The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie |
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Theatrical release poster by Chuck Jones
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones Phil Monroe (co-director - "Bugs at Home" segments) |
| Produced by | Chuck Jones (classic material staff are uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Chuck Jones Michael Maltese (classic material staff are uncredited) |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Starring | Mel Blanc (voice characterization) Paul Julian (Vocal Effects, uncredited) (classic material voices are uncredited) |
| Music by | Dean Elliott Classic material: Milt Franklyn (music arranger, musical director, orchestra) Carl Stalling (also musical director) William Lava (additional musical director, uncredited) John Seely Productions (music production, uncredited) |
| Editing by | Treg Brown |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 1979 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie is a fun animated film from 1979. It brings together some of the best classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, all hosted by the famous Bugs Bunny himself! This movie was made to celebrate Bugs Bunny's 40th anniversary.
In the film, Bugs Bunny shows us around his cool home, which is built over a carrot-juice waterfall. He introduces us to many of his wild adventures and famous rivals from the cartoons. All the cartoon shorts featured in this movie were directed by Chuck Jones.
This movie helped create a pattern for how future Looney Tunes films would be made. They would combine old cartoon clips with new animated parts, just like this one did, up until Daffy Duck's Quackbusters in 1988.
The film was dedicated to the memory of Chuck Jones' first wife, Dorothy Webster, who passed away before the movie was released.
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What the Movie is About
Bugs Bunny takes you on a tour of his amazing house. As he shows you around, he talks about some of the most famous rivalries and chases from the Looney Tunes cartoons. These stories lead into clips from the classic animated shorts.
The last part of the movie is a long, exciting chase between Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
The film also has a funny new twist on the famous "That's all, Folks!" ending. At the very beginning, an annoyed Bugs Bunny adds "NOT" to it, so it says "That's NOT all, Folks!". Then, before the end credits, Bugs makes it change to "That's not quite all, Folks!". Finally, after all the credits, it appears as "That's really all, Folks!".
Cartoons You'll See
This movie features many classic cartoons. Here are some of them:
Cartoons with Bugs Bunny and Friends
- Rabbit Seasoning (a short clip is used)
- Hare-Way to the Stars
- Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
- Robin Hood Daffy (a shorter version)
- Duck Amuck
- Bully for Bugs
- Ali Baba Bunny
- Rabbit Fire
- For Scent-imental Reasons (a shorter version)
- Long-Haired Hare (a shorter version)
- What's Opera, Doc?
- Operation: Rabbit (a shorter version)
Cartoons with Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote
- Beep Prepared (The ending scene where Wile E. uses an ACME rocket sled)
- Fast and Furry-ous (The ACME super outfit scene)
- Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (The ACME Bat-Man's outfit scene)
- Going! Going! Gosh! (The slingshot scene and Wile E. Coyote disguising himself as a woman)
- Guided Muscle (The human bow and arrow scene and the slingshot scene)
- Hip Hip-Hurry! (The intro chase scene with funny Latin names, and the boulder attempt)
- Hopalong Casualty (The earthquake pills scene)
- Hot-Rod and Reel! (The trampoline scene)
- Scrambled Aches (The spring coil scene)
- Stop! Look! And Hasten! (The road-wall scenes, ACME bird seed on bridge, and ACME leg muscle vitamins)
- There They Go-Go-Go! (The rock avalanche scene)
- To Beep or Not to Beep (The lasso scene and the catapult scenes)
- Wild About Hurry (The ACME giant rubber band scene)
- Whoa, Be-Gone! (The teeter-totter scene, the trampoline scene, and the high wire structure)
- Zip 'N Snort (The human bow and arrow scene and the giant cannon scene)
- Zipping Along (The human-cannonball scene and the wrecking ball scene)
- Zoom and Bored (The scene where Wile E. gets tricked off a cliff and uses a jack-hammer)
