Red Hot Riding Hood

Red Hot Riding Hood
Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 8, 1943
Run time	7:15
Starring	Frank Graham Kent Rogers Sara Berner Connie Russel Elivia Allman Pinto Colvig (all uncredited)
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Story by	Rich Hogan
Animation	Ed Love Preston Blair Irvin Spence Ray Abrams (all uncredited)
Director(s)	Tex Avery
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Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated theatrical short that was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 8, 1943. It was written by Rich Hogan, produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by Tex Avery.

Following a demand to get a new telling of the Little Red Riding Hood story, the fairy tale is reinterpreted with a contemporary touch, where Red is a alluring nightclub singer and the Big Bad Wolf is her unwitting romantic partner.

Detailed summary

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Memorable quotes

Wolf: Hey, baby. Whaddya say after the show, you and me go, uh... steppin'?
Red: You wolves are all alike, really you are. Now, I'm terribly sorry. But you see, I'm going to my Grandmother's. She's blinking a little light in the apartment over there. Really, she is.
Wolf: Ah, forget the old dragon! (French accent) Fly away with me to the Rivera. It would be such a beautiful thing. I will give you diamonds, pearls, heaven. I will even give you a new set of white sidewall tires.
Red: Oh...
Wolf: (dopey voice) What's your answer to that, babe?
Red: Well... my answer is... NOOOOOOOO!!!!

Wolf: I'm fed up. I'm through with women. Why, I'll kill myself before I look at another babe!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Unavailable
Grandma	Elivia Allman
The Wolf	Frank Graham Kent Rogers Pinto Colvig (howling)
Red	Sara Berner Connie Russel (singing voice)

Locations

• Earth
  • Grandma's house
  • United States
    • California
      • Hollywood
      • The Sunset Strip
      • Grandma's joint

Objects

• OOMPH! magazine
• Cocktail
• Wooden mallet
• Extravagant whistle
• Lamp
• Key to Grandma's apartment
• Lipstick
• Large needle
• Pistols

Vehicles

• The Wolf's car
• Taxi

Production

Filming

The film was copyrighted in 1943 (MCMXLIII).

Music

The score was composed by Scott Bradley.

The musical number Red sings is "Daddy", first recorded and popularized by Sammy Kaye in 1941.

Songs

• "Daddy" - Connie Russell

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 8, 1943

Behind the scenes

• The MPAA certificate number is 8499.

Legacy

• The popularity of this short inspired Avery to make several follow-ups, including Swing Shift Cinderella (1945), The Shooting of Dan McGoo and Wild and Wolfy (both 1945 and starring Droopy), Uncle Tom's Cabaña (1947), and Little Rural Riding Hood (1949); all of them feature Red as a main character, and the Wolf in all entries except for Uncle Tom's Cabaña.

In popular culture

• In the 1994 film The Mask, Stanley Ipkiss watches a portion of this short in his apartment. Later, Stanley (in his "Mask" identity) reenacts the Wolf's reactions while watching Tina at the Coco Bongo nightclub, while also taking on the Wolf's physical appearance near the end of her performance.

Critical reception

In 1994, the film was voted number 7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time, as selected by a group of animation field members, making it the highest ranked MGM cartoon on the list.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • 1989: MGM/UA Home Video releases Tex Avery's Screwball Classics 2 on LaserDisc.
  • March 1989: Turner Home Entertainment Hone Video releases Cartoons for Big Kids on LaserDisc.
  • 1990: MGM/UA Home Video releases Tex Avery's Screwball Classics on LaserDisc.
  • January 13, 1993: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Compleat Tex Avery on LaserDisc.
  • October 16, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 on Blu-ray Disc.
  • February 18, 2020: Warner Archive Collection releases Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.