Mouse into Space
Mouse into Space is a Tom and Jerry animated short film released on April 13, 1962 (copyrighted 1961).[1] It was the fifth of the thirteen cartoons in the series to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
| Mouse into Space | |
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| Directed by | Gene Deitch Animation direction: Václav Bedřich |
| Story by | Tod Dockstader |
| Produced by | William L. Snyder |
| Starring | Allen Swift (uncredited) |
| Music by | Steven Konichek (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Jindra Barta Antonín Bures Mirek Kacena Milan Klikar Vera Kudrnová Vera Maresová Olga Sisková Zdenka Skrípková Zdenek Smetana (all uncredited) Checking: Ludmila Kopecná (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Background paint: Bohumil Siska (uncredited) Helped by: Miluse Hluchanicová (uncredited) |
| Color process | Metrocolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 6 minutes 48 seconds |
| Countries | United States Czechoslovakia |
| Language | English |
Plot
The Short begins with Jerry reading a magazine, in which they announce "that life is much better in space for a mouse" and Tom Stealthily places a Revolver to Jerry's Head and Shoots, but Jerry reacts quickly and avoids his death, he gets angry and continues reading but Tom plants a bomb but just before Jerry explodes the throw, exploiting Tom.
Jerry reads that there are no cats in Space so he packs up and leaves home, sad Tom tries to convince him to stay putting him a Hammer, a Revolver and even a Bomb, but the Mouse masterfully Ignores him, Tom gets sad and Jerry Enlists and after Passing the Test he goes to the Space Rocket, Tom falls into Alcohol and having no home sleeps in a Tube that actually it was the Hose of a Rocket, at Night a Truck arrives and a Man Gets Down Who Lifts the Hose and Places it in a Tube of the Truck to Later Open a Crank and Get the Gasoline Tom wakes up from the noise and the Gasoline takes it to the pipeline where the Rocket Gasoline is kept, and a Man touches the FIRE! and Tom flees swimming from the Fire, he manages to survive But they touch the Number 2 Button so now in Space Jumps the Parts of the rocket that are being destroyed and reaches a Small capsule.
when he opens it he is very happy to see Jerry and enters to the Capsule, then moves Jerry's chair making it spin an Infinity of Times but Tom while laughing accidentally presses a Button making the Capsule Spin Later Tom shoots out of the Capsule and manages to fall into a different Capsule when he opens it he finds a Bulldog Soviet (Similar to Spike) the frightened one flees but not knowing how to move in Space he cannot defend himself from a Stampede of Moonstones and one falls on him trapping him inside it, Jerry destroys the Stone making Tom fall in the air the Stone falls It heats up to such a Point that Tom goes out Shooting and falling to the Earth in Pieces and Jerry calmly falls with his Capsule.
Tom barely reaches the House seeing Jerry is Glad and jumps the Window with a Hammer, but he notices that Jerry has a Medal. He treacherously greets Jerry and Jerry asks him to light a Cigar for him instead of the Cigar, he lights his Shiny medal but it Backfires and Jerry now from his Medal-Jetpack chases after Tom forcing him to pick up his things and leave home while Jerry says goodbye to him cheerfully culminating in the Short.
Reception
In their book The Encyclopedia of Cartoon Superstars: From A to (almost) Z, authors John Calwey and Jim Korkis noted that while the Deitch shorts "were never as funny as the classics, they did have a quirky style all their own", believing that Deitch "was able to maintain the inner side of the characters by having them show occasional feelings". In Mouse into Space, as "one of the more bizarre examples", Tom becomes "so full of despair, that he takes to the bottle!".[2]