In my copy of "A field Guide to the Little People" by Nancy Arrowsmith and George Moorse, it says a Phooka, is an Irish house sprite. There seems to be such a being in the folklore of every European country, all of which have different names but are accused of doing the same hateful things to children. The Phooka, or Pooka, likes to spend most of his time in the house and to appear as a goat, a pig or a horse. As there may be no accounting for folklore, there is, however, a well-documented account of one Pooka, here in this country, who likes to appear as a six-foot-six rabbit! His name is Harvey.
Now if you aren't already ahead of me, I'll explain: "Harvey" is a most delightful romp with a good-natured tipster named Elwood P. Dowd, (James Stewart) whose constant companion is a Pooka, Elwood calls Harvey. There is no question whatsoever in Elwood's mind that Harvey exists! The trouble is, no one but Elwood, can see Harvey, including Elwood's sister, Veta, (Josephine Hull, who won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her performance) Veta is beside herself with worry that her little brother will spoil her social engagements with his imaginary friend!
Veta plots to have Elwood committed to Chumley's Rest, a mental hospital, but through a series of misunderstandings, gets herself nearly committed there instead! Meanwhile, Elwood goes about taking time to smell the roses. Giving one and all his most gentlemanly attentions as well as an invitation to join him for a libation at Charlie's Bar, where Elwood has a regular booth! Everyone else is in comic chaos over Elwood's condition, but Elwood just keeps spreading joy and encouraging a burgeoning romance between one of the medical staff at Chumley's and his niece, Myrtle, (Victoria Horne) who's fallen in love with the male nurse, (Jesse White, who was later to become the first Maytag Repairman) He keeps trying to get somebody into a Straight Jacket! "Harvey" is a 1950 classic comedy, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Mary Chase, and is not rated, but most certainly is "G" material, and would be fun for the kids as log as they're not too young to use their imagination concerning Harvey's invisibility. There is a great cast of character actors here, including Cecil Kellaway as Dr. Chumley, who becomes the only other person to see Harvey.
This DVD has an audio introduction by Jimmy Stewart, and is one to own, available most places for $10.00 or less (I got my copy at K-Mart for $9.99) and is one of those DVDs to bring out every-so-often for another laugh filled viewing!