Mad as a Mars Hare
Mad as a Mars Hare | |
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | October 19, 1963 |
Run time | 6:45 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Producer(s) | David H. DePatie |
Music composed by | Bill Lava |
Story by | John Dunn |
Animation | Ken Harris Richard Thompson Bob Brandsford Tom Ray |
Director(s) | Chuck Jones Maurice Noble (co-director) |
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Mad as a Mars Hare is the four-hundred and eighty ninth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 19, 1963. It was written by John Dunn, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.
While Marvin is studying the Earth for primitive life forms, Bugs is sent on a mission to claim the planet Mars.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Marvin: Hm, yes. Very curious. Very interesting. I do so enjoy observing the flora and fauna of that tiny planet. I think Man is the most interesting insect on Earth, don't you? There is a growing tendency to think of Man as a rational thinking being, which is absurd. There is simply no evidence of any intelligence on the Earth.
Bugs: Why do I love carrots anyway? There isn't much meat on 'em. They're kinda dry, too. But I love 'em. I love 'em, I love 'em, I love 'em! LUNCHTIME!!!
Marvin: Being disintegrated makes me very angry! (pants) Very angry indeed!
Marvin: Prepare yourself for immediate disintegration.
Bugs: I'll tell you dis much. When I get back to Earth, ol' Elmer Fudd and da rest of those hunters are due for a big surprise. (takes bite of mechanical carrot) Mmm... Good carrot. Lots of iron.
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Florida
- Launch Site
- Florida
- United States
- Mars
Objects
- Marvin's Telescope
- Mechanical one-man band in the form of an iron carrot
- Disintegration gun
- Re-integrator chamber
- Acme Time-Space Gun
Vehicles
- Rocket
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Bill Lava.
Crew credits
- Co-direction: Maurice Noble
- Animation: Ken Harris, Richard Thompson, Bob Brandsford, Tom Ray
- Backgrounds: Bob Singer
- Effects animation: Harry Love
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 19, 1963 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on "Mad as a March Hare." You're welcome.
- The MPAA number for this short is 20226.
- This was the final theatrical short to have Marvin the Martian during the Golden Age of animation.
- When this cartoon was first released on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire DVD, it had been cropped to a 16:9 widescreen format. However, it was later restored with its original aspect ratio on the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray set.
Errors
Legacy
- Bugs Bunny's Neanderthal form was used as a playable character in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- August 10, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire on DVD.
- July 21, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray and DVD.