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Horton Hears a Who! (1970) -- Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists.

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Directors:
Chuck Jones
Ben Washam (co-director)
Writer:
Dr. Seuss (teleplay)
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Plot:
Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists. full summary | add synopsis
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A much underrated classic. more (13 total)

Cast

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Hans Conried ... Narrator / Horton / Dr. H. Hoovey (voice)
June Foray ... Jane Kangaroo / Mother Who / Baby Who / Cindy Lou Who (voice)

Chuck Jones ... Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)
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Runtime:
26 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Grinch makes a brief cameo appearance as one of the Who's in Whoville. more
Quotes:
Quizmo McKwoff: Hidey-hi, Hidey-ho, let us play hide and seek! more
Movie Connections:
Version of Horton Hears a Who! (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Mrs. Toucanella Told Me more

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A much underrated classic., 16 July 2004
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Author: Akbar Shahzad (rapt0r_claw-1) from Karachi, Pakistan

Chuck Jones and Theodore Geisel teamed up to produce the animated adaptation of Geisel's classic Horton Hears a Who! (why does the title always end in an exclamation mark?), as they did earlier for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horton's story is just as good as the Grinch's, with wonderful animation by Jones, and excellent lyrics by Dr. Suess (aka Geisel). Horton Hears a Who! has a moral: a BIG one. It deals with the concept of free speech, and how no one should believe they are the center of the universe and are the ones that REALLY matter, let alone that there is no one else at all. Both Dr. Hoovey and Horton are condemned as quacks just because they are not, like the rest of the community, self-centered morons. This in itself is a wonderful short story. But if you combine it with excellent lyrics and unbeatable animation, you have captured the essence of Horton Hears a Who! What really baffles me is that this masterpiece is so unappreciated as to be mentioned in a four-line paragraph at the back of a video with The Grinch as the feature. This "supplement" is just as good as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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