Hare-Way to the Stars

Hare-Way to the Stars
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 29, 1958
Run time	7:00
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer and John W. Burton
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow Harry Love (effects animation)
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Hare-Way to the Stars is the three hundred and eighty-third Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 29, 1958. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer and John W. Burton, and directed by Chuck Jones.

After having a rather rough night, Bugs Bunny winds up in a scientific test missile bent for outer space. Soon enough, he ends up in a space station where a lone martian attempts to blow up the Earth.

Memorable quotes

Bugs: Gad... What a night. I'll never mix radish juice and carrot juice again.

Mission Control: 10... 9... 8...
Bugs: (yawns) Wow... The hole seems long this morning.
Mission Control: 3... 2... 1... Fire!

Marvin: At last! After 2,000 years of work, the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator!
Bugs: Eh, pardon me, sir. But…
Marvin: At long last, my dream come true!
Bugs: Hey, Doc! I wanna ask ya somethin'!

Marvin: Where's the kaboom? There supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!

Bugs: Run for the hills, folks! Or you'll be up to your armpits in Martians!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Mission control operator (voice only)	Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Marvin the Martian	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Launch site
    • City
• Martian space station
• Venus (mentioned)

Objects

• Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
• Instant Martian pill dispenser
• Watering can

Vehicles

• Test missile
• Sputnik
• Rocket scooter
• UFO

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 29, 1958 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on the song "Stairway to the Stars." You're welcome.
• The satellite the rocket ship hits is named Sputnik, referring to the first artificial Earth satellite that was launched by the USSR into orbit in 1957, a year before this short premiered.

Legacy

• The Instant Martians, who previously appeared as a seperate alien species in the 1955 short Jumpin' Jupiter, are established as servants to Marvin in this short.
• This short was later used in the compilation film The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie.
• Marvin's space station would use be reused as a setting in several video games:
  • Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
  • Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck
  • Looney Tunes Collector: Alert!
  • Looney Tunes: Marvin Strikes Back!
  • Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal

Home availability

• United States
  • November 15, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.