Gay Purr-ee: Let's Get Back to the Plot

This week we leave our familiar Disney family behind and head out into the unknown...with UPA and Chuck Jones's Gay Purr-ee. A movie that most likely no one else has really heard of ...because we sure hadn't!
Aly really didn't have much to do this week so she read a book of interviews with Chuck Jones and fills us in on his very strong opinions about things! She also talks up Robert Goulet (mmmm) and Paul Frees. Sarrah discusses the history of UPA and limited animation.
Together, we embark on this journey of a recap and find out that we do not really like Mewsette, Aly has to relive her nightmares about rats, and we learn a little bit about art!

Podcast music by: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

What? A Non-Disney movie???
Better believe it cats!

This episode we watch UPA's Gay Purr-ee, and are introduced to the mad brilliance of the one and only Chuck Jones!

Aly spends today focusing on our Voice Cast Corner, highlighting the lovely Robert Goulet but really delving into the master of voice acting that is Paul Frees. Since she didn't really have much else to do this week, she also read a book on Chuck Jones, and shares what she now knows about his many opinions. We're pretty stoked because he is considered one of the biggest innovators in animation next to Walt Disney!  Sarrah tells us everything there is to know about UPA and introduces us to the concept of Limited Animation.

Our recap brings us to the realization that we have zero patience for one of our main characters, Sarrah has to nickname another because she can't pronounce the real name, and we learn a lot about art.

Sarrah's UPA Links:

 

Art History Lesson [All Photos from metmuseum.org]

Still Life with A Ginger Jar and Eggplants - Paul Cézanne
The Dance Class - Edgar Degas
Study for a Sunday on La Grande Jatte - Georges Seurat
The Siesta - Paul Gauguin
Jeanne Hebuterne - Amedeo Modigliani
Water Lilies - Claude Monet
Dora Maar in an Armchair - Pablo Picasso
Two Young Girls at the Piano - Auguste Renoir
The Repast of the Lion - Henri Rousseau
Divan Japonais - Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
Wheat Field with Cypresses - Vincent van Gogh

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Podcast Music By: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Imdb page for Gay Purr-ee
Wikipedia article for Gay Purr-ee
Wikipedia article on Chuck Jones
Wikipedia article on UPA
Wikipedia article on Paul Frees

Behind the Voice Actors page on Paul Frees

Chuck Jones Conversations. Chuck Jones. Ed. Maureen Furniss.