Compressed Hare
Compressed Hare, stylized as COMpressed Hare, is a 1961 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble. The short was released on July 29, 1961, and stars Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote. 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.
| Compressed Hare | |
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| 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 |
| 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] |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation[1] |
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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's attempts to capture him.
Coyote's subsequent endeavors to ensnare Bugs Bunny involve a series of contrived traps, each met with humorous misfortune. From vacuum cleaners mistaken for prey to quick-drying cement mishaps, the comedic tension escalates as Coyote's schemes backfire, culminating in his unwitting entrapment beneath a concrete block. Bugs Bunny, ever resourceful, capitalizes on Coyote's misfortune with witty quips, asserting his prowess as a neighbor.
Additional Crew
[edit]- Directed by Chuck Jones
- Co-Director: Maurice Noble
- Film Editor: Treg Brown[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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.
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