Haredevil Hare

Haredevil Hare
Bugs Bunny, disguised as a Martian, hands Marvin the Martian the Uranium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
Directed byCharles M. Jones
Story byMichael Maltese
StarringMel Blanc
(all voices)
Edited byTreg Brown
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byBen Washam
Lloyd Vaughan
Ken Harris
Phil Monroe
Layouts byRobert Gribbroek
Backgrounds byPeter Alvarado
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • July 24, 1948 (1948-07-24)
Running time
7:42
LanguageEnglish

Haredevil Hare is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[1] It stars Bugs Bunny and it is the debut for Marvin the Martian — who is unnamed in this film — along with his Martian dog, K-9.[2] It is the last pre-August 1948 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon whose distribution rights were sold to Associated Artists Productions.

Plot

A prominent newspaper headlines heralding Bugs Bunny's purported enthusiasm to partake as the inaugural passenger on a historic lunar expedition. Contrarily, Bugs vehemently protests this endeavor as he is forcibly conveyed toward the awaiting rocket, only acquiescing upon discovering the presence of his beloved carrots amongst the cargo. With a thunderous roar, the rocket propels into the celestial expanse, ensnaring Bugs within its confines as he futilely endeavors to abort the mission.

Upon lunar touchdown, Bug's initial panic dissipates, replaced by a sense of awe as he navigates the desolate lunar landscape, cognizant of his unprecedented status as the first terrestrial being to tread upon its surface (although graffiti claims "Kilroy was here"). Encountering an enigmatic Martian, later identified as Marvin the Martian, Bugs is compelled to inquire about the Martian's clandestine machinations aimed at Earth's annihilation. Upon finally realizing the gravity of the situation, Bugs absconds with the Martian's weapon, the purportedly formidable Uranium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator, which has the outward appearance of a mere stick of dynamite. The Martian sends his loyal canine companion, K-9, to reclaim the modulator, and so Bugs employs his trademark wit and flattery to outmaneuver K-9 and the Martian's machinations.

Subterfuge ensues as Bugs, assuming a Martian guise, orchestrates a ruse culminating in the detonation of the modulator, resulting in a cataclysmic lunar upheaval. Upon being contacted shortly thereafter by the lunar expedition personnel back on Earth, Bugs epitomizes his signature blend of resourcefulness and levity in the face of adversity, as his causal conversation with the personnel in his precarious predicament, risking falling into space with the Martian and K-9 hanging on his leg, ends with his loud plea for rescue.

Home media

This cartoon is included on disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 DVD set with the cartoon restored and in high definition. This short is also available on disc 1 of The Essential Bugs Bunny DVD set, disc 2 of the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray and DVD sets and disc 1 of the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray set.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 187. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
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