Springtime for Pluto

1944
6.1| 0h7m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 23 June 1944 Released
Producted By: RKO Radio Pictures
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Seduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating various animals. But when he imitates the butterfly (that transformed from a caterpillar before our eyes), he gets in trouble. The butterfly had done a little dance with a water droplet; Pluto picks a beehive as his "ball". The bees, of course, attack, and Pluto escapes by diving into some bushes of poison ivy. Then the "gentle" rains of spring come, along with the hail ("hail, hail the rains"), making a mess of Pluto's house. When the rains end and the satyr returns, Pluto gives him the greeting he deserves.

Genre

Animation, Comedy

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Director

Charles A. Nichols

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Springtime for Pluto Audience Reviews

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
OllieSuave-007 This is a very nice Pluto cartoon, where the dog experiences the beautiful nature of Springtime, including wildflowers, chirping birds and busy bees. The highlight of the cartoon, I think, is the singing caterpillar and its cocooned transformation into a beautiful butterfly. I loved listening to the Latin music during the butterfly's dance scene - very catchy and harmonic.Pluto also experienced his fair share of the negatives Spring has to offer, including Poison Ivy and rainstorms - pretty funny to watch Pluto to go through that. The music that accompanies each scene and action were brilliantly done. Great cartoon! Grade A
Michael_Elliott Springtime for Pluto (1944)** 1/2 (out of 4)Pluto is sleeping in his doghouse when spring wakes him up. He then goes on a journey through various springtime scenarios. For the most part this is a pleasant short that manages to certainly make you feel as if you are in a spring setting. There's no doubt that the highlight of this is the animation and the warm colors that pop off the screen. The short really doesn't contain any real laughs, although it's certainly mildly charming seeing Pluto running around and doing various funny faces and gestures.
TheLittleSongbird If you like Pluto, you'll like Springtime for Pluto. As with most Pluto cartoons don't expect much from the story, we could have done with less of the narrator going on about the beauty of spring and a couple of the pastoral moments might have a little more effective without Pluto, a couple of his antics jarred a tad. The animation is a real beauty, there is so much detail in the drawing and it's very vibrantly coloured, at its best in the caterpillar turning into the butterfly and the dance that is done afterwards. It is a bizarre moment, but also a fun one. The music is full of character and matches Pluto's liveliness. It is beautifully scored too, and merges very well with the visuals. The gags are funny, the bit with the cocoon on Pluto's muzzle and the beehive dance standing out as real corkers. The pastoral scenes are lovely. Pluto is cute and energetic as ever, a good choice for the type of short Springtime for Pluto is. The caterpillar/butterfly is a great character, and provides some of the short's best moments. In conclusion, very pleasant stuff but don't expect something exceptional. 8/10 Bethany Cox
baruch770 i have seen this short on video and what really won me over(and this is true for many of the disney shorts)the wonderful wonderful music done by oliver wallace. i have seen this short on video since i was a little kid out of all the disney cartoons this is my favorite one. I grew up with this short. My favorite part in this short was when the catapiller turned into a female butterfly.