Presto (theatrical; 5:14)
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This played in theaters before WALL-E (to which the short is not related). I first watched it on the DVD of that movie. It's also available on the Pixar Short Films Collection, volume 2. It's about a magician and his rabbit, who have a hilarious battle of wits while the magician is performing on stage. He has two hats: one is the sort of top hat you might expect a magician to pull a rabbit out of, and the other is a more wizardy-looking hat. There's a portal between the two hats, which is how the trick works. However, the rabbit is upset about not getting his carrot before the act begins, and... he uses the portal to ingenious effect, to mess with the magician. (The audience thinks it's all part of the act.) It's got a lot of old school cartoonish violence, but much more clever than most old cartoons I've ever seen. Anyway... it was awesome.
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