A Star is Bored

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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-ninth 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.

Detailed summary

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

Objects

  • Hunter's rifle

Production

Development

Filming

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

Critical reception

In other languages

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