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The music was composed by [[Carl Stalling]]. The short uses music from the Bedřich Smetana opera ''The Bartered Bride'', specifically ''Dance of the Comedians''. | The music was composed by [[Carl Stalling]]. The short uses music from the Bedřich Smetana opera ''The Bartered Bride'', specifically ''Dance of the Comedians''. This theme would be use as the main theme in later Road Runner cartoons such as "[[Beep, Beep (1952 short)|Beep, Beep]]", "[[Going! Going! Gosh!]]", "[[Ready, Set... ZOOM!]]", "[[Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z]]", "[[Zoom and Bored]]", "[[Hot-Rod and Reel!]]", "[[Chariots of Fur]]" and "[[Little Go Beep]]". | ||
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | September 17, 1949 |
Run time | 7:03 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Mike Maltese |
Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
Animation director(s) | Chuck Jones |
Art director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Fast and Furry-ous is the two-hundred and twenty-sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 17, 1949. It was written by Michael Maltese, and directed by Chuck Jones.
In the middle of the American desert, a lone, hungry coyote attempts to capture and eat a roadrunner.
Detailed summary
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Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling. The short uses music from the Bedřich Smetana opera The Bartered Bride, specifically Dance of the Comedians. This theme would be use as the main theme in later Road Runner cartoons such as "Beep, Beep", "Going! Going! Gosh!", "Ready, Set... ZOOM!", "Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z", "Zoom and Bored", "Hot-Rod and Reel!", "Chariots of Fur" and "Little Go Beep".
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 17, 1949 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the expression "fast and furious".
- In this cartoon, Wile E. is only referred to as "the Coyote." He is christened Wile E. in "Operation: RABBIT."
- The mock species names for Wile E. (Carnivorous Vulgaris) and Road Runner (Accelleratii Incredibus) make a debut in this short. Their mock species names, or mock latin names would be later used in the 1952 shorts, "Beep, Beep" and "Going! Going! Gosh!".
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Everlasting influence
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States: