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. 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 | Walt Disney Productions |
| 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.
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