The Unicorn in the Garden
Based on James Thurber's concise short story about a meek, henpecked husband who, while preparing his breakfast, looks out the window and spots a unicorn eating flowers in the garden. He hurries upstairs to inform his domineering wife, who accuses him of madness and threatens to have him committed. He insists that he did indeed see the unicorn in the garden, and she phones for the authorities to come take him away. But when they arrive with straitjackets, they find the wife rambling and raving about seeing the unicorn, and promptly take her away.
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This starts off as a cheery and colourful animation that sees a gent sitting at his breakfast table who glances out the window and sees a unicorn feeding on his roses! Astonished, he runs to fetch his rather over-bearing wife to tell her, but she's uninterested and thinks he's flipped his lid. It's there next time he goes to his garden and he even starts to bond with the creature. This time, his wife is convinced he's lost the plot so sends for the men in the little white coats! Thing is, her shrink "Dr. I. Ego" has other ideas as to who said what to whom and next thing, well you have to watch and see. It's of it's time, remember, so some of the 1950s language is a little inappropriate, but the twist at the end is well worth watching it for.
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William T. Hurtz is the director of The Unicorn in the Garden.
The cast of The Unicorn in the Garden includes William T. Hurtz.
The duration of The Unicorn in the Garden is 7 mins.
The Unicorn in the Garden was released on 24 Sep 1953.
The Unicorn in the Garden is listed under Animation and Fantasy on Fanbiz.
The Unicorn in the Garden has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "This starts off as a cheery and colourful animation that sees a gent sitting at his breakfast table who glances out the window and sees a unicorn feeding on his roses! Astonishe..."
