Carmen Get It!
- Studio
- Rembrandt Films
- Distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Synopsis
Jerry runs into the Metropolitan Opera, trying to evade Tom. The cat disguises himself as a violinist, with a tape recorder (playing the music of "Carmen") hidden in his fiddle. But Jerry plays it in reverse, and the conductor breaks the offending instrument over Tom's head. When Tom conducts the orchestra, Jerry sends a score of ants scurrying onto his music sheets, and poor Tom has a hard time differentiating the bugs from the notes.
Characters
Tom, Jerry, Conductor, Ants
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Gene Deitch
Producing
- Producer
- William L. Snyder
Writing
- Writer
- Gene Deitch
Music
- Music
- Steven Konichek
Companies and other credits
- Performed By: The Tom and Jerry Symphony Orchestra (100 Men and a Mouse)
Production notes
The last of the Gene Deitch-directed Tom and Jerry shorts.
Reviews
Carmen Get It!
My second favorite in the Deitch series, second only to Switchin' Kitten. Partly because I've played in an orchestra and am a big fan of "Carmen" myself.
Good job with making me laugh more than cry! Even the conductor is funny to watch, a lot easier to find entertaining than the Psychopathic Master. It's a hoot when he charges Tom like a bull to the tune of "Danse Boheme".
As I said earlier, I think the best thing this series has going for it is its background music. they did a brilliant job in their rendition of "Carmen".
I think my favorite part, though, is not the bullfight, but the scene when Jerry crawls under the conductor's shirt and tickles him, causing a perfect segue from "The Toreador Song" to a swanky dance tune.