Slaphappy Sleuths

Foolish Hearts

December 1935 •English

A little entry from the RKO shorts department serving also as an audition-type (stick 'em in one of these and see if they appeal to a real audience, and make a buck or two at the same time)film for studio contractees and budding starlets. And, surrounded and supported by veteran character actors, such as Jack Norton, Jack Rice and Harrison Green, the likes of Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks and Lucille Ball usually looked pretty good. And soon made for themselves, with studio help, rather nice Hollywood careers.

True Self

Invalid date •English

A young actor faces success, unexpected love, and moral dilemmas that will alter his life forever during a therapy session.

Reborn

September 2022 •English

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Le Franc

August 1994 •Wolof

A penniless, fast-thinking musician buys a lottery ticket which he glues to his back door, in hopes of eventually retrieving his instrument from his exasperating landlady. —but the ticket wins...

Mum's Dead for Fuck's Sake

March 2019 •Norwegian

Mum is dead and has to be buried, and the brothers have to meet. But old conflicts quickly come back to life.

Getta Rhoom

January 2007 •English

A nerd trying to fit in doesn't quite understand when the phrase "Get a room" should be used, which ultimately messes up his life as well as his after-life.

Recycle Me

February 2011 •English

A young environmentalist sets out to shake the world.

Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short

April 2021 •English

Drac tries out some new monster pets to help occupy Tinkles for playtime.

Snake Oil

October 2020 •

A wiley street vendor flees London in search of the American dream promised by his late father, but he can’t find it anywhere.

Dead Bait

February 2016 •Norwegian

Lisa is fried in the heat of the sun. She is sick, miserable and out of water, but finds a lake to cool down in. A local sports-fisherman spies on her, but when Lisa drowns, he is stuck with a blond, naked "dead bait". What to do then?

Día 8: El Día que Decidí Esperarte

April 2021 •Spanish

Floaters

April 2021 •English

High in the sky of a sci-fi metropolis a lone spaceship is confronted by a much larger and more intimidating vessel.

Save Yourself

November 2018 •English

Peter is a housekeeper with a crippling fear of cats. When a pig-lizard monster emerges threatening the safety of his town, Peter enlists the help of his friends to face his fears and stop the Pizard.

By the Sea

April 1982 •English

A crusty old General leads his dotty family on a relaxing weekend at the seaside, and comic chaos ensues.

The Secret Life of Tom Lightfoot

December 2021 •English

Tom is anxious, he holds a secret in his human heart, a wing beat and a flutter and its bursting to take flight.

The Ballad of Nessie

April 2011 •English

A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.

Professor Tom

October 1948 •English

Tom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity.

Pup on a Picnic

April 1955 •English

Spike is taking his son on a picnic. Jerry keeps hiding in the basket, so Tom keeps disrupting the picnic while chasing him.

Puppy Tale

January 1954 •English

Jerry rescues a bag of puppies from the river. Most of them run away as soon as Jerry releases them, but one stays behind. Jerry tries to get rid of it, but ultimately takes pity and invites the frisky pup inside, where he has to hide it from Tom, who keeps throwing it out.

Push-Button Kitty

September 1952 •English

Tom's being especially lazy, which makes it even easier for Mammy to toss him out when her new mouse-catching robot cat, Mechano, arrives. Mechano is frighteningly efficient, foiling several attempts by Jerry. Jerry turns this efficiency against him by unleashing several mechanical mice; the zealous robot makes a shambles of the house, and finally itself, in the process of chasing them down. Tom is welcomed back, but at the last moment, a key part of the robot had gone down Tom's throat; Jerry activates it, and sends Tom chasing after one of the wind-up mice.