Donald Gets Drafted

Donald Gets Drafted

Directed by Jack King

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19429 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted wartime comedy short that uses Donald Duck's misadventures in boot camp as a vehicle for slapstick humor and patriotic sentiment.

Donald Fauntleroy Duck gets his draft notice and goes in, past all the amazingly enticing recruiting posters, to sign up. First he has to pass the physical. Despite his flat feet, he makes it. Donald wants to fly, but first he has to make it through Sergeant Pete's boot camp. He has a terrible time with close-order drills, and standing at attention without moving when he's over an ant-hill proves a real challenge. Eventually, Donald ends up on endless KP.

Questions people ask

  • Is Donald Gets Drafted sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Donald Gets Drafted scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Donald Gets Drafted violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Donald Gets Drafted easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Donald Gets Drafted end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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