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==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
'''Elmer''': Shh... Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits! | |||
'''Bugs''': What's up, Doc?<br> | |||
'''Elmer''': Shh! Thewe's a wabbit down thewe, and I'm twying to catch him.<br> | |||
'''Elmer''': Pawdon me, but you wook just wike a wabbit!<br> | |||
'''Bugs''': C'mere... Listen, Doc. Now, don't spread dis around, but, um... confidentially... '''I AM A RABBIT!!!''' | |||
'''Bugs''': Can ya imagine anybody actin' like dat? Y'know, I think da poor guy's screwy! | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{CastTop}} | {{CastTop}} | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 29 January 2023
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | July 27, 1940 |
| Run time | 8:15 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Rich Hogan |
| Director(s) | Tex Avery |
| Animation director(s) | Tex Avery |
| Art director(s) | Tex Avery |
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A Wild Hare is an 1940 Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It premiered in theaters on July 27, 1940 and was written by Rich Hogan and directed by Tex Avery.
Elmer encounters a mischievous rabbit while hunting.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Elmer: Shh... Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits!
Bugs: What's up, Doc?
Elmer: Shh! Thewe's a wabbit down thewe, and I'm twying to catch him.
Elmer: Pawdon me, but you wook just wike a wabbit!
Bugs: C'mere... Listen, Doc. Now, don't spread dis around, but, um... confidentially... I AM A RABBIT!!!
Bugs: Can ya imagine anybody actin' like dat? Y'know, I think da poor guy's screwy!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- The woods
- United States
Objects
- Elmer's rifle
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 27, 1940 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- This is the first ever appearance of Bugs Bunny, although a prototype of the character first appeared in "Porky's Hare Hunt" a few years prior.
- Bugs' catchphrase, "What's up, doc?", also makes its debut. It was written by Tex Avery, who later explained that it was an common expression used in his native home state of Texas.[1]
Errors
Everlasting Influence
- While Bugs is unnamed in this short, he would be given his iconic name in the next short to feature him "Elmer's Pet Rabbit"
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Home availability
References
- ↑ Adamson, Joe (1975). Tex Avery: King of Cartoons. New York City: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80248-1.
