Compressed Hare
| Compressed Hare | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones Maurice Noble |
| Story by | Dave Detiege |
| Produced by | William Orcutt David H. DePatie[1] |
| Starring | Mel Blanc (all voices) |
| Edited by | Treg Brown[1] |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Bob Bransford Ken Harris Richard Thompson Tom Ray Effects Animation: Harry Love |
| Layouts by | Corny Cole[1] Maurice Noble (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Philip DeGuard William Butler |
| Color process | Technicolor[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Compressed Hare, stylized as COMpressed Hare, is a 1961 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.[2] The short was released on July 29, 1961, and stars Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote.[3] This is the final first-run Golden Age short in which Wile E. Coyote speaks, although he speaks again in the Adventures of the Road Runner featurette a year later. The title is a play on compressed air.
Plot
[edit]In the narrative involving Wile E. Coyote and Bugs Bunny, a sequence of comedic encounters unfolds as Coyote endeavors to capture and prepare Bugs Bunny as a meal. The plot initiates with Coyote's subtle ploy, leaving a telephone in Bugs Bunny's hole and soliciting a cup of diced carrots. Bugs, perceptive to Coyote's intentions, engages in a playful exchange before finding himself ensnared by Coyote, who is preparing rabbit stew.
Bugs escapes after causing a fold-out bed to fall on the Coyote's head. Coyote’s next attempts to ensnare Bugs Bunny involve an attempt to vacuum the rabbit out of his hole, shooting a cannon into the hole and pouring quick-drying cement into the hole. Finally, the Coyote throws a metal carrot into the hole. Once he hears the rabbit pretending to eat it, he turns on a giant electromagnet, which backfires as it pulls in metal objects from all over the world, including a rocket which causes a huge explosion. Bugs comments on Coyote's misfortune with witty quips, asserting his prowess as a neighbor.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 333. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
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- 1961 films
- 1961 English-language films
- Merrie Melodies short films
- American comedy short films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Bugs Bunny films
- Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner films
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
- 1960s American animated short films
- Films produced by David H. DePatie
- Films directed by Maurice Noble
- English-language short films
- 1961 animated short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films