The Windblown Hare
The Windblown Hare | |
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Directed by | Robert McKimson |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet (uncredited) Jim Backus (uncredited) |
Edited by | Treg Brown (uncredited) |
Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
Animation by | Charles McKimson Phil DeLara Manny Gould John Carey |
Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7:09 |
Language | English |
The Windblown Hare is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson.[1] The short was released on August 27, 1949, and stars Bugs Bunny.[2] The title, another pun on "hair", refers to Bugs being subjected to the Wolf's "blowing the houses down".
Plot[edit]
The Three Little Pigs, reading their story in a fairy tale book, decide to sell their straw and wooden houses to avoid the Wolf's wrath. Bugs Bunny falls for their scheme and buys the straw house, only for the Wolf to blow it down. Bugs then purchases the wooden house but faces the same fate. Seeking revenge, Bugs disguises himself as Little Red Riding Hood and tricks the Wolf into disrupting his own story.
As Bugs confronts the Wolf at Grandma's house, they engage in a battle of wits and physical comedy. Bugs outsmarts the Wolf, eventually leading him to blow up the brick house with TNT. Despite the Wolf's confusion, Bugs reveals his role in the scheme, leaving both pigs and Wolf surprised. With a smug grin, Bugs takes credit for the chaos.
Additional crew[edit]
- Film Edited by: Treg Brown
- Uncredited Orchestration by: Milt Franklyn
Home media[edit]
The Windblown Hare is available on Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD.
References[edit]
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 202. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- 1949 films
- 1949 short films
- 1949 animated films
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- 1940s parody films
- Looney Tunes shorts
- American parody films
- Fairy tale parody films
- Films directed by Robert McKimson
- Animated films about rabbits and hares
- Animated films about wolves
- Animated films based on fairy tales
- Animated films based on Little Red Riding Hood
- Films based on The Three Little Pigs
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- Bugs Bunny films
- Big Bad Wolf
- 1940s English-language films
- Films with screenplays by Warren Foster
- Films produced by Edward Selzer