Compressed Hare
Compressed Hare | |
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Directed by | Chuck Jones Maurice Noble |
Story by | Dave Detiege |
Produced by | David H. DePatie John W. Burton |
Starring | Mel Blanc (all voices) |
Music by | Milt Franklyn |
Animation by | Bob Bransford Ken Harris Richard Thompson Tom Ray Effects Animation: Harry Love |
Layouts by | Maurice Noble (uncredited) Assistant: Corny Cole |
Backgrounds by | Philip DeGuard William Butler |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Compressed Hare is a 1961 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.[1] The short was released on July 29, 1961, and stars Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote.[2] This is the final first-run Golden Age short in which Wile E. Coyote speaks, although he speaks again in the Adventures of the Road Runner featurette a year later.
Plot[edit]
In the narrative involving Wile E. Coyote and Bugs Bunny, a sequence of comedic encounters unfolds as Coyote endeavors to capture and prepare Bugs Bunny as a meal. The plot initiates with Coyote's subtle ploy, leaving a telephone in Bugs Bunny's hole and soliciting a cup of diced carrots. Bugs, perceptive to Coyote's intentions, engages in a playful exchange before finding himself ensnared by Coyote's attempts to capture him.
Coyote's subsequent endeavors to ensnare Bugs Bunny involve a series of contrived traps, each met with humorous misfortune. From vacuum cleaners mistaken for prey to quick-drying cement mishaps, the comedic tension escalates as Coyote's schemes backfire, culminating in his unwitting entrapment beneath a concrete block. Bugs Bunny, ever resourceful, capitalizes on Coyote's misfortune with witty quips, asserting his prowess as a neighbor.
Additional Crew[edit]
- Directed by Chuck Jones
- Co-Director: Maurice Noble
- Film Editor: Treg Brown
References[edit]
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 333. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- 1961 films
- 1960s English-language films
- 1961 animated films
- 1961 short films
- Merrie Melodies short films
- American comedy short films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Bugs Bunny films
- Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner films
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
- American animated short films
- Films produced by David H. DePatie
- Films directed by Maurice Noble