1992 · drama · family · iranian
The Boot
Directed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera9m1992
Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Our read: The Boot (1992) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · family · iranian entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, gentle drama / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- gentle
- tender
- intimate
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