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((Short description|1940 Warner Bros. animated short starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck))
((For|the song|You Oughta Be in Pictures))
 
((Infobox film
| image         = You Ought to Be in Pictures title card.png
| director      = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]
| story         = Jack Miller 
| animator      = Herman Cohen
| starring      = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>Fred Jones<br>[[Chuck Jones]]<br>[[Bob Clampett]]<br>[[Michael Maltese]]<br>[[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>Henry Binder<br>Paul Marin
| music         = [[Carl W. Stalling]]
| producer      = [[Leon Schlesinger]]
| studio        = [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Leon Schlesinger Productions]]
| distributor   = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Vitaphone|The Vitaphone Corporation]]
| released      = ((Film date|1940|05|18))
| color_process = [[Black and white]] ([[Film colorization|computer colorized]] in 1995)
| runtime       = 9:44
| language      = English
))
'''''You Ought to Be in Pictures''''' is a 1940 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' [[short film]] directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>((cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=103))</ref> The cartoon was released on May 18, 1940, and stars [[Porky Pig]] and [[Daffy Duck]].<ref>((cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up |pages=70–72))</ref>

The film [[live-action animated film|combined]] [[Live action|live-action]] and [[animation]], and features live-action appearances by [[Leon Schlesinger]], writer [[Michael Maltese]], animator [[Gerry Chiniquy]] and other Schlesinger Productions staff members.<ref>((cite book |last1=Schneider |first1=Steve |title=That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation |date=1988 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0889-6 |pages=65–66))</ref> The title comes from the popular 1934 song "[[You Oughta Be in Pictures]]" by [[Dana Suesse]] and [[Edward Heyman]], which plays in the beginning of the film.

In 2016, it was shortlisted for the 1941 [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Retro-Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form]].<ref name=Hugo>[http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1941-retro-hugo-awards/ 1941 Retro-Hugos], at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 28, 2017</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:You Ought to Be in Pictures (screenshot).jpg|thumb|[[Daffy]] tries to convince [[Leon Schlesinger]] that he should become the new star of Warner Bros. cartoons]]Daffy wants to be the top star in the studio. To this end, he persuades Porky to resign from the Schlesinger studios to pursue a career in feature films as [[Bette Davis]]' leading man. Porky goes to Leon Schlesinger and asks to have his contract torn up. Schlesinger reluctantly agrees, and wishes Porky the best of luck. "He'll be back!" chuckles Schlesinger after Porky is out of earshot.

Porky spends the rest of the film trying to get into the lots and sets of an unnamed studio, with little success. After several failures, from convincing the security guard to let him in to dressing up as Oliver Hardy to gain access, until the guard gives chase, and inadvertently interrupting the shooting of a ballet film, he decides to see if Schlesinger will take him back. He returns to Schlesinger's office after frantically dodging his cartooned car in and out of "actual" Los Angeles traffic, only to see Daffy doing a wild audition to become the new star of Warner Bros. cartoons, openly disparaging Porky. Porky then takes Daffy with him to another room, and proceeds to beat him senseless. After this, he hurriedly runs into Schlesinger's office to beg for his job back. Schlesinger, laughing heartily and saying "I knew you'd be back!", reveals that he didn't really rip up Porky's contract, and happily tells him to get back to work. Porky gladly thanks him and runs back into the animation paper that he was in when the short started. Daffy, still not quite having learned his lesson after being beaten by Porky, again attempts to persuade Porky to resign and work with [[Greta Garbo]], only to get splattered with a tomato.

== Cast ==
* [[Mel Blanc]] (voice) as [[Porky Pig]], [[Daffy Duck]], Factory Whistle
* [[Leon Schlesinger]] as himself
* Fred Jones as the animator
* [[Chuck Jones]] as himself (cameo)
* [[Bob Clampett]] as himself (cameo)
* [[Michael Maltese]] as security guard (dubbed by Mel Blanc)
* [[Gerry Chiniquy]] as director (dubbed by Mel Blanc)
* Henry Binder and Paul Marin as stagehands (both dubbed by Mel Blanc)

== Production ==
((More citations needed section|date=February 2008))
Daffy Duck emerges as a markedly self-centered figure in ''You Ought to Be in Pictures'', driven by an insatiable desire for wealth and fame, signaling a departure from his traditional role as a mischief-making eccentric. This shift in characterization serves as a precursor to the evolution of Daffy's persona in subsequent productions, notably exemplified in ''[[Rabbit Fire]]'' and onwards, until his eventual return to his original screwball demeanor in the late 2010s. Notably, this film marks [[Friz Freleng]]'s directorial debut with Daffy Duck upon his return to Warner Bros. Studios following a tenure at MGM's cartoon division.<ref>[[Jerry Beck|Beck, Jerry]] (ed.) (1994). ''[[The 50 Greatest Cartoons|The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals]]''. [[Atlanta]]: Turner Publishing.</ref>

The significance of ''You Ought to Be in Pictures'' extends beyond its narrative content, as it features notable cameos from various studio personnel, including [[Leon Schlesinger]], [[Chuck Jones]], [[Bob Clampett]], [[Michael Maltese]], [[Gerry Chiniquy]], Henry Binder, and Paul Marin. Additionally, the film's runtime, spanning nine minutes and 45 seconds, places it among the longest ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons of the Golden Age of Animation, with only ''[[Horton Hatches the Egg (film)|Horton Hatches the Egg]]'' surpassing it in length.

To manage production costs, the animation team employed minimal special effects, opting instead to integrate live-action footage seamlessly with animation through innovative techniques. Stock footage from the 1936 Western ''[[California Mail]]'' was repurposed to depict Porky's journey through the studio backlot.<ref name=Greatest/>

Despite its initial release in black and white, the short gained enduring popularity, finding regular broadcast on television networks like [[Nickelodeon]] and [[Cartoon Network]]. Its enduring legacy is underscored by its inclusion in the "50 Greatest Cartoons" list compiled by animation professionals in 1994.

== Reception ==
Animation historian [[Jerry Beck]] writes, "Predating ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' by several decades — in fact, it's credited with inspiring the 1988 film — ''You Ought to Be in Pictures'' is one of the most memorable of the black-and-white-era Porky Pig cartoons. It's also one of the funniest."<ref name=Greatest>((cite book |editor1-last=Beck |editor1-first=Jerry |title=The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons |date=2020 |publisher=Insight Editions |isbn=978-1-64722-137-9 |page=205))</ref>

==Home media==
*Betamax/VHS - ''Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24-Karat Collection: Porky Pig's Screwball Comedies''
*Laserdisc - ''Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection''
*VHS - ''Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition, Vol. 9 - A Looney Life''
*DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2]]'', Disc 4
*Blu-Ray/DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]]'', Disc 1
*DVD - ''[[Porky Pig 101]]'', Disc 4.

== References ==
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