| Curious George | |
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| Directed by | John Matthews |
| Based on | Curious George by H. A. Rey |
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| Starring | Corey Burton |
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Release date | May 25, 1984 |
Running time | 14 minutes, 33 seconds |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
Curious George (sometimes called Curious George: George Goes to the Zoo) is a 1984 short stop-motion animated children's film, and is based on H. A. Rey's 1941 book of the same name. The film is directed by John Matthews and was produced by Churchill Films. The company also produced Curious George Goes to the Hospital two years prior in 1982. The two films are often paired together and collectively called The Adventures of Curious George.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
Curious George is a monkey living in the African jungle. "The Man in the Yellow Hat" meets George and decides to take him to the city. The two begin riding home on a big ship, but George gets distracted by seagulls and falls into the water and must be rescued by the crew of the ship. After reaching the man's home, George is taught how to sip soup. Later, George sees the man smoking a pipe, and wants to try himself. While the man is taking a phone call, George grabs the pipe and starts to smoke, but begins hyperventilating, and feels sick. The man decides to throw the pipe away. At bedtime, George gets to sleep in large, human-sized pajamas.
The next morning, the man telephones the zoo. George being curious, wants to use the telephone. After the man leaves, George uses the telephone, but accidentally calls the fire department. The firemen think there is an emergency, locate the call, and ride in their firetrucks to the house. When they don't find any fire, they arrest George for the false alarm. They tell George that since he fooled the fire department they will have to shut him up where he cannot do anymore harm. as a result they took him away and shut him in a prison, where he becomes very sad. He starts making noise and grabbing at the window trying the bars struggling to get out. At that moment a watchman comes in and climbs on a wooden bed and to catch him by trying to get him down, George is able to slip past and escape through the open door. George walks across the power lines. He finds a man selling balloons, grabs the balloons, and floats over the city. The Man in the Yellow Hat sees George from his car, and gets him down. The man pays the balloon man for the balloons, then drives George to his wonderful new home at the zoo.
Credits
- H. A. Rey - Co-writer of Curious George books
- John Matthews - Director, Principal Animation, Original Themes, Puppets
- Robert Churchill - Executive Producer
- George McQuilken - Executive Producer
- Margret Rey - Story Consultant
- S. S. Wilson - Principal Animation
- Justin Segal - Other Animation, Props
- Anthony Alderson - Other Animation
- Gail Anderson - Other Animation, Props
- Richard Barkus - Other Animation
- Michael Convertino - Music
- David Newman - Music
- June Foray - Narration
- Corey Burton - Character Voices
- Jim Rice - Sound Effects
- Lisa Brenneis - Sound Effects
- Niki Matthews - Puppets
- Christine Mitchell - Props
- Ans Ellis - Props
- Anthony Alderson - Props
- Escott Norton - Props
- Jason Cardwell - Props
- Nan Lillith - Props
Reference:[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "John Clark Matthews | Filmmaker / Songwriter / Musician". www.johnclarkmatthews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "John Clark Matthews' The Adventures of Curious George (1982)". Stop Motion Magazine. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ Rey, H. A; Rey, Margret; Churchill Media (1984). The Adventures of Curious George. Racine, WI: Churchill Media. ISBN 978-0-307-14204-7. OCLC 29867314.
- ^ "Curious George (1984)". BFI. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
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