Dumbo Page #4

Synopsis: A young circus elephant is born with comically large ears and given the cruel nickname Dumbo. One day at a show, he is taunted by a group of kids, inciting his mother into a rage that gets her locked up. After Dumbo's ears cause an accident that injures many of the other elephants, he is made to dress like a clown and perform dangerous stunts. Everything changes when Dumbo discovers that his enormous ears actually allow him to fly, and he astounds everyone at the circus with his new talent.
Production: Walt Disney Productions
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
G
Year:
1941
64 min
1,267 Views


Don't know my own strength sometimes.

Dumbo. Look what I got for ya.

Uh-uh-uh-uh. Ya gotta come out first.

Too bad ya don't trust me, 'cause I thought...

uh, well, you--you and me, uh, we might get your mother out of the clink.

Oh, but I guess you wouldn't be interested. So long, Dumbo.

Well, that's more like it.

Ya know, your ma ain't crazy.

She's just brokenhearted.

It ain't nobody's fault you got them big ears.

Uh-oh. Boy, I stepped in it that time.

Aw, gee, Dumbo. I think your ears are beautiful.

Sure. As a matter of fact, I think they're very decorative.

You know, lots of people with big ears are famous.

Ho-ho, boy. All we gotta do is build an act.

Make ya a star. A headliner!

Dumbo the Great!

Uh-oh. The great what?

Ya know, Dumbo, we gotta get an idea.

Not just any idea. Something colossal, like, uh--

Have I got an idea! What an idea!

Huh. He never had an idea in his life.

Just visualize:
One elephant climbs up...

on top of another elephant until finally...

all elephants...

have constructed an enormous pyramid...

of pachyderms.

I step out.

I blow the whistle.

- Yeah. - The trumpets are trumpeting.

- Yeah. - And now...

comes the climax!

Yeah? What is the climax?

Hmm. I don't know.

I knew he never had nothin'.

Well, maybe it comes to me...

in a vision while I dream.

- Good night,Joe. - Good night, Boss.

Climax.

Climax! Dumbo, you're a climax.

I'll be back in a minute. I'm gonna take care of your future.

I am the voice of your subconscious mind.

Your inspiration.

Now, concentrate.

Remember? Your pyramid of elephants...

are standing in the ring waitin' for a climax.

- Climax. - You are now getting that climax.

- Climax. - How's the reception?

Comin' through okay? Good.

Suddenly, from the sidelines, comes your climax.

- Climax. - Gallopin' across the arena.

- Arena. - He jumps from a springboard...

to a platform.

At the very pinnacle of your pyramid, he waves a flag...

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Joe Grant

Joe Grant was a Jewish animator and writer for The Walt Disney Company. He co-wrote "Der Führer's Face" with fellow Disney legend Dick Huemer. more…

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Submitted on January 15, 2017

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