Wrestling Wrecks
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Directed by | Don Patterson |
Produced by | Walter Lantz |
Animation by | Ray Abrams Fred Brunish Laverne Harding Paul J. Smith |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal International |
Running time | 6' 10" |
Country | United States |
Wrestling Wrecks is the 48th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on July 20, 1953, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.
Plot
Woody is excited to watch the wrestling program, featuring a championship match between the champion, the Great Precious Preacy (who Woody cheers) and the challenger, Bulldozer. Several commercials interrupt the action, annoying Woody, and a dog food ad causes Woody's dog to charge the television, destroying it. With his TV busted, and not content to sit at home, Woody Woodpecker dashes off to the arena to watch the rest of the match.
Woody's heckling leads him to assisting Preacy; being used a prop, barbecuing Bulldozer as he's tied in the ropes, and even showing the wrestlers the script they have to follow. Bulldozer eventually sends Preacy to the hospital, leaving an enraged Woody to turn into a matador and Bulldozer playing a bull. After the initial charge, Bulldozer slams into Woody's cape and reveals an anvil behind it. Bulldozer passes out from the pain and after Woody covers him for the pinfall, Woody ends up becoming the new champ.
References
- Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1953". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia
- 1953 animated films
- 1950s short films
- American short films
- Walter Lantz Productions shorts
- Woody Woodpecker films
- 1950s American animated films
- 1953 films
- Universal Pictures short films
- Universal Pictures animated short films
- Films about animals
- Animated films about animals
- Films about birds
- Animated films about birds
- American animated short films
- American films
- Woody Woodpecker film stubs