A Message to Gracias

A Message to Gracias is a 1964 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and Ted Bonnicksen.[2] The short was released on February 8, 1964, and stars Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester.[3] The title and plot are a reference to the essay "Message to Garcia".

A Message to Gracias
Directed byRobert McKimson
Ted Bonnicksen (co-director)
Produced byDavid H. DePatie
Friz Freleng (both uncredited)
Story byJohn Dunn[1]
StarringMel Blanc
Roger Green
Music byBill Lava
Edited byTreg Brown
Animation byGeorge Grandpré
Ted Bonnicksen
Warren Batchelder
Keith Darling
Morey Reden (uncredited)
Harry Love (effects animation)
Layouts byRobert Gribbroek
Backgrounds byRobert Gribbroek
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
February 8, 1964 (USA)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The plot of this cartoon involves Mexican Revolutionary mice. Numerous attempts to deliver a message to General Gracias fail when every messenger is caught and eaten by Sylvester. Desperate, Speedy is used to deliver the message. After overcoming several of Sylvester's attempts to thwart him, Speedy traps Sylvester and delivers the important message to the general—only for it to turn out to be "Happy Birthday" from the other general. Disgusted because he had gone through all the trouble he had with Sylvester for such a relatively trivial message, Speedy then asks the cat, "Hey, Senor gato, Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Sylvester replies back, "I'm thinking." then Speedy sets the cat free, on the condition he eat the generals (as retribution for the rebels they allowed him to eat).

Crew
  • Co-Director: Ted Bonnicksen
  • Story: John Dunn
  • Animation: George Grandpré, Ted Bonnicksen, Warren Batchelder, Keith Darling, Morey Reden
  • Layouts and Backgrounds: Robert Gribbroek
  • Effects Animation: Harry Love
  • Film Editor: Treg Brown
  • Voice Characterization: Mel Blanc, Roger Green
  • Music: Bill Lava
  • Produced by: David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
  • Directed by: Robert McKimson

Home media

References
  1. Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 151. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
  2. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 346. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 137. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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