Symphony in Slang | Tex Avery Screwball | Warner Archive

Tex Avery Screwball (1951) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TexAveryScrewball TEX AVERY SCREWBALL COMEDY CLASSICS-VOLUME ONE Collection Includes: Tex Avery Classics RED HOT RIDING HOOD WHO KILLED WHO? WHAT’S BUZZIN BUZZARD? BATTY BASEBALL THE HICK CHICK BAD LUCK BLACKIE GARDEN GOPHER THE PEACHY COBBLER SYMPHONY IN SLANG Screwy Squirrel SCREWBALL SQUIRREL THE SCREWY TRUANT BIG HEEL-WATHA LONESOME LENNY George & Junior HOUND HUNTERS RED HOT RANGERS Droopy DUMB HOUNDED WAGS TO RICHES THE CHUMP CHAMP DAREDEVIL DROOPY There were several masters of animation during Hollywood’s golden era. Of the top two geniuses, one created elaborate fairy tales and ornate feature-length fantasias – the other guy was Tex Avery. He just wanted to make you laugh. Having already been integrally involved in the development of Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny for Warner Bros., Avery moved to MGM in 1941 to create a set of comedy masterpieces that defined a new slapstick style for animation, inspiring cartoonists, comedians and filmmakers for decades to come. Avery’s unit at Metro Goldwyn Mayer was all about breaking the fourth wall, shattering expectations and making audiences fall down with laughter. His one-shot masterpieces, including Bad Luck Blackie, Red Hot Riding Hood and Symphony in Slang, have proven themselves pure gold. And continuing characters like Droopy, Screwball Squirrel and George & Junior – not to mention Spike, Red and The Wolf – remain unforgettable comic personas among the top rank of cartoondom. Avery’s cartoons were ahead of their time – and their time has come. Finally committed to Blu-ray™, this first collection of restored Technicolor® shorts feels fresh and new, and is funnier than ever. This set will delight young and old – and will amaze a new generation ready to laugh again. – JERRY BECK, Animation Historian. Directed By Tex Avery Starring John Brown Subscribe to watch more Warner Archive videos: FOLLOW WARNER ARCHIVE ON SOCIAL Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: ABOUT WARNER ARCHIVE Warner Archive Collection is a branch of Warner Bros home entertainment that releases classic films and TV that were previously unreleased. Thousands of Films, TV movies and series on Blu-ray and DVD direct from the studio. WAC started as a MOD (manufactured on demand) eCommerce business in 2009 and have released over 2,500 titles spanning from the 1920s to present with distribution outlets that now include wholesale, licensee, and retail partners. Available at Warner Archive