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Mad as a Mars Hare
Studio:
Warner Brothers
Release Date : October 19, 1963
Series:
Merrie Melodies
General Info
Screenshots
Page History
Cumulative rating:
(4 ratings submitted)
Synopsis
Bugs Bunny is sent on a rocket ship to Mars to claim it for the planet earth. But he doesn't know that Marvin the Martian is there waiting for him.
Characters
Bugs Bunny
(Voice:
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
)
Marvin the Martian
(Voice:
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
)
Credits
Director
Charles M. "Chuck" Jones
Animator
Ken Harris
Richard "Dick" Thompson
Bob Bransford
Thomas "Tom" Ray
Story
John W. Dunn
Music
William "Bill" Lava
Backgrounds
Robert "Bob" Singer
Voices
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
Effects Animation
Harry Love
Film Editor
Treg Brown
Co-Director
Maurice Noble
Television
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (Season 1, Episode 12)
The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show (Season 1, Episode 12)
The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show (Season 2, Episode 22)
Video Information
VHS
United States
Wabbit Tales
DVD
United States
Bugs Bunny - Hare Extraordinaire
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 1
BluRay Disc
United States
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 1 (Blu-Ray)
Technical Specifications
MPAA No.: 20226
Production No.: 1667
Running time: 6:57
Animation Type:
Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Color Type:
Technicolor
Sound Type:
Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
Print Type:
35mm
Negative Type:
35mm
Cinematographic Type:
Spherical
Original Language:
English
Country of origin:
United States
Reviews and Comments
From
ToonStar95
:
I think this is one of Chuck Jones' weakest cartoons, as well as Bugs Bunny's. The animation isn't interesting, many of the jokes fall flat, and there's WAY too much dialogue (and this is from a guy who said he was against "illustrated radio"). Overall, a very boring and lackluster cartoon.
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From
kintutoons32
:
Pretty decent for Marvin's very last theatrical appearance. Nothing too amazing or special for that matter, but at least here, there's something slightly enjoyable.
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From
DVDLooney
:
In my view, This was still a good cartoon for 1963. This cartoon demonstrates that Bugs Bunny still has some life in him as a character. Needless to say, the music isn't great, but the Warners studio didn't have a lot of budgets to work with at the time.
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From
TibbyH
:
There are two sides to John Dunn's writing: the good side is his pension for surrealist humor, and bad side is he can write WAY too much dialogue. I guess Dunn, Chuck Jones and the rest of the staff didn't particularly care about this short, because it's a very boring and mind-numbing time. The cartoon drags along with no real plot or goals, it's just a bunch of talking heads trying to eat up 6 minutes of time so they can get their paychecks. And the problem is not that there's a lot of dialogue. Good TV cartoons have proven that well written, intelligent, and/or hilarious dialogue can make up for poor animation or direction. Sadly, the writing is beyond lackluster and makes me think nothing out of John Dunn's storyboards were cut out (including the first draft lines). Chuck Jones' direction is way too flat, making viewing this train wreck all the more painful. And as hearing the dialogue didn't already wanna make me tear my ears out, Bill Lava's ear grating music makes me wish I could never hear in the first place. If I may say one positive, the backgrounds aren't too bad and the animators did what they could to salvage this. Otherwise, this is about as bottom of the barrel as you can get. No contest, one of the absolute worst cartoons of the Warner Bros Golden Age and a terrible sign of things to come in the future.
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Screenshots
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History
2/29/2012
Home video info added by eutychus
4/4/2012
Home video info added by eutychus
11/14/2012
Credits added by eutychus
Characters added by eutychus
Tech specs added by eutychus
6/25/2014
Home video info added by eutychus
9/4/2014
Synopsis added by eutychus
Running time added by eutychus
MPAA Number added by eutychus
Screenshots added by eutychus
7/21/2017
1/7/2018
Television info added by ToonStar95
1/14/2018
Television info added by ToonStar95
1/16/2018
Comments added
ToonStar95
Television info added by ToonStar95
1/19/2018
Comments added
kintutoons32
1/24/2018
Comments added
DVDLooney
1/29/2018
Comments added
TibbyH
3/31/2018
Home video info added by eutychus
Sources
Charles M. "Chuck" Jones
:
Director
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Maurice Noble
:
Co-Director
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
John W. Dunn
:
Story
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Ken Harris
:
Animator
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Richard "Dick" Thompson
:
Animator
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Bob Bransford
:
Animator
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Thomas "Tom" Ray
:
Animator
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Robert "Bob" Singer
:
Backgrounds
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Harry Love
:
Effects Animation
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Treg Brown
:
Film Editor
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
:
Voices
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald
William "Bill" Lava
:
Music
Verified by "Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies" by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald