The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)

Writers:

Release Date:

5 January 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Max Hare and Toby Tortoise are having a foot race. Max has much more style, and is generally cocky. He pauses for a short nap...

Plot Keywords:

Foot Race | Hare | Tortoise | Max Hare | Toby Tortoise

Awards:

Won Oscar.

Runtime:

9 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Portugal:M/4 | USA:Approved

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Max Hare's name and cocky personality are based on boxer Max Baer.

Quotes:

Bunny: He sure can run like sixty. Oh, baby, ain't he slick?
Max Hare: I was just a-warmin' up. Here's a better trick.

Movie Connections:

Featured in No Strings Attached: The Making of Pinocchio (2009) (V)

Lessons in the pitfalls in overconfidence and the value of perseverance, Disney style

While Disney has all too often taken a classic and "cuted" it into inanity, this actually is a very good cartoon that still manages to retain the underlying message (while still being almost too cute for it's own good). Toby Tortoise is every kid who had to fade into the background to avoid being stuffed into a locker and manages to win out as much through being too lightly regarded as through his own determination. This won Disney it's third straight Oscar for Animated Short, a category they maintained a death-grip on until the early 1940's, when another mouse and his cohort started winning. Recommended.