Pancho’s Hideaway (1964)

Pancho’s Hideaway Review

Pancho’s Hideaway is a 1964 animated short film from the Looney Tunes series. It is a very weak short.

A hot-tempered bandit, Pancho Vanilla, robs a Mexican bank and rushes to his hideout to count the loot. Speedy Gonzales, Mexico’s fastest mouse, follows Pancho there, intending to return the money to the bank. He challenges Pancho to a duel and then speeds past him again and again, bringing every cent of the money back to the bank and causing a flustered and enraged Pancho to shoot himself in the feet. It’s a very thin plot that didn’t work.

The movies starring Speedy Gonzales are simply not as strong as those that also co-star his nemesis Sylvester the Cat. When he is gone, the results are just not as memorable or as fun. The titular Pancho character is very forgettable, though the voice acting is as terrific as ever. The ending was amusing, the animation’s terrific and Speedy has his moments, but overall the plot was too mediocre to satisfy.

Pancho’s Hideaway has its fine moments, but the titular character is forgettable and the plot is quite weak.

My Rating – 3.3