Le petit chaperon rouge

Original title: Red Hot Riding Hood

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Adventure Animation Comedy Family Musical Short

The characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.The characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.The characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.

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7.7/10

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Elvia Allman

Grandma
(uncredited)

Sara Berner

Red
(uncredited)
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Pinto Colvig

Wolf Howl
(uncredited)

Frank Graham

Wolf
(voice)
(uncredited)

Kent Rogers

Wolf (some lines)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Connie Russell

Red
(singing voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Tex Avery
Writer
- Rich Hogan
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7rbverhoef

Fine short

This is another fine animated short from Tex Avery. This time he uses the fairy tale of 'Little Red Riding Hood'. After the characters have complained they always have to play the same story over and over again the story is changed completely. The wolf is a rich character who falls in love with Red. She doesn't want him because she has to go to her grandma. The wolf makes sure he gets there before Red does. Instead of a sick old woman he finds a mature lady who is attracted to the wolf. Of course hilarious moments is what we get.

This short has a nice story and the usual Tex Avery humor, including written messages. The short is not really suitable for children, it has some sexual references, but adults will like this very much. A very nice animated short.

10W.B.

Was Benny Hill Watching?

I second the comments about this influential cartoon and its effect on the course of animation. But there's one question unanswered, and that's: Did this formula begun with this cartoon and continuing (with Avery, at least) to the end of the 1940's play a role, however indirectly, in the future development of Benny Hill's show after, say, 1980? If one sees the early Hill's Angels numbers, especially the juxtaposition of dancers gyrating and men's various reactions, one can see many similarities; alas, there was none of the relative subtlety and wit for which Avery was most famous. And interesting that both Avery and Hill have been targeted in later years for supposedly being "politically incorrect." Think about it . . .

8SnoopyStyle

good Tex Avery

Once upon a time, little red riding hood... The characters are fed up with the same old story. The narrator agrees to tell it in a new way. It's a Tex Avery animated short. It's good alternative fun with some adult leanings.

Lirazel

Red hot is right!!

Tex, sex, and Avery Rex!! The king of cartoons sends the 1943 censors a message..when the armed forces actually bypassed the Hays office to get an uncensored version of this one off to our troops overseas, they preserved one of the greatest works of art ever committed to celluloid..and allowed resonances to echo into such disparate results as Jessica Rabbit, Cool World, and Ren and Stimpy. For the record, the plot is simple..the old fairy tale is worn out, and needs some new blood..the wolf is now really a wolf, and Red has more than goodies in her basket..now, go and watch this one three hundred times, and you'll see almost all the little jokes lovingly crafted into it..

9andyjg

Red the hottest of the lot!

Got to be the funniest and fastest Avery cartoon there is, the best "modern" slant on the red riding hood story, with the wolf lusting after Red Hot at every opportunity. Note the reference to the wartime car tyre shortage with the line...."I can even get you a set of white wall tyres!" I,ve seen the 'toon loads of times and it always never fails to make me laugh long and loud. Working as a projectionist in the cinema I have also shown the toon, and on examining the print it is really noticeable that many frames have been cut out when "Red" makes an appearance. Enjoy the toon!

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Trivia
Director Tex Avery was famous for his off-the-wall cartoons, which were aimed more toward adult audiences than children. Here, however, he pushed the limit of what was considered acceptable, and in several places the film was toned down in order to satisfy the U. S. censors. Original copies were kept and stored away. Shortly afterwards, the army visited MGM studio to view a propaganda movie. Upon seeing this cartoon, they requested (and received) special uncut 16mm prints to send to the soldiers overseas.

Goofs
When Red exits the club, with Wolf following, the taxis outside the club both have right-hand drive as if they were in Great Britain instead of the United States.

Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator: Good evening, kiddies. Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood was skipping through the woods. She was going to her grandmother's house, to take grandma a basket of nice goodies. But - waiting in the woods was a mean old wolf, ready to pounce upon poor Little Red Riding Hood.
Wolf: Aw, stop it! "Waiting in the woods was a mean old wolf ready to pounce on poor Red Riding Hood." I'm fed up with that sissy stuff! It's the same old story, over and over. If you can't do this thing a new way, bud, I quit!
Red: [Little Red Riding Hood throws her basket to the ground angrily] Me too! Every cartoon studio in Hollywood has done it this way.
Grandma: Yes, I'm plenty sick of it myself.
[all three start complaining at the same time]
Grandma: ... The man smells!
Narrator: OK! OK! Alright! We'll do the story a new way!