Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Mouser Jaone Tom and housecat Mewsette are living in the French country side, but Mewsette wants to experience the refinement and excitement of the Paris living. But upon arrival she falls ... See full summary »

Director:

Abe Levitow

Writers:

Dorothy Jones, Chuck Jones,

Stars:

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons

Cast

Cast overview:
Judy Garland	...	Mewsette (voice)
Robert Goulet	...	Jaune-Tom (voice)
Red Buttons	...	Robespierre (voice)
Paul Frees	...	Meowrice (voice)
Hermione Gingold	...	Mme. Rubens-Chatte (voice)
Mel Blanc	...	Bulldog (voice)
Morey Amsterdam	...	Narrator (voice)
Joan Gardner	...	(voice)
Julie Bennett	...	(voice)

Storyline

Mouser Jaone Tom and housecat Mewsette are living in the French country side, but Mewsette wants to experience the refinement and excitement of the Paris living. But upon arrival she falls into the clutches of Meowrice. Jaune Tom and his friend Robespierre set off to Paris to find her.

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Plot Keywords:

alaska | moulin rouge | kidnapping | anthropomorphism | pittsburgh pennsylvania | 

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Taglines:

Vive La Fun!... Vive La Joy!... Vive La Judy!...

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Gata dos Meus Sonhos

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Productions of America (UPA), Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mme. Rubens-Chatte is a overweight cat. Artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens was noted for painting large women so often that the term "Rubenesque" basically means overweight. Chatte is French for cat.

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Goofs

The film supposedly takes place in the 1890s, but the montage of painters doing portraits of Mewsette includes Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. Van Gogh died in 1890, while Picasso would not exhibit in Paris until 1900 (and would not paint in the style depicted until the 1920s).

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Quotes

Meowrice: [singing] When teacher can't teach you, and preacher can't preach you, when agents can't reach you... the money cat can! The money cat knows where the money tree grows!

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits include colorful drawings of the movie's main stars which then change into their cartoon characters.

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Connections

References Moulin Rouge (1952)

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Soundtracks

"Gay Purr-ee Overture"
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Harold Arlen
Performed by Judy Garland and Chorus

User Reviews

"Roses red, violets blue, let me make this clear to you..."

There are a few excellent points about this movie. Garland's voice sounds great here. The animation is quite unique, in that most of the backgrounds and such look like something out of an Impressionist painting, and are very beautiful. Red Buttons is very cute as Jaune-Tom's (Robert Goulet) small sidekick. The Harburg/Arlen songs are excellent, and they work nearly as well with Judy here as they did in The Wizard of Oz (1939), that marvel that truly started her entire career. The story is a little low on magic, but is pretty charming, and small children will like it. All in all, a treat for fans of Garland, Goulet, Harburg and Arlen, and original animation style.