The Wild Chase

The Wild Chase
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	December 28, 1963
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 December 28, 1963. 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.

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

• Acme Bird Seed
• Acme Iron Pellets
• Cheese

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: December 28, 1963 in theatres

Home availability

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