False Hare (1964)

Big Bad Wolf and his nephew use a club for rabbits, Club del Conejo, to try to catch Bugs.

Director:

Robert McKimson

Writer:

John W. Dunn (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Big Bad Wolf / Nephew / Foghorn Leghorn (voice)

Storyline

Big Bad Wolf and his nephew use a club for rabbits, Club del Conejo, to try to catch Bugs.

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Plot Keywords:

wolf | rabbit | hit by a tree | sign | rooster | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 1964 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE), Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final classic Warner Bros. cartoon short to use the traditional "bullseye" opening/closing logos. After this, all new WB shorts up to 1969 would use the modern "abstract" opening/closing logos.

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Goofs

When Bugs says "I don't see why anybody thinks these club initiations are dangerous...", the audio is a few frames behind his mouth.

User Reviews

Amusing

False Hare is not a classic in my book, it did feel too short in the length, the nephew to me didn't have much of a purpose other than with his uncle's traps and there are times when the movements weren't completely in sync with the voices and music. However, the animation is decent with nice colours and backgrounds and the characters are appealing in look. Animation-wise the only big mistake I noticed was to do with the canon, where it didn't move at all yet somehow it still managed to make a hole in a different position. The music is lively and energetic, the dialogue witty and fresh and the story amusing and nicely paced. Bugs is great here, and Uncle Big Bad is more than a good foil for him. Once again, Mel Blanc's vocal characterisations are brilliant. Oh, and look out for a very brief cameo with Foghorn Leghorn at the end. All in all, this is an amusing and decent cartoon, not a classic, but hardly part of the dark era. 7/10 Bethany Cox