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Presto

  • 2008
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Presto (2008)
Animal AdventureBuddy ComedyComputer AnimationSlapstickAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyShort

A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.

  • Director
    • Doug Sweetland
  • Writers
    • Doug Sweetland
    • Ted Mathot
    • Valerie LaPointe
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Doug Sweetland
    • Writers
      • Doug Sweetland
      • Ted Mathot
      • Valerie LaPointe
    • 49User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    10KentHandlet

    The best short from Disney and pixar yet.

    wildly entertaining. very cute. and very exciting. all with no dialogue.

    the quick story is really clever too.

    again, a very very funny short film. kids will love it, and so will adults, and so will you.

    it will win an Oscar. you'll see.

    gotta love Disney and pixar. they always provide. and keep getting better. Presto really upped the scale for future DP short films.

    i thought that presto was just the perfect appetizer for Wall E. it really gets you in the mood to laugh at the very charlie chaplin humor.
    8megrvt

    Pleasant surprise, hope they include it on Wall-E DVD

    I didn't do my research. Had I come to IMDb before seeing Wall-E, I would have known that we would be seeing Presto. It's a great Looney Tunes style short that pits a rabbit against his magician, all for a carrot. It actually had me laughing. Not just chuckling, but laughing and since you can't see the original Looney Tunes I used to love, it was a refreshing change to have a short cartoon do that for me. I'd almost forgotten what it was like. The animation is much better than the old favourites, but not quite as detailed as something like Shrek or even Wall-E itself. They keep it simple and light on its feet. Works perfectly in my opinion. I would gladly sit through Presto again if I went to see Wall-E a second time.
    8Prismark10

    Hey Presto

    Unusually for a Pixar short, Presto is a rather fast and frenetic cartoon.

    A magician is preparing for his stage show and has a nice juicy carrot for his rabbit.

    The rabbit is salivating but the magician is just teasing him with it. The hungry rabbit causes chaos with the show especially with the magic hats.

    Inadvertently with all the bedlam and the magician getting injured with the tricks going wrong, the show wows the audience.
    8ackstasis

    And for my next trick...

    For the theatrical release of 'WALL•E (2008),' Pixar Studios continues that lovely time-honoured tradition of preceding the main feature with an amusing animated short. Not only that, but they've developed one of their best, second only to the mini-masterpiece that is 'Geri's Game (1997).' A hilarious throw-back to the classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons – such that we can almost envision Bugs in a starring role – 'Presto (2008)' concerns itself with the art of magic. When an uptight stage magician, Presto DiGiotagione, neglects to feed his hungry rabbit, Alec Azam, the malnourished pet mischievously decides to exact revenge on his owner, with the help of two magic hats and no shortage of dangerous backstage implements. Each time Presto attempts to pull the rabbit from his top hat, his hand emerges clutching all sorts of painful contraptions, from mouse traps to live electrical wires to an entire ladder. His performance already in tatters, the red-faced magician tries even harder to convince the rabbit to cooperate, his every action only making matters worse.

    'Presto' was directed by Doug Sweetland, a long-serving animator at Pixar, in his directorial debut. Entirely wordless, as most of Pixar's shorts are, the film relies on terrific visuals and sound effects to provide the humour, though this effort is notably less reliant on sound effects than the previous 'Lifted (2006)' {which, appropriately, was directed by sound effects whiz Gary Rydstrom}. Working with a simple scenario, 'Presto' begins with relatively minor sight gags, gradually upping the ante until all hell breaks loose on-stage, and the hapless magician finds himself strung high above the ground. Obviously, the audience finds all this utterly magnificent, and Presto – however battered and bruised – is only too happy to accept this gracious applause. Some may find all this to be rather mean-spirited, but certainly no more so than Bugs Bunny when he got Elmer Fudd in his sights, and children will definitely find the rabbit's hilarious antics to be uproariously entertaining. This is a delicious cinematic appetiser from the best in the business.
    10zgamer-1

    What a Delightful Toon!

    Pixar is the new Disney (as in the good Disney of old). They continue to make quality stories, push boundaries of visual design capabilities and, above all, charm audiences young and old. The same holds with Presto, the team's latest short cartoon which played before each screening of Wall-E. In it, a hungry rabbit, upset his magician owner will not give him the carrot promised to him, decides to sabotage the show in a variety of increasingly humorous ways until he gets it. What makes this simple premise shine is the clever slapstick gags, great characters and the overall sweet tone throughout the film. It's just pure and simple cartoon fun that sets the right tone for the film after it. The absence of dialogue actually makes the whole thing funnier, as their are no corny lines to ruin the enjoyment like in most non-Pixar cartoons. I highly recommend buying it on iTunes or seeing Wall-E just to make sure yo get to experience it.

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    • Trivia
      Released theatrically with the feature film WALL·E (2008).
    • Goofs
      (at around 3 mins) After the magician gets electrocuted, the hat shoots off his hand across the stage. He then furiously chases after the rabbit and he noticeably does not have the hat with him. However, when the rabbit runs under the table, the magician is now holding the hat again.
    • Crazy credits
      The ending credits are in the style of old-time circus posters.
    • Connections
      Featured in Animation Lookback: Pixar Animation Studios Part 6 (2013)

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2008 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Престо
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Pixar Animation Studios
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    • Runtime
      5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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