A cold war between two lands over a ridiculous dispute leads to a perilous arms race. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The story itself is an allegory for the cold war, attempting to show the ridiculous nature of the massive arms buildup that was occurring in both the united states and the soviet union. It portrays this event as a parody by using two different armies fighting over the way to butter your bread. But in 1989 for turner tv, he mixed his sensibilities with those. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The butter battle book author vesves illustrator dr. This film is featured as bonus material on the deluxeedition of horton hears a who. Director, producer tnt this was an animated tv special directed by ralph bakshi, narrated by charles durning and produced by and aired on tnt on november, 1989. The butter battle book 1989 the butter battle book 1989 the butter battle book 1989 the butter battle book 1989 the image could not be loaded. The butter battle book isnt really about buttering bread. The yooks, who eat their bread with the butter side up, go to war against the zooks, who eat their bread with the butter side down. Im pretty sure i must have seen this as a kid, i have a faint memory of watching it in school and being somewhat vexed by it since the butter battle book was one of the few seuss books that we didnt. The butter battle book 1989 the movie database tmdb.
The butter battle book is a 1989 animated tv special by animator and filmmaker ralph bakshi, narrated by charles durning and produced by tnt. Ralph bakshis the butter battle book is not an exception. The butter battle book was a new york times notable book of the year. Seuss butter battle book, 1989, directed by ralph bakshi, with charles durning, charles durning, christopher collins, at turner classic movies. A cold war between two lands over a ridiculous dispute leads to. Seuss the butter battle book is another short that runs at only 23 minutes but has a very poignant message that rings more true with each passing day. The butter battle book 1989 tv show behind the voice. His stories are childrens classics that are fun to read and also tackle some real life issues. Seuss the butter battle book and the cold war essay. Even from an early age i have loved dr seuss, and i find the animated versions of his work on the most part classics1966s how the grinch stole christmas is my favourite. The butter battle book is a film directed by ralph bakshi with animation.
The butter battle book can now be found in every library in the country. Or if it is, were reading way too much into it more likely, dr. The butter battle book 1989 12 by rick demott tuesday, march 11, 2008 at 4. If you havent read it, theres a good chance youve seen it in a bookstore or library, and its bright orange and blue cover makes it look pleasant and innocuous enough. Seuss considered the 1989 television special of the butter battle book to be the most faithful rendition of any of his works. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The butter battle book is a rhyming story written by dr. Seuss was one of the few childrens authors who did much more than rhyme brilliantly and tell stories about the whos at whoville celebrating christmas. Ralph bakshi is best known for his adult animation fritz the cat. Seuss is an important figure in the lives of children everywhere.
Seuss himself called the short the most faithful adaptation of his work. The butter battle book is a short animated film adapted from dr. The butter battle book 1989 pg 30min animation, family, short tv short november 1989. The seuss family apparently had had their fill of marvels animation division handling their works marvel inherited the contract from depatiefreleng, and so, they turned to legendary animator ralph bakshi to adapt the butter battle book. But now its the last special that the man himself worked on and being directed by ralph bakshi of fritz the cat and cool world. Over the issue of how the yooks and zooks butter their bread. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. This seuss book parodies the cold war arms race through the fighting between the yooks and the zooks.
The story is about yooks who live on the other side of the wall. Fatefully enough, the butter battle tv special was aired in 1989, five years after the book came, two years before geisels death, and very shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. The butter battle book is a childrens book written and illustrated by dr. The special followed the book closely, notably in its preservation of its original cliffhanger ending, with the title card the end. The butter battle book is a pretty clear allegory for the cold war arms race. Both countries dont agree with each others ideology.
The special followed the book closely, notably in its preservation of its. The butter battle book discusses the arms race between the united states vs. Childhood education, v66 n1 p2527 fall 1989 presents suggestions for ways elementary school teachers can use dr. The butter battle book was once removed from the shelves of public libraries during the cold war because of the book s position regarding the arms race. All the butter battle book movie posters,high res movie posters image for the butter battle book. The butter battle book 1989 tv show behind the voice actors. The butter battle book 1989 11 1989 us animation, family 24m user score. Narrated by charles durning, this socially conscious animated allegory of the nuclear arms race comes from dr. Seusss tale is an allegory for the nuclear arms race during world war ii and the. The butter battle book 1989 posted on november 5, 20 by felix vasquez dr. Some information andor images in this header may be provided either partially or in full from the movie database. To watch the video, visit my youtube channel, sullivan bard, or follow the link. A tale of two hostile neighboring countries, one country is occupied by the yooks, while the other is occupied by the zooks.
Seuss butter battle book 1989 bakshi productions cartoon episode guide. Photos of the the butter battle book show voice actors. The butter battle book condemned the cold war arms race, and at one point was removed from childrens sections of libraries for political reasons. The butter battle book premiered on tnt just in time for thanksgiving in 1989. With charles durning, christopher collins, miriam flynn, clive revill. The butter battle book, often cited as one of the most banned childrens books, was published in 1984 while the cold war still raged on. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item.