From Hare to Eternity

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From Hare to Eternity
From Hare to Eternity Lobby Poster.png
Theatrical poster.
Production company Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Warner Bros. Animation
Chuck Jones Film Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date November 4, 1997
Starring Frank Gorshin
Greg Burson
Producer(s) Chuck Jones
Linda Jones Clough
Music composed by George Daugherty (Musical Director)
Cameron Patrick (Original Music Score)
Story by Stephen Fossatti
Animation Thomas E. Decker
Claude Raynes
Patrick Gleeson
Director(s) Chuck Jones
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From Hare to Eternity is the four hundred and eighty-sixth short in the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 4, 1997. It was written by Stephen Fossatti, co-produced by Linda Jones Clough and it was both produced and directed by Chuck Jones.

Buccaneer Sam goes treasure hunting on a remote island, but when he finds Captain Kid's treasure chest, it turns out that Bugs Bunny is guarding it.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Chorus: Oh, we sail the ocean blue, and our jolly ship's a beauty... We're the honest men and true, and we always do our duty....
Sam: I'm the captain of this here ship and the owner and the first mate, too! The postman and the cook and the swab keeps a mooch, in fact, I'm the whole durn crew!
Chorus: He is the captain of this here ship and the owner and the first mate, too...
Sam: RIGHT!
Chorus: He's the postman and the cook, and the swab keeps a mooch...
Sam: Yep!
Chorus: In fact, he's the whole darn crew...
Sam: Right of the whole durn crew... I'm the captain of the Frisby Brig and right good a captain, too-ooh! Ah'm very, very good!
Chorus: He's very, very good!
Sam: AW, I JUST SAID THAT!!! (resumes) I'm very, very good, at bein' understood.
Chorus: And he's very often sick at sea...
Sam: Why- AH'M NEVER, NEVER SICK AT SEA! NEVER!!!
Chorus: What, never?!
Sam: Nope, never!
Chorus: What, never?
Sam: No, never!
Chorus: What, neverrrrrrrrrr....?
Sam: Well, uh... Hardly ever...
Chorus: He's very often sick at sea...
Sam: QUIEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (throws metal truncheon at chorus, ZLONK!)

M.J. Frog: Hello, mah baby! Hello, mah honey! Hello, my ragtime gal!
Sam: OH, NO, YA DON'T! (throws out Michigan J. Frog's box) NOT IN MY PICTURE! (emerges from hole) Ah hates frogs.

Bugs (Lil' Buttercup): I'm called little butter cup, dear little buttercup, dough I could nevah tell why...
Sam: But still, you're called buttercup... Dear, lil' buttercup...
Bugs (Lil' Buttercup): Sweet, little... butter... cup... pie...

Bugs: Now dat looks like da beginnin' of a beautiful friendship. But what I don't understand is why anybody but me would want 18 carrots anyway?

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Buccaneer Sam Frank Gorshin
Bugs Bunny Greg Burson
Michigan J. Frog Jeff McCarthy


Locations

Objects

  • Metal truncheon
  • Treasure map
  • M.J. Frog's Box
  • Blunderbuss gun
  • Plank
  • Barrel
  • Mermaid costume
  • Captain Kidd's Treasure Chest - 18 Carrots

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1997.

Music

The music was composed by George Daugherty and Cameron Patrick providing the musical score.

Most of the music in this cartoon involves songs from the classic musical, H.M.S. Pinafore.

Songs

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

Dedication Obituary for Friz Freleng
Dedication Obituary for Friz Freleng
  • The title is a pun of the 1951 novel and the 1953 film based on the novel, From Here to Eternity.
  • Since this cartoon was produced after the death of Mel Blanc, Bugs is voiced by Greg Burson, while Yosemite Sam is voiced by Frank Gorshin.
  • Michigan J. Frog's voice singing "Hello, My Ragtime Gal" is briefly heard when Buccaneer Sam digs up for treasure, but is not physically seen, unless one counts the box labelled 'M.J. FROG' containing him.
    • Jeff McCarthy provides M.J.'s singing voice in this scene, but is uncredited.
  • This was issued as a tribute to Yosemite Sam's creator, Friz Freleng, who had died about two years before the release of this cartoon.
  • This is the final cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, ending a career that began in 1938, and the first and only Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon directed by him.

Errors

  • On some home video releases of this cartoon, the WB Logo and Max Steiner fanfare theme shown as the beginning of this cartoon had been cut out for unknown reasons. And it is currently unknown if and when this cartoon will fully restored with its WB Logo and fanfare intact.

Home availability

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