Person to Bunny is a 1960 Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on April 1, 1960, and stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.[3] It is the last cartoon to feature Arthur Q. Bryan as the voice of Elmer, and was released shortly after Bryan's death.
| Person to Bunny | |
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 Lobby card. | |
| Directed by | Friz Freleng |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Produced by | John W. Burton, Sr. (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited) Daws Butler (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn Friz Freleng (Gag compositions)[2] |
| Animation by | Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Harry Love (effects, uncredited) |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Tom O'Loughlin |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:00 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBugs Bunny is interviewed in his Hollywood home for the television show People to People by Cedric R. Burrows. Daffy Duck interrupts, wanting attention, but Bugs sends him away. During the interview, Bugs mocks Elmer Fudd, making Elmer angry. Elmer arrives to confront Bugs, but Bugs tricks him into shooting a carrot instead.
Daffy, jealous of Bugs' fame, mocks Bugs with a rabbit suit. Mistaken for Bugs, Elmer chases Daffy, leading to chaos. Bugs outsmarts Elmer and returns to the interview. Later, Bugs tricks Daffy into fainting on live television to get rid of him.
Cast
edit- Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
- Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd[4]
- Daws Butler as Cedric R. Burrows[4]
Home media
edit"Person to Bunny" is available on the Looney Tunes Superstars DVD. However, it was cropped to widescreen. It was also included in the Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck DVD, this time in the ratio in which it was originally animated (fullscreen aspect ratio). In 2020 the cartoon was released on Blu-Ray as part of the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection once again in its correct aspect ratio.
References
edit- ^ a b Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Company. p. 324. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2. OCLC 19671400.
- ^ "Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of Looney Tunes - Video Dailymotion". Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 101. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
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