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Say Cheese, Please

Name: Say Cheese, Please
Director: Arthur Davis
Released: 1970
Duration: 6 min

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Representation Score

0.5/10

Minimal

1970

Director

Arthur Davis

Runtime

6 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Say Cheese, Please is a traditional animated comedy that emphasizes slapstick humor and classic conflicts. The plot revolves around the rivalry between a hero and a villain, using the Hollywood studio system as a satirical backdrop. While the film offers a mild critique of institutional dissatisfaction within the film industry, it lacks depth in addressing social identities. The narrative sticks to conventional mid-20th-century comedic structures. Ultimately, the short fails to engage with overlapping identities or broader social critiques, focusing instead on the cyclical frustrations of a performer.

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Category Breakdown

Does Say Cheese, Please have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on professional rivalry and family relationships. It does not include any LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Say Cheese, Please portray gender?

Limited

The story centers on a male hero, a villain, and a father, following traditional character types without providing strong roles for women.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Say Cheese, Please?

Minimal

The plot features a binary conflict between two established types. It does not include a diverse cast or characters from different racial backgrounds.

How does Say Cheese, Please represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film mocks the Hollywood studio system and celebrity culture. It does not offer a broader critique of capitalism or traditional Western ethics.

Does Say Cheese, Please include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent conditions in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Provides a satirical critique of the Hollywood studio system and celebrity culture.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of diverse gender roles, racial backgrounds, or neurodivergent characters.
Does not engage with overlapping identities or broader systemic social critiques.

Official Synopsis

Roland and Rattfink are movie stars in this cartoon. Rattfink gets fed-up playing as a villain who gets beat up by a hero (Roland) in his every movie, so he his father (who's a producer of the studio) to make him a hero in his future movie. His dad makes him a hero, and makes Roland Rattfink's stunt double, all the stunts miss Roland and hits Rattfink instead. Fed up again, Rattfink demands that he and Roland acts in separate features. Rattfink gets a script where he is General Custard. Fed-up again, Rattfink chases his dad by throwing his Oscars at him.

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