Ein Zebra in der Küche

Ein Zebra in der Küche (1965)

Zebra in the Kitchen

Chris will wenigstens seinen Spielgefährten, den zahmen Berglöwen Sunshine, behalten, doch schließlich akzeptiert er, dass Sunshine im örtlichen Zoo unterkommt. Chris nutzt jede freie Minute, um ihn dort zu besuchen und freundet sich mit dem verständnisvollen alten Wärter Branch Hawksbill an. Der erlaubt dem Jungen, ihm bei der Arbeit zu helfen. Chris muss feststellen, dass der Zoo völlig heruntergekommen ist. Als eines Tages drei Rowdies verfolgt werden, die im Zoo ihr Unwesen treiben, ergreift Chris die Gelegenheit und klaut Hawksbill die Schlüssel. Er befreit sämtliche Tiere, die binnen kurzer Zeit die Städter in Aufruhr versetzen. Zirkusbär Bruno radelt keck durch die Stadt, ein Elefant trinkt einem Mann das Badewasser aus, der Schimpanse amüsiert sich mit einem ahnungslosen Fernsehzuschauer über "Dick und Doof"-Filme und das Zebra fühlt sich in der Küche einer Kleinfamilie wohl ...

Erscheinungsdatum
1965-06-01
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (7)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 32 Min.
Genres
Komödie, Familie
Regie
Ivan Tors

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Zebra in the Kitchen is a 1965 American children's film produced and directed by Ivan Tors and starring Jay North in his first leading feature-film role. It also stars Martin Milner and Andy Devine, with costars Joyce Meadows and Jim Davis. The film tells the story of a boy who, when forced to give his pet mountain lion to the local zoo, becomes upset at the living conditions of the animals there and attempts to free them. Originally released by MGM as a children's matinee feature, the film has subsequently been released on home video by Warner Bros.' family-entertainment division.

Production

Zebra in the Kitchen was produced and directed by Ivan Tors, who had become known for his work with children and animals following the success of his MGM films Flipper (1963) and Rhino! (1964), as well as the 1964 Flipper television series. Principal photography began in July 1964.

Trained animals were provided by Africa USA. Zebra in the Kitchen was the film debut of Bruno the Bear, who later became known for portraying the titular bear in the television series Gentle Ben (1967–69).

The shots of the "new zoo" in the closing scene were filmed at the San Diego Zoo.

Music for the film was composed by Warren Barker, and the theme song "Zebra in the Kitchen" was written by North's uncle and on-set guardian Hal Hopper and performed by the Standells.

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