Prince Violent
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | September 2, 1961 |
| Run time | 6:25 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton David H. DePatie |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | David Detiege |
| Animation | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Art Davis Bob Matz |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng Hawley Pratt (Co-Director) |
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Prince Violent, also known as Prince Varmint, is the four hundred and twenty-first Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 2, 1961. It was written by David Detiege, produced by John W. Burton and David H. DePatie, and directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt.
When a viking by the name of Sam the Terrible invades a villagers' kingdom, Prince Varmint (Bugs Bunny) decides to put a stop to the little viking's reign of violence.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Villager #1: It's Sam the Terrible!
Villager #2: We're being invaded!
Bugs: Eh, what's all da hubbub? Hey, it looks like one of them electrical can openers broke loose.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Castle
Objects
Vehicle
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Willie Ito
- Backgrounds: Tom O'loughlin
- Film editor Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 2, 1961 in theaters
Behind the scenes
- Both titles of the short are a pun on the comic strip Prince Valiant.
- In the title card, one of the shields used on the ship is the Warner Bros. company logo.
- Bugs Bunny’s hourglass timepiece (17 Jewels Bruin), is a reference to the Gruen Watch Corp., a U.S./Swiss manufacturer of fine wristwatches.
Errors
- When cartoon was restored for streaming devices and the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray set, it uses the 1955-64 ending rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along (the Merrie Melodies theme), instead of the concurrent rendition of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" (the Looney Tunes theme).
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 1, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection on Blu-ray.
