Does Thank You Mask Man end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Thank You Mask Man violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Thank You Mask Man sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Thank You Mask Man easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Thank You Mask Man scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Thank You Mask Man

Name: Thank You Mask Man
Genre: Western, Animation, Comedy
Released: 1971
Duration: 7 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Lenny Bruce

Directed by John Magnuson, Lenny Bruce

Produced by Imagination, John Magnuson Associates

19717 min5.0 / 10

A provocative animated short that uses irreverent comedy and Lenny Bruce's satirical voice to deconstruct American heroism and expose the prejudices of small-town morality.

This short animation set to Lenny Bruce's live monologue tells how the Lone Ranger hooks up with Tonto. With Bruce doing all the voices, this animation begins with local folks upset at the Lone Ranger because he won't stay around to be thanked after a good deed. So, he stays and finds he likes hearing "Thank you mask man." When their attention starts to shift elsewhere, he shocks and disgusts the townspeople with a final request. According to the cartoon’s producer John Magnuson, at early showings of this, gay audiences were upset by its apparent “fag-bashing”. And it’s true, part of the fun of the piece is just crying out “Masked man’s a fag”, scandalising and defacing the image of this all-American hero. But it’s within the larger context of Bruce’s analysis of heroism, and that the towns people reject the Masked Man is because of their prejudices, not because Bruce is asking us to endorse them. (from: http://ukjarry.blogspot.de/2010/01/352-lenny-bruce-thank-you-mask-man.html)

Clusters

Absurdist Political Satire Funny Movies About Life's Meaning LGBTQ Movies Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

Western Animation Comedy

Keywords

Prejudice Lgbt Short Film

Questions people ask

Does Thank You Mask Man end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Thank You Mask Man violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Thank You Mask Man sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Thank You Mask Man easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Thank You Mask Man scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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