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The Heckling Hare
Studio:
Warner Bros.
Release Date : July 5, 1941
Series:
Merrie Melodies
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Synopsis
Bugs is pitted up against a hunting dog.
Characters
Bugs Bunny
(Voice:
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
)
Willoughby
(Voice:
Fred "Tex" Avery
)
Credits
Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Director
Fred "Tex" Avery
Animator
Robert "Bob" McKimson
Rod Scribner
(unverified)
Story
Michael "Mike" Maltese
Music
Carl W. Stalling
Voices
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc
(unverified)
Producer
Leon Schlesinger
Film Editor
Treg Brown
(unverified)
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros.
Reused Animation Used in:
Tortoise Wins By a Hare
(the scene where Bugs puts on his swimming cap and adjusts it is reused.)
Cut Scenes
The original ending had Bugs Bunny and Willoughby fall off three cliffs with Bugs telling the audience after the second fall and before the third, "Hold on to your hats, folks. Here we go again!". Leon Schlesinger intervened for unknown reasons, though there were two possibilities; One (the most popular) was that the "Hold on to your hats" line referred to a risqué joke at the time. The other, was that Schlesinger feared that Tex Avery had killed off Bugs Bunny by ending the cartoon with Bugs and Willoughby falling off the second cliff without a clear indication of whether or not they survived (according to Karl F. Cohen, Schlesinger found it inappropriate an ending). According to Martha Sigall, Leon Schlesinger found the second fall to be repetitious and objected to its inclusion because of that. He instructed Tex Avery to cut it, but he refused. Schlesinger overruled him as the boss and the cartoon was released with Bugs and Willoughby falling off the cliff once. This made Avery angry and left the studio which would lead him to work at MGM.
Trivia
Last produced Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Tex Avery (the next Bugs Bunny short after this, "All This and Rabbit Stew" was proudced before "The Heckling Hare".
Television
Bugs 'n' Daffy (Season 2, Episode 11)
VHS
United States
Bugs Bunny Classics (Special Collectors' Edition)
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Bugs Bunny By Each Director
Looney Tunes Collector's Edition: Tex-Book Looney
The Very Best of Bugs Bunny
Laserdisc (CLV)
United States
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Bugs Bunny Classics (Special Collectors' Edition)
DVD
United States
Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 2
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection - Volume 8
Bugs Bunny: Golden Carrot Collection
Technical Specifications
Running Time: 7:34
Production No.: 75
MPAA No.: 6974
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color Type: Technicolor
Sound Type: Mono
Print Type: 35mm
Negative Type: 35mm
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Original Language: English
Original Country: United States
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