Wild Over You
Wild Over You
| 11 July 1953 (USA)
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A wildcat escapes from the zoo, disguises herself as a skunk to fool her pursuers, but that only attracts lovestruck Pepe le Pew.

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Diagonaldi

Very well executed

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BlazeLime

Strong and Moving!

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CommentsXp

Best movie ever!

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Aedonerre

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

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Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71)

Pepe le Pew is my favorite character along with Pussyfoot & Marc Anthony and Hubie & Bertie created by Chuck Jones, one of my favorite animators. This cartoon is one of my favorite Pepe cartoons, because of its animation and design.In this short, a female wildcat had escaped from the zoo during the Paris Exposition of 1900. To avoid the animal control, she use black and white paint to disguise herself as a "king-size skunk de pew". But the disguise attracts Pepe le Pew, who thinks the wildcat is a giant girl skunk. And here comes the running gag (if you would call it), in which before fleeing from the amorous skunk, the wildcat mauls him.You know, I had looked on Wikipedia, that Pepe's quote after he first gets mauled: "I like it," has caused this cartoon much controversy for implying sadomasochism. Of course I didn't know that until now. Overall, I thought it was a good cartoon and that is all I have to say, except that it is another favorite starring Pepe le Pew.

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Edgar Allan Pooh

" . . . do not knock it," Henry the Skunk-of-a-runaway-husband-and-dad (a.k.a., Pepe Le Pew) says to conclude WILD OVER YOU. Obviously, this punch line is meaningless without knowing what the "it" is. What exactly is "it" here? "It" can be summed up in two words: Rough Sex. Pepe has tried to "close the deal" five times with an escaped wild cat who has painted itself up as a skunk to avoid recapture. (Since Pepe is nose blind, he never quails at his opportunities for inter-species trysts.) The Warner Bros. animators portray these five attempted rapes as cartoon whirlwinds--the representation you might expect if Bugs Bunny tried to get it on with the Tasmanian Devil. Pepe is somewhat ambivalent as he emerges banged up from his first four scrapes with the wildcat, but in the middle of his fifth attack (what he would call "Shooting Zee fish in Zee Barrel," as the pair are crammed into the basket of a rising hot air balloon), sadomasochist Pepe decides it's all good.

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TheLittleSongbird

If you are familiar with Pepe LePew, you will know where Wild Over You is going to go. But that isn't enough to mar the cartoon's enjoyment. The animation is full of simple detail and elegant colour, very Chuck Jones but with also an authentic touch. The music is catchy and beautifully orchestrated, with a lovely amorous French flavour. The dialogue is very witty and quite kinky even for a Pepe cartoon, a series that was uniquely risqué to start with. The gags are as is the case with Pepe and Looney Tunes in general clever and imaginatively timed. The story could be seen as formulaic, but the vibrant pacing and entertainment value more than makes up for that. Pepe is still likable and true to the personality that we are used to seeing him, and the cat contrasts with him very well. Mel Blanc, criss crossing Charles Boyer and Maurice Chevalier, is stellar. All in all, a fine cartoon that has much to like about it. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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MartinHafer

By 1953, the Pepe Le Pew formula is getting to be pretty set in stone--Pepe comes upon a cat that looks like a skunk and he spends the rest of the film ardently in pursuit. This time, it's a bit different due to the setting (the famous Paris Exposition) and because the cat is in this case an escaped wild cat from the zoo. The bottom line is that if you love Pepe Le Pew, you'll love this one as well. If not, then there are no major differences that will change your mind (though, if you DON'T like these cartoons, you are a real curmudgeon).One thing I particularly liked were all the terrible puns and plays on words when it comes to the French in the film. Again and again, terribly funny but bad puns abound when you see a sign in this short.

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