What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? (1943): Cast & Plot
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? is a 1943 short animated comedy directed by Tex Avery, starring Daws Butler as Jimmy Durante Buzzard / Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) and Dick Nelson. It runs 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Director
- Tex Avery
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? About?
The premise of What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Two buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? Themes & Keywords
· 12 tags- steak
- cartoon rabbit
- reference to jimmy durante
- meatless tuesday
- picturing someone as food
- famished
- cartoon buzzard
- surrealism
- breaking the fourth wall
- monument valley
- axe
- funeral march by chopin
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? Cast & Characters
Daws Butler leads the cast as Jimmy Durante Buzzard / Rabbit (voice) (uncredited), with Dick Nelson as Joe Buzzard (voice) (uncredited). Directed by Tex Avery.
- Director Tex Avery
- Daws Butler as Jimmy Durante Buzzard / Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
- Dick Nelson as Joe Buzzard (voice) (uncredited)
More from Tex Avery
More films directed by Tex Avery: Cellbound, Sh-h-h-h-h-h, Crazy Mixed Up Pup and I’m Cold.
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? Plot Summary
What happens in What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In this animated short set in the Painted Desert, a hungry, Jimmy Durante–style turkey vulture keeps a running commentary with his stomach and the surprising voice of Daws Butler behind the character. The vulture, who goes by a distinctive name that echoes the world of show business, shares his craving with his companion Joe Buzzard, a wary jackrabbit hunter, while the desert heat and a comic atmosphere color every exchange. The opening moment punches up the humor when the stomach literally talks back, begging for nourishment with a chant of requests like “Send down one hamburger! Everything on it!” The moment lands with a wink, and the Durante Vulture leans into his own smug confidence, quipping, “See what I mean!” as the scene unfolds.
Full summary
The whole story of What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard?, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard??
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which voice actor provides the commentary for the hungry vulture?
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Le repas des rapaces” and “Mieux vautour que jamais”.
- Also known as
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- Le repas des rapaces
- Mieux vautour que jamais
- Qui a trop faim ?
Seen What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard??
Movies Like What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard?
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Bashful Buzzard, Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid and Buzzin’ Around.
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard?, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard??
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? runs 8 minutes.
When was What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? released?
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? was released on November 27, 1943.
Who directed What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard??
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? was directed by Tex Avery.
More films by Tex Avery Who is in the cast of What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard??
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? stars Daws Butler as Jimmy Durante Buzzard / Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) and Dick Nelson as Joe Buzzard (voice) (uncredited).
Does What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? have a post-credit scene?
No. What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard? has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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