Now Hear This
1963 • 6 min • Animation · Comedy
Synopsis
In this surreal cartoon that plays with the idea of sound effects, a near-deaf old man finds one of the devil's lost horns and tries to use it as an ear trumpet.
Our family guide
Best from age 4- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 66%
- 66 Audience · 27 · 34%
This surreal animated short features an elderly, hard-of-hearing man who stumbles upon one of the devil's lost horns, attempting to use it as an ear trumpet. The cartoon explores the comical chaos that ensues when the horn brings strange sounds to life. It’s a whimsical play on sound effects and imagination.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some mildly unsettling imagery
What it models well
- Imagination and creativity
- Acceptance of differences
Talk about it after
- How sound effects can tell a story
- The fun of surreal situations
Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Now Hear This. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.
Top billed cast
Director: Chuck Jones • Crew: John W. Dunn, Chuck Jones
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersAn elderly gent is strolling along when he discovers a bright red ear trumpet lying on the ground. Hastily disposing of his existing one, he finds he now possesses acute hearing - everything sounds enhanced like never before... What is this magical thing? It's surreal, I'm not sure I can think of another word for it - not quite what you expect from the hands of Chuck Jones.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.6/10 (27)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0057367
