Banjo the Woodpile Cat
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| Directed by | Don Bluth |
| Story by | Don Bluth Toby Bluth (both unc.) |
| Produced by | Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy |
| Starring | Scatman Crothers Beah Richards Sparky Marcus Ken Sansom |
| Cinematography | Rob Maine |
| Edited by | Sam Horta |
| Music by | Robert F. Brunner |
| Animation by | Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Banjo the Woodpile Cat is a 1979 American animated short film directed by Don Bluth. It follows the story of Banjo, an overly curious and rebellious kitten. After getting in trouble, Banjo runs away from his woodpile home in his owners' farm in Payson, Utah by catching a truck to Salt Lake City.
Produced on a low budget and created in Bluth's garage and set in his childhood home of Payson, the film took four years to make and it was the first production of Don Bluth Productions, later Sullivan Bluth Studios. It premiered theatrically on November 16, 1979, and at the USA Film Festival one year later on March 28, 1980. It was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on May 20, 2014.