the computer colorized print, instead of the correct 1941-1945 theme, the 1936-1937 theme plays over the opening titles.
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[Porky looks at the escaped ant's cage, saying, Prof. McGurk's Trained African Pygmy Ant, with the extremely expensive price tag plus Sales Tax]
Porky Pig: One hundred sixty-t-t-two million, four hundred twenty-t-t-two thousand, five hundred th-th-three dollars and fifty-one cents! *gulp* Y-y-yipe!
- Alternate versionsThis cartoon was colorized in 1968 by having every other frame traced over onto a cel. Each redrawn cel was painted in color and then photographed over a colored reproduction of each original background. Needless to say, the animation quality dropped considerably from the original version with this method. The cartoon was colorized again in 1992, this time with a computer adding color to a new print of the original black and white cartoon. This preserved the quality of the original animation.
- SoundtracksYou Oughta Be in Pictures
(uncredited)
Music by Dana Suesse
Lyrics by Edward Heyman
Sung by Porky Pig as "I Oughta Be in Pictures"
Featured review
Porky Pig and the pygmy at the theatre
Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.
Chuck Jones deserves his status as one of animation's most legendary, greatest and most important directors/animators. He may have lacked the outrageousness and wild wackiness of Bob Clampett and Tex Avery, but the visual imagination, wit and what he did with some of the best-known and most iconic characters ever were just as special. 'Porky's Midnight Matinee' may not be one of his best cartoons or see him on the most top of forms, but it is not one of the finding-his-feet quality of his earlier cartoons.
Porky is amusing and likeable, if slightly bland. Have always thought that, while a pretty decent lead character he fared better playing it straight paired with characters with funnier material and more interesting personalities, one of the strongest examples being Daffy Duck.
The story is basic and predictable, showing in some, but not all, of the pacing, which is mostly lively but on occasions momentum is lacking. Wittier and funnier material would have helped, with it showing at times that it was an early effort for Jones. 'Porky's Midnight Matinee' is very amusing but is not hilarious or imaginative enough compared to Jones' later classics. Am aware that it is unfair to compare but it's hard not to.
Yes, also know what one of the previous reviewers is coming from being confused by the title, it is a curious one and the events don't match what the word matinee is associated with by me. My definition of matinee is indeed a showing of something in the early afternoon, certainly not at midnight.
Mel Blanc's voice acting as ever shows how amazing and multi-talented a voice actor he was, showing a knack for bringing an individuality and different personalities to every character he voiced (a vast majority of the time being multiple characters in the same cartoon.
Animation is excellent, it's fluid in movement, crisp in shading and very meticulous in detail. Jones does direct very solidly, and 'Porky's Midnight Matinee' does have amusing and decently timed material that benefits from Blanc's impeccable voicing and comic timing. The pygmy is a fun supporting character, and a pretty sadistic one without being distastefully so.
Ever the master, Carl Stalling's music is typically superb. It is as always lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it.
Overall, pretty good but not great or outstanding. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Chuck Jones deserves his status as one of animation's most legendary, greatest and most important directors/animators. He may have lacked the outrageousness and wild wackiness of Bob Clampett and Tex Avery, but the visual imagination, wit and what he did with some of the best-known and most iconic characters ever were just as special. 'Porky's Midnight Matinee' may not be one of his best cartoons or see him on the most top of forms, but it is not one of the finding-his-feet quality of his earlier cartoons.
Porky is amusing and likeable, if slightly bland. Have always thought that, while a pretty decent lead character he fared better playing it straight paired with characters with funnier material and more interesting personalities, one of the strongest examples being Daffy Duck.
The story is basic and predictable, showing in some, but not all, of the pacing, which is mostly lively but on occasions momentum is lacking. Wittier and funnier material would have helped, with it showing at times that it was an early effort for Jones. 'Porky's Midnight Matinee' is very amusing but is not hilarious or imaginative enough compared to Jones' later classics. Am aware that it is unfair to compare but it's hard not to.
Yes, also know what one of the previous reviewers is coming from being confused by the title, it is a curious one and the events don't match what the word matinee is associated with by me. My definition of matinee is indeed a showing of something in the early afternoon, certainly not at midnight.
Mel Blanc's voice acting as ever shows how amazing and multi-talented a voice actor he was, showing a knack for bringing an individuality and different personalities to every character he voiced (a vast majority of the time being multiple characters in the same cartoon.
Animation is excellent, it's fluid in movement, crisp in shading and very meticulous in detail. Jones does direct very solidly, and 'Porky's Midnight Matinee' does have amusing and decently timed material that benefits from Blanc's impeccable voicing and comic timing. The pygmy is a fun supporting character, and a pretty sadistic one without being distastefully so.
Ever the master, Carl Stalling's music is typically superb. It is as always lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it.
Overall, pretty good but not great or outstanding. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jan 7, 2018
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- Porky y su Matinée de Medianoche
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Porky's Midnight Matinee (1941) officially released in Canada in English?
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