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The Wild Chase
	; Lobby card.
Production company	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 27, 1965
Run time	6:30
Starring	Mel Blanc; Paul Julian
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng
Music composed by	Bill Lava
Story by	John Dunn; Chuck Jones
Animation	Norm McCabe; Don Williams; Manny Perez; Warren Batchelder; LaVerne Harding
Director(s)	Friz Freleng
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The Wild Chase is the four hundred and ninety-ninth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 27, 1965. It was written by Firz Freleng and Hawley Pratt, produced by Freleng and David H. DePatie, and directed by Freleng.

During a racing competition the Road Runner and Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. teams up with Sylvester to catch their respective targets, with backfiring results.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Announcer: Beunos dias, seniors y senoritas. It is time for the start of the big race between the fastest mouse of Sonora county, Speedy Gonzales, and for the pride of the great state of Texas, the Road Runner! At last, the big question of who is the fastest can be settled. And now, coming to the starting line, Speedy Gonzales and the Road Runner!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Speedy Gonzales	Mel Blanc
Sylvester	N/A
Wile E. Coyote	N/A
Road Runner	Paul Julian

Locations

Earth
- Mexico
  - Sonora
- United States
  - Texas

Organizations

Acme

Objects

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was scored by Bill Lava.

Crew credits

Co-direction: Hawley Pratt
Layout: Dick Ung
Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
Film editor: Lee Gunther

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: February 27, 1965 in theatres

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

Home availability

In the United States:
- November 14, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 on DVD.

References

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-'''''The Wild Chase''''' is the four hundred and ninety-ninth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on [[December 28]], [[1963]]. It was written by [[Firz Freleng]] and [[Hawley Pratt]], produced by Freleng and [[David H. DePatie]], and directed by Freleng.
+'''''The Wild Chase''''' is the four hundred and ninety-ninth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on [[February 27]], [[1965]]. It was written by [[Firz Freleng]] and [[Hawley Pratt]], produced by Freleng and [[David H. DePatie]], and directed by Freleng.
 During a racing competition the Road Runner and Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. teams up with Sylvester to catch their respective targets, with backfiring results.
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 Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: December 28, 1963 in theatres
+* United States: February 27, 1965 in theatres
 ==Behind the scenes==