High Steaks
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| Tom and Jerry series | |
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| Directed by | Gene Deitch |
| Produced by | William L. Snyder |
| Story by | Larz Bourne |
| Voices by | Allen Swift |
| Music by | Stěpan Koniček |
| Animation by | Václav Bedřich |
| Studio | Rembrandt Films |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | March 23, 1962 |
| Color process | Metrocolor |
| Running time | 6:35 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | It's Greek to Me-ow! |
| Followed by | Mouse into Space |
High Steaks is a Tom and Jerry animated short film, released on March 23, 1962. It was the fourth cartoon in the series to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder in Czechoslovakia. The short's title is a pun on the phrase "High stakes".
Plot
Tom's owner, Clint Clobber, is grilling steak outside in his backyard. Jerry also gets hungry for some steaks and runs out of the basement to get to them, but Tom manages to stop him by trapping him with a fork. Tom then flings Jerry back into the basement, which makes him angry, and Jerry brings out his own fork to poke Tom with. The two engage in a fencing match with their forks; Tom misses and pokes Clint in the butt with it, causing him to scream in pain. This infuriates Clint, and he sears Tom's face with a hot girdle as punishment.
Later, Jerry tries to disguise himself under a shuttlecock, but Tom catches him and hits him with a racket. The shuttlecock bounces against the net and ricochets into Clint's mouth, and in retaliation, the furious man grabs the racket and breaks it apart over Tom's head. Afterward, Jerry shakes up a bottle of Kooky Kola soda and sprays it on one of Clint's steaks, ruining it. Clint, thinking Tom is responsible, shakes up another bottle of Kooky Kola and force-feeds it to Tom. Jerry laughs at Tom's predicament, and the cat once again gives chase.
While searching for Jerry, Tom gets enamored with the aroma of the steam and goes up to the grill. Jerry, who his hiding behind the grill, places Tom's tail into the grill, causing Tom to scream and run around wildly with the grill in tow. In the process, he smashes the table where Clint is eating steak, ruining his luncheon and angering him further. Tom lands in the pool and nearly drowns due to the grill's weight, but Clint rescues him and angrily ties him to a lawn chair to make sure he stays out of trouble. Jerry then wheels the chair out of the yard and attaches it to a car, which then drives away with Tom on it. Clint returns to his grilling in peace, while Jerry climbs up onto the table to eat one of Clint's cooked steaks.
