Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1965 Moby Duck , (co-starring Speedy Gonzales,) and directed by Robert McKimson.
This is the first Daffy and Speedy cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. From this cartoon onward, McKimson would direct the rest of the cartoons which feature Daffy Duck and/or Speedy Gonzales (save for only two Road Runner cartoons, Rushing Roulette and Sugar and Spies, and one Daffy/Porky cartoon, Corn on the Cop, which is instead directed by Irv Spector) throughout the DePatie-Freleng era, while the directing duties of the Road Runner shorts (except those two) were handed over to Rudy Larriva via Format Films.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour has stumble upon a very interesting site - All Things Lost - and a very interesting documentary about the potentially never to be released live action/ animated film, Coyote vs ACME
As you know Wile E. Coyote is one of ACME's largest clients. We hope they can settle their suit amicably and this film will see the light of day.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the classic 1969 drama, Kes, directed by Ken Loach, and starring David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, and Lynne Perrie. The film has become much admired in England, seen as a biting indictment of the British education system. In 2023, it was ranked seventh in the British Film Institute's Top Ten (British) The film was a word-of-mouth hit in Britain, eventually making a profit. However, it was a commercial flop in the US and was withdrawn after 2 days. So push away from the table, get comfortable and join us in watching Kes.
The scene in the library where Billy is trying to borrow a book nearly had a different ending. As they were filming with hidden cameras, members of the public could walk into the library. One older lady heard Billy arguing with the librarian and told him to 'show some respect.' Billy naturally told her to bugger off and a further argument ensued, all improvised by David Bradley and which ended with him being hit with her umbrella. The cameraman kept filming but unfortunately the film had run out part way through so they weren't able to use it.
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