Boyhood Daze (1957)

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Genre

animation, family, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Ralph Phillips daydreams about heroic adventures while dealing with the mundane tasks of childhood. An alien invasion features as one of his imagined scenarios.

whimsicalplayfuldaydreamylightheartedfast-pacednostalgicgently funny

What happens

Boyhood Daze is a 1957 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The script was written by Michael Maltese, and the film score was composed by Milt Franklyn. The voices were provided by Dick Beals, Daws Butler and Marian Richman. It contains the science fiction element of an alien invasion. The short was released on April 20, 1957, and features young boy Ralph Phillips. Following From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954), it is one of two cartoons in which he stars. The title of this short is a play on the phrase "boyhood days". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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