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Memories of Mr. Magoo

1969; University of Texas Press; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/1225373

1527-2087

Howard Rieder,

Contemporary Literature and Criticism

Hubley asked Backus if he could recommend someone to play the part. Backus asked what he was like, what he looked like. Hubley said, Well, I haven't any pictures with me, but if we could wander over to UPA I will show you some sketches and a rough storyboard. We walked over and looked at it. Backus studied the character, and when Hubley said he was nearsighted and lived in his own little world, Backus said he could do it. He said, My father lives in his own little world, never quite seeing things the way they really are. It isn't that he's nearsighted, but his whole attitude toward life is a kind of personal isolation toward the rest of the world. Backus mentioned that he used to do a character called the Man in the Club Car. It was the character of the businessman, the tycoon, the loudmouth talker that you meet in a railroad train who offers all kinds of information on world events and who is filled with misinformation. He began to use this voice and it was the voice that ultimately became Mr. Magoo.