A Star is Bored

A Star is Bored
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	September 15, 1956
Run time	7:10
Starring	Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan June Foray
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Art Davis
Director(s)	Friz Freleng
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A Star is Bored is the three hundred and sixty-fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 15, 1956. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.

Janitor Daffy, jealous of Bugs' fame, decides to get even with the rabbit by proving that he can be a better star than him. When applies for the position, the casting director secretly decides to make him Bugs' stunt double.

Memorable quotes

Daffy: That does it! If a long-eared rabbit can be a star, so can a duck.

Daffy: I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO WROTE THIS SCRIPT?!
Bugs: I'd love to tell him, but, ehh... Heh, heh, heh. modesty forbids.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Lolly	June Foray
Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc
Casting director	Mel Blanc
Elmer Fudd	Arthur Q. Bryan
Yosemite Sam	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Hollywood
        • Warner Bros. studio

Objects

• Hunter's rifle

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 15, 1956 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The is a pun on the 1937 film A Star is Born, and its then-recent remake from 1954.
• This cartoon expands the rivalry depicted between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck since Rabbit Fire, and the 1955 Merrie Melodies short This is a Life? This time, it is set in a movie studio.
• The scene where Daffy is swallowed by a large tuna is similar to another scene from the 1955 Tweety and Sylvester cartoon, Sandy Claws.
• This cartoon lacks a "Bugs Bunny" introductionary card, as the later title card used from Bewitched Bunny to Half-Fare Hare was not yet completed by the time this short completed production. Wideo Wabbit would use a much different design for the introductionary card.

Legacy

• The plot of this cartoon would be reused during the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts era. Entitled as, Rodent to Stardom, this cartoon would pit Daffy against Speedy Gonzales.
• The rivalry between Bugs and Daffy would continue in later theatrical shorts, such as in Show Biz Bugs, People are Bunny, Person to Bunny, The Million Hare, and The Iceman Ducketh.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5