A Bum Steer
- Studio
- TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
Synopsis
Big, powerful bull Rocky Toriano has ended his career at the bullfights with no losses... and he tries to get his son to follow in his hoofsteps. But Mother Cow will not stand for it... and has his son playing his horn (actually playing one of his father's horns... which, apparently, his father can remove and replace at will). But... a cowboy (the "World's Greatest Bull Slinger") has challenged the bull in a match that will be televised, so he comes out of retirement to fight this challenger. He gets his butt kicked, and as his son watches his father get beaten up on TV, he comes to his dad's rescue. Rocky has the confidence to win, but it takes his little son to pull it off.
Characters
Rocky Toriano, Son, Mother Cow, Cowboy, Spectators
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mannie Davis
- Supervising Director
- Gene Deitch
Producing
- Producer
- Bill Weiss (Executive Producer)
Writing
- Writer
- Tommy Morrison, Larz Bourne, Bob Kuwahara
Animation
- Animator
- Jim Tyer, John Gentilella, Ed Donnelly, Larry Silverman, George Bakes, Al Chiarito
Voices
- Voice
- Allen Swift, Lionel Wilson
Music
- Music
- Philip A. Scheib
Crew
- Design
- Art Bartsch
- Backgrounds
- Bill Hilliker
- Production Manager
- Sparky Schudde
Reviews
A Bum Steer - Fame Doesn't Last
This was my favorite bullfight cartoon. The bull's name is parody of two famous boxers of the era; Rocky Graziano and Rocky Marciano. That's why this bull's career seems more like that of a professional athlete complete with fighting matches, a home with a family and hanging up your horns (gloves) upon retirement. The plot follows variations in boxing movie cliches in which a boy gives up the chance to make music to make money in a brutal occupation. The funniest sequence is Rocky, the bull, facing Pan Handle Pete, the cowboy. Pete's rope defies all the laws of physics and the man uses it to bewilder, beat and bruise the bull. It's a surprisingly contemporary cartoon and should be seen by all who are considering going on reality shows on television or who believe that their sporting careers will go on forever and your fans will always love you. It's the only bullfight cartoon with a charming ending in which the, now-humbled bull joins his champion son in a horn duet.