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Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail poster
Directed by
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Genre
musical film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young rabbit named Peter Cottontail competes to become the new Easter Bunny. He learns lessons about responsibility and helping others along the way.

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What happens

Here Comes Peter Cottontail is a 1971 animated Easter television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, currently distributed by Universal Television and based on the 1957 novel, The Easter Bunny That Overslept, by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich. The special is narrated by Danny Kaye, and stars Casey Kasem, Vincent Price, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees. The special also features Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins's Easter song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". It was originally broadcast in the United States on April 4, 1971, on the ABC television network. Subsequent airings have appeared on CBS, Fox Family, The CW and Cartoon Network. In 2005, it was followed by a computer-animated sequel Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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