The Film Fan

The Film Fan is a 1939 Looney Tunes short directed by Bob Clampett.
== Plot ==
While on his way to the grocery store to pick up groceries for his mother, Porky stops by a sign that says that the local movie theater is having a "kids admitted free" day. Porky excitedly runs in and views various spoofs of things such as Newsreels, movie trailers, films, and also the Lone Ranger. The usher receives a telephone call that a boy disobeyed his mother by coming to the movies; he stops the show to announce that he'd better go home right now, and everybody dashes out, causing the theater to deflate.
== Caricatures ==
* Lowell Thomas - as Cold Promise
* Clark Gable
== Availability ==
lt gunga din.jpg|(2004) DVD Gunga Din
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lt cbopp2.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Porky Volume 2
lt the old maid.jpg|(2017) DVD The Old Maid
Porky Pig 101 DVD Cover.png|(2017) DVD Porky Pig 101, Disc 4
lt cv3.jpg|(2018) DVD Looney Tunes Collection Volume 3
=== Streaming ===
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== Censorship ==
* The redrawn colorized version of this cartoon that aired on Nickelodeon was missing the brief scene of the on-screen news commentator identifying himself as Cold Promise.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-e-f.aspx
== Notes ==
* The short was remade and inspired from the Merrie Melodies short "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter", with the similar premise of a character at a news movie theater finding the right spot to get a good view of the picture; some scenes from that cartoon were rotoscoped.
* Porky's walk cycle where he flips a coin is recycled from "The Daffy Doc".
* In the alcove outside the theater a poster advertises “Looney Tunes - The Supreme of the World”. Another poster advertises “Looney Tune Tonight”.
* The screening begins with the words “Warmer Bros. Presents Looney Tone News” a play on “Warner Bros.”, and Fox Films’ “Movietone News.”. Later, “Vita-Tone News” is a reference to Vitaphone, the sound recording system used for Warner Bros. cartoons.
* In a trailer for upcoming attractions the Masked Marvel refers to his horse as “Sterling”, a reference to the mask-wearing Lone Ranger and his trusty steed “Silver”.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
 
Category:1939
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Bob Clampett
Category:Shorts
Category:Black-and-white cartoons
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Post-1935 Black & White Looney Tunes
Category:Cartoons animated by Norman McCabe
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Robert C. Bruce
Category:Cartoons in the Sunset Productions package