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5.7/10 • 23

1961-11-090h 9m

AnimationComedyWarFamily

A four-year-old boy is drafted into the army. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

Directors
Gene Deitch
Writters
Jules Feiffer
Editors
Zdena Navrátilová

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Howard Morris

    Howard Morris

    Narrator / General / Soldiers (voice)

  2. Seth Deitch

    Seth Deitch

    Munro (voice)

  3. Jules Feiffer

    Jules Feiffer

    Sergeant (voice)

  4. Marie Deitch

    Marie Deitch

    Girl / Munro's mother (voice)

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CinemaSerf

Feb 7, 2024

7/10

"Munro" is your stereotypical, stroppy, four year old kid who wants nothing but to be left alone to play with his ball. Then he gets a letter from the Draft Board welcoming him to the US Army! He goes for the physical and listens to all the malingerers certain that surely they can't admit a small child who can't even unbutton his own tunic. Passed 1A, off to boot camp he goes and is soon listening to the clipped tones of his drill sergeant and playing a quite dizzying game called "face". His protestations only lead to him joining the sick pool temporarily, and all his attestations of youth fall on incredulous deaf ears. Now he's got no choice - a soldier he must be or, maybe, he should just resort to doing what 4-year-olds do best when they are unhappy...? The animation is a little basic, but the witty narration and the sheer ridiculousness of the plot makes this really quite good fun to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
preserved film