Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Steineded How sad is this?

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . which seems to be the basic premise of GORILLA MY DREAMS, then it would be the father's responsibility to kill off all of his sons until he was too old and feeble to prevent the last of them from returning the favor and inheriting his harem (comprised mostly of his sisters and aunts, of course). This is the theme of the Warner Bros. animated short, GORILLA MY DREAMS, based on the prevailing Red States Life Style of the 1940s (still pretty much in vogue there Today). Though Naturalists such as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey have proved that gorillas actually are MATRIARCHAL since DREAMS first hit the screen, the other side of Warner's analogy still rings true Today. As BIG LOVE recently documented, harem-based living has spread to most of the Red States now. While Blue State Billionaires usually mate for life, those in the so-called "Bible Belt" often boast three to eight wives (though those who cross state lines frequently, such as John Wayne or the Honorary Dixie Darling Donald Trump, make out like they're practicing Serial Marriage). Whether Gruesome Gorilla is a Serial Killer we'll never know for sure, though it's implied that he's disposed of any previous sons prior to Bugs Bunny's "adoption" by Mrs. Gruesome in "Bingzi Bangzi."

fmsteinberg The ending of "Gorilla My Dreams" has special meaning for me because it is one of those Bugs Bunny vignettes with allusions to the real world that took me a several years to decipher. The ones with allusions to celebrities and classic movies are fun, and this one has a twist. At the end of the cartoon Mrs Gruesome makes a plaintive telephone call, after receiving the irrevocable filial rejection from Bugs and says, "Mr Anthony… I have a problem." My mother was once walking through the room while I watched this episode (after multiple times) in the 1970s and laughed at that line, which had never made sense to me. When I asked her why she laughed she said that "Mr. Anthony was a radio adviser, an Agony Uncle, from the 1950s" and she found that it was funny that a gorilla in a cartoon would make such a call. This concept was possibly loosely copied in a Simpson's episode: After Homer suspects that the alien Kodos is the father of Maggie, the family makes an appearance on the Jerry Springer Show. During the course of trying to reconcile a possibly cuckolded Homer, Kang and Kodos appear in the studio, which they proceed to destroy, including Jerry Springer. The Simpsons family are spared, but there is no resolution to the dilemma. As they walk outside of the destroyed studio, Marge says that she is really disappointed because even Jerry Springer was not able to solve their problem. In 50 years it is likely that Jerry Springer will be as remembered as Mister Anthony was 50 years after his appearance, but the joke remains.

Michael_Elliott Gorilla My Dreams (1948) *** (out of 4) A mama gorilla is ashamed of being the only one not to have a baby but when a shipwrecked Bugs Bunny shows up she decides to take him as her own. This doesn't sit too well with her cranky husband who wants to get rid of Bugs. This is a good entry in the series, although it's certainly not one of the best. The biggest problem I had with the movie is that it ends rather abruptly and the ending, while trying to be clever, doesn't really pull off the punch it was going for. There are still some nice moments between the mama and Bugs and the action between Bugs and the dad is fast and violent.

movieman_kev Bugs bunny is willing to play along when a female gorilla desperately wants to have a baby. But the husband of the gorilla, Mr. Gruesome hates Bugs and wants him out of the picture. This is YET another Robert McKimson directed short that fails when compared to the Bugs Bunny cartoons of other MUCH more competent directors. His name almost makes one weep when a TRUE Looney Tunes fan sees it in the credits. This animated short can be seen on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2. It also features an optional commentary by Jerry Beck that needless to say is more interesting than the actual short.My Grade: C