The Eyes Have It (film)
The Eyes Have It | |
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Donald Duck series | |
Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Jack Hannah |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Story by |
Carl Barks Jack Hannah |
Voices by |
Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig |
Music by | Paul J. Smith |
Animation by |
Paul Allen John Reed Ed Love Ray Patterson Andy Engman Art Fitzpatrick Hugh Fraser Don Patterson |
Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
Distributed by |
RKO Radio Pictures Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
Release date(s) |
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Color process | Technicolor |
Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Preceded by | The Clock Watcher |
Followed by | Donald's Crime |
The Eyes Have It is a Donald Duck animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions, originally released on March 30, 1945 by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the final Disney short animated by Don Patterson and it was the only short to have his on-screen credit. The last Donald Duck cartoon to feature Pluto, it centers around Donald using hypnosis goggles to turn Pluto into various animal-like states.
Plot
Donald receives a package in the mail containing a hypnosis kit with a pair of goggles. He decides to test the goggles on Pluto. He hypnotizes Pluto to think he's a variety of animals--a mouse, a turtle, a chicken--and each time Pluto starts behaving like the animal, even partially taking on its form. While in his chicken form he gets into a fight with a rooster, so Donald hypnotizes him to think he's a lion. Pluto becomes ferocious and starts attacking the rooster, and the two run into Donald, inadvertently causing the goggles to shatter. Pluto chases Donald, now unable to control him, back to his house and wrecks much of the place. They both end up breaking through the rooftop and running into midair, before plummeting violently to the ground, knocking Donald unconscious and returning Pluto to his normal self. Pluto licks Donald's face to wake him up, but thinking he's still in his lion state, Donald frantically rushes away. Pluto looks toward the camera with a confused expression.
Cast
Technical specs
Runtime 7 min
Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm
Availability
- This short can be found on The Chronological Donald, Volume Two.
Notes
- The title is from the parliamentary procedure used by the chairman announcing either "The ayes have it" or "The nays have it" depending on whether the motion has passed or failed the vote.