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* The title is a play on the expression "Girl o' My Dreams." | * The title is a play on the expression "Girl o' My Dreams." It is also likely a reference to the [[1934]] [[wikipedia:Girl o' My Dreams|film]] of the same name, though the short has nothing to do with it. | ||
* The MPAA certificate number is 11444. | * The MPAA certificate number is 11444. | ||
* A similar sequence where Bugs is adrift on the ocean was previously reused from ''[[Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips]]'', and then later used again in ''[[Rabbitson Crusoe]]''. | * A similar sequence where Bugs is adrift on the ocean was previously reused from ''[[Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips]]'', and then later used again in ''[[Rabbitson Crusoe]]''. |
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | January, 1948 |
Run time | 7:30 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Haredevil Hare is the two hundredth and forty-one Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 3, 1948. It was written by Michael Maltese and directed by Robert McKimson.
Bugs strands himself in an island populated by apes, where he becomes the reluctant baby of a gorilla couple.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Barrel
- Esquire
- Apes of Wrath
- Our Vines Have Tender Apes
- Comics
- Jungle News
- Shovel
- Coconut
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
The short was developed as a parody of jungle-themed fiction from the first half of the 20th century, made popular by Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes,[1] which prominently featured gorillas; though not always behaviorally accurately. The story was completed in late 1945, around when the post-war baby boom emerged in the United States.[1]
Filming
Voice recordings were held on January 19, 1946.[1]
The film was copyrighted on 1947 (MCMXLVII).
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 3, 1948 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the expression "Girl o' My Dreams." It is also likely a reference to the 1934 film of the same name, though the short has nothing to do with it.
- The MPAA certificate number is 11444.
- A similar sequence where Bugs is adrift on the ocean was previously reused from Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips, and then later used again in Rabbitson Crusoe.
Errors
Legacy
Critical reception
In other languages
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