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The Pig Who Cried Werewolf | ||||||
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2011 | ||||||
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October 4, 2011 (Nintendo 3DS) | ||||||
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Fantasy | ||||||
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The Pig Who Cried Werewolf is a Halloween short film directed by Gary Trousdale. It was released on October 4, 2011 (for a limited time) exclusively on the Nintendo Video service on Nintendo 3DS.
Synopsis[]
The Three Little Pigs, named Heimlich (Sean Bishop), Dieter (Sean Bishop), and Horst (Cody Cameron), are heading home from the hospital where Heimlich got his leg hurt from spying on neighbors, like the Old Lady in the Shoe and Jack and Jill (not to be confused with Puss in Boots' outlaws, Jack and Jill). The direct cause of his injury was him falling from the roof after seeing what he thought was a UFO, which turned out to be the cow jumping over the moon. When they arrived home, Heimlich saw that there was a new neighbor- The Big Bad Wolf (Aron Warner). When a bag falls down, Heimlich, spying on the wolf, saw that the bag had various knives, causing panic from the pig. Dieter and Horst don’t see it, and scold Heimlich for his paranoia once again. The Wolf then buries the knives in the ground and goes into his house. Despite being told not to spy anymore, he becomes suspicious of the Wolf’s behavior- promising himself to stay up all night to see if anything else happens.
At night, the moon is full and Big Bad Wolf is turned into a big lady named Chef (Sean Bishop). Returning from a bathroom break, Heimlich sees Chef through his telescope in horror. She is then seen getting the knives, but when Heimlich almost drops the telescope, she hears and looks at him. Heimlich was about to show Dieter and Horst what was going on- only for Dieter to see the Wolf saying “hi.” The pigs dismiss his claims, yet Heimlich still sees Chef through his telescope. Trying to prove that he’s overreacting, Dieter and Horst leave to investigate the house. Both pigs are captured by Chef, leading to the lady breaking into the pigs’ house. After he screams in terror, she captures Heimlich saying “I want you for dinner!” She then sends him to the dining room, where he Dieter and Horst are having dinner. When Chef arrives in the room with more food, she turns back into the Wolf.
He then asks if the pigs saw him do anything weird. They proceed to tell him about the box of knives and turning into a “big fat lady.” The wolf then (nonchalantly) urges the pigs to get out of his house, to which they refuse. That is until he transforms back into Chef, who claims to be ready for her main course- stuffed piggies in a blanket. The three pigs run out of the house for their lives, only to be chased by the lady into the night. As the clouds keep covering and uncovering the moon, Wolf keeps transforming and tells the pigs to keep running.
Voice cast[]
- Sean Bishop as Heimlich, the third pig (bricks)/Dieter, the second pig (sticks)/Chef, the transformation of Big Bad Wolf
- Cody Cameron as Horst, the first pig (straw)
- Aron Warner as the Big Bad Wolf
Production[]
The short film was created as another Shrek-themed Halloween short film in 2011, also directed by Gary Trousdale. It was released on the short-lived Nintendo 3DS Video Service for a full year before finding a proper home video release in 2012.
Trivia[]
- This short film is a giant parody of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Rear Window.
- Characters from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" are mentioned by the pigs.
- "It was only the cow jumping over the moon"
- "Ja, so why is the dish running away with the spoon?"
- Chef's appearance and voice are based on the real-life legendary chef, Julia Child.
- Heimlich’s cast has signatures from Wolf, Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, Gingy and Doris.
- Heimlich has a wall in the house plastered with pictures of supposed alien sightings, and drawings of aliens and deities, and angels. It is meant to parody conspiracy theory boards, complete with the red strings.
- Storyboards by artist Toby Shelton revealed a much darker tone for the short- with BBQ sauce being splattered all over (referencing blood), and a more sinister chef character.
- It is possible that this story would've been a part of Scared Shrekless, as seen in some concept art. However, this was released separately and not scrapped likely due to it already being nearly complete by 2011.
- This would be the last mainline Shrek production (not counting the Puss in Boots spin-off franchise) until Shrek 5 in 2027.
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