Boulder Wham!
| Boulder Wham! | |
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| Production company | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises Format Films |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | October 23, 1965 |
| Run time | 6:51 |
| Starring | Paul Julian |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Music composed by | Bill Lava |
| Story by | Len Janson |
| Animation | Virgil Ross Bob Bransford Hank Smith |
| Director(s) | Rudy Larriva |
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Boulder Wham! is the five hundred and fourth short in the Merrie Melodies theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 23, 1965. It was written by Len Janson, produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, and directed by Rudy Larriva.
Wile E., unable to catch the Road Runner through a large canyon, goes through several attempts to get across the gap.
Detailed summary
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Southwest desert
- United States
Objects
- Pole Vaulting Made Easy
- Acme Mail Order Catalog
- Acme Deluxe Hi-Bounce Trampoline Kit
- Hypnotism for Beginners
- Martial arts book
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
The film was subcontracted to Format Films, making it the second theatrical Warner Bros. cartoon to have their involvement.[1]
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1965 (MCMLXV).
Music
The score was composed by William Lava, and as with most Larriva-directed Road Runner cartoons from Tired and Feathered to Clippety Clobbered, it uses a set of musical cues due to low budgets.[1]
Crew credits
- Layout: Erni Nordli
- Backgrounds: Tony Rizzo
- Film editor: Lee Gunther
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 23, 1965
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA certificate number is 21095.
- This short marks the first on-screen credit to writer Len Janson.
- This is the only short in the DePatie–Freleng era to mention the standard sign-off phrase, "That's all folks!" at the end; at that point, all shorts produced by DePatie–Freleng and Warner Bros.-Seven Arts era would phase out the phrase in the ending cards, and would not be used in the shorts proper until 1980 with Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century.
