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Horton Hears a Who! (1970)

Not Rated | | Animation, Family, Short | TV Short 18 March 1970
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Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists.

Directors:

Chuck Jones, Ben Washam (co-director)

Writer:

Dr. Seuss (teleplay)

Stars:

Hans Conried, June Foray, Chuck Jones | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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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Storyline

In this story, Horton discovers there is a microscopic community of intelligent beings called the Who's living on a plant that only he can hear. Recognising the dangers they face, he resolves to keep them safe. However, the other animals around him think Horton has gone crazy thinking that there are such beings. They resolve to take action for his own good and Horton and The Who must struggle against these impossible odds to prevent a tragedy. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>

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Plot Keywords:

elephant | miniature person | based on children's book | character name in title | See All (4) »

Genres:

Animation | Family | Short

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1970 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Horton Hears a Who! See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Cat in the Hat Productions,MGM Television,Sib-Tower 12 Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In addition to being director/animator, Chuck Jones was also at the microphone supplying the voices of various characters. See more »

Quotes

[while Horton's clover is being carried away by Quizmo McKwoff]
Horton: Dr. Hoovey? Quick, Doctor! / Fasten your seat belt! Tie yourself down! / Batten your hatches! Sandbag the whole town!
Dr. Hoovey: Batten our hatches? I don't understand! / What is a seat belt? We're fresh out of sand.
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Referenced in RuPaul's Drag Race: Queens of Talk (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

Be Kind to Your Small Person Friends
(uncredited)
Music by Eugene Poddany and John Philip Sousa
Lyrics by Dr. Seuss
Performed by the MGM Chorus
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Entertaining.
20 April 2018 | by invisibleunicornninja – See all my reviews

This is a great and well-made cartoon for children.
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