Tom and Jerry is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the rivalry between the titular characters of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Many shorts also feature several recurring characters. In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry shorts for MGM from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film, tying for first place with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies with the most awards in the category. After the MGM cartoon studio closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with Gene Deitch directing an additional 13 Tom and Jerry shorts for Rembrandt Films from 1961 to 1962. Tom and Jerry then became the highest-grossing animated short film series of that time, overtaking Looney Tunes.
| Director | William Hanna (1940–58), Joseph Barbera (1940–58), Gene Deitch (1961–62), Chuck Jones (1963–67), Maurice Noble (1964–67), Abe Levitow (1965–67), Tom Ray (1966–67), Ben Washam (1966–67) |
| Produced by | Rudolf Ising (1940), Fred Quimby (1940–55), William Hanna (1955–58), Joseph Barbera (1955–58), William L. Snyder (1961–62), Chuck Jones (1963–67), Walter Bien (1963–65), Les Goldman (1963–67), Earl Jonas (1965–67) |
| Writer(s) | William Hanna (1940–58), Joseph Barbera (1940–58), Gene Deitch (1961–62), Eli Bauer (1961–62), Larz Bourne (1961–62), Michael Maltese (1963–67), Jim Pabian (1965), Bob Ogle (1966–67), John W. Dunn (1965–67) |
| Starring | Harry E. Lang, William Hanna, Red Coffee, Lillian Randolph, Billy Bletcher, Paul Frees, Daws Butler, Gene Deitch, Allen Swift, Mel Blanc |
| Music | Scott Bradley (113 shorts), Edward Plumb (1 short), Steven Konichek (12 shorts), Eugene Poddany (20 shorts), Dean Elliott (8 shorts), Carl Brandt (2 shorts), Hoyt Curtin (16 shorts), Yvette Blais and Jeff Michael (15 shorts), Tom Worrall (39 shorts), Gary Lionelli (26 shorts), J. Eric Schmidt, Tom Erba (26 shorts), Vivek Maddala (124 shorts), David Ricard, John Van Tongeren |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Released | February 10, 1940 –, September 8, 1967 |
| Running time | 6–10 minutes |
About Tom and Jerry
Live action computer-animated film about the titular William Hanna and Joseph Barbera cartoon characters. The cat and mouse duo are kicked out of their owners' home and are forced to endure life on the streets of New York. The film was directed by Tim Story.
Achievement of Tom and Jerry
In late 2020, it was announced the film would release theatrically, and be available for streaming on HBO Max for one month. The decision was made by Warner Bros. due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Latest information about Tom and Jerry updated on July 28 2021.
