Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat is a 1979 animated short film directed by Don Bluth.[3] It follows the story of Banjo, an overly curious and rebellious kitten who, after getting into trouble for falling from a house to see if he could land on his feet, runs away from his woodpile home in his owners' farm in Payson, Utah by catching a truck to Salt Lake City.[4] Produced on a shoestring budget, and created in Bluth's garage, the film took four years to make and it was the first production of Don Bluth Productions, later Sullivan Bluth Studios.[5] It premiered theatrically on December 19, 1979, and at the USA Film Festival one year later. It