Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

fmsteinberg The ending of "Gorilla My Dreams" has special meaning for me because it is one of those Bugs Bunny vignettes with allusions to the real world that took me a several years to decipher. The ones with allusions to celebrities and classic movies are fun, and this one has a twist. At the end of the cartoon Mrs Gruesome makes a plaintive telephone call, after receiving the irrevocable filial rejection from Bugs and says, "Mr Anthony… I have a problem." My mother was once walking through the room while I watched this episode (after multiple times) in the 1970s and laughed at that line, which had never made sense to me. When I asked her why she laughed she said that "Mr. Anthony was a radio adviser, an Agony Uncle, from the 1950s" and she found that it was funny that a gorilla in a cartoon would make such a call. This concept was possibly loosely copied in a Simpson's episode: After Homer suspects that the alien Kodos is the father of Maggie, the family makes an appearance on the Jerry Springer Show. During the course of trying to reconcile a possibly cuckolded Homer, Kang and Kodos appear in the studio, which they proceed to destroy, including Jerry Springer. The Simpsons family are spared, but there is no resolution to the dilemma. As they walk outside of the destroyed studio, Marge says that she is really disappointed because even Jerry Springer was not able to solve their problem. In 50 years it is likely that Jerry Springer will be as remembered as Mister Anthony was 50 years after his appearance, but the joke remains.

Michael_Elliott Gorilla My Dreams (1948) *** (out of 4) A mama gorilla is ashamed of being the only one not to have a baby but when a shipwrecked Bugs Bunny shows up she decides to take him as her own. This doesn't sit too well with her cranky husband who wants to get rid of Bugs. This is a good entry in the series, although it's certainly not one of the best. The biggest problem I had with the movie is that it ends rather abruptly and the ending, while trying to be clever, doesn't really pull off the punch it was going for. There are still some nice moments between the mama and Bugs and the action between Bugs and the dad is fast and violent.

phantom_tollbooth The best thing about Robert McKimson's 'Gorilla My Dreams' are the sumptuous jungle backgrounds against which the action is set. It's a lovely setting for a so-so cartoon. Bugs Bunny is washed ashore on a tropical island and immediately adopted against his will by a broody, childless mother gorilla. Her husband, Gruesome, is less than pleased by this development and sets out to render himself childless. It is from hereon in that the cartoon starts to falter with some clumsily timed sequences (the dance with the coconut tree being the prime example) and a less than satisfactory ending. It's a shame the script is so off during the main body of the cartoon because much of the animation is extremely nice, such as the beautiful chase sequence which culminates in a striking layout which charts the lengthiness of the pursuit by showing Bugs and Gruesome's silhouetted figures in several different places at once. Despite being serenaded by Bugs with several hit songs of the day, I still always think of 'Gorilla My Dreams' as a far nicer cartoon to look at than it is to listen to.

ccthemovieman-1 Bugs, floating in a barrel in the ocean but unperturbed by it all, washes ashore on "Bingzi- Bangzi - Land of the Ferocious Apes." After some beautiful artwork showing the jungle, we come across some apes lying around reading books with titles such as "Apes Of Wrath" and "Our Vines Have Tender Apes." That's one feature I love with these Looney Tunes cartoons: the writers loved puns, as I do.Like Moses in the brush, Bugs is picked up by a woman (in this case, gorilla) who is thrilled at the prospect of caring for a new "baby."This cartoon, which is part of the Golden Collection Volume Two, shows Bugs' "soft spot," as he puts it: dames crying, so if the female thinks he's hers, well, to keep her from crying any more, Bugs "goes along with the gag." What ensues is mostly funny, from the sight gags - Bugs in a pink baby outfit, and then pretending to be an ape - to his battles with the father ape "Gruesome." The only lame part was the ending. Actually, I enjoyed the fabulous artwork in here with amazing jungle drawings, best of all, along with the puns in the beginning.