"Carrotblanca" is a wonderfully funny parody of the classic 1942 romance drama "Casablanca", starring all of our favorite Looney Tunes characters (i.e., Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, etc.). The original film starred such Hollywood luminaries as Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Conrad Veidt, and Sydney Greenstreet, so the Looney Tunes characters take on some of their respective roles. Some people might refer to this cartoon parody as "from riches to rags", poking fun at a true black-and-white live-action classic with a lowbrow cartoon, but I don't look at it that way.
Here are my favorite moments from "Carrotblanca" (don't read on if you haven't yet seen it). Bugs Bunny shows off his usual brilliance as he puts his own snap to some of Richard "Rick" Blaine's (Bogart's) classic lines ("Of all the juice joints in all the towns in all the countries in all the worlds, she picks this one"; "I stick my cottontail out for no one"; "Here's looking for you, kid"); his "hill of beans" speech at the end, which gives us the impression that Bugs is finally setting aside humor for seriousness, is merely interrupted by Sylvester (taking on Paul Henreid's role). Daffy Duck (portraying Dooley Wilson's pianist/singer character Sam) is amusing not only in his own literal interpretation of "Knock on Wood" but also in his one-note rendition of Kitty's favorite song. Tweety (playing Peter Lorre's character Ugarte) is absolutely hilarious as he puts on Lorre's face and adopts his accent. Bugs is especially funny when he disguises himself several times while interrogating Yosemite Sam (playing Conrad Veidt's role Maj. Strasser).
In addition to the more famous Looney Tunes characters in "Carrotblanca", look closely and you'll see many minor second-stringers in the background. I'm also impressed with the black-and-white lighting & shading during the final airport scene, giving the cartoon a 1940s aura. Some of the voice acting (especially for Yosemite Sam) may not be as authentic as the deceased Mel Blanc's, but I can overlook that. And I would recommend that you watch the original "Casablanca" before you watch the cartoon, lest you completely miss out on a lot of the humor.
Here are my favorite moments from "Carrotblanca" (don't read on if you haven't yet seen it). Bugs Bunny shows off his usual brilliance as he puts his own snap to some of Richard "Rick" Blaine's (Bogart's) classic lines ("Of all the juice joints in all the towns in all the countries in all the worlds, she picks this one"; "I stick my cottontail out for no one"; "Here's looking for you, kid"); his "hill of beans" speech at the end, which gives us the impression that Bugs is finally setting aside humor for seriousness, is merely interrupted by Sylvester (taking on Paul Henreid's role). Daffy Duck (portraying Dooley Wilson's pianist/singer character Sam) is amusing not only in his own literal interpretation of "Knock on Wood" but also in his one-note rendition of Kitty's favorite song. Tweety (playing Peter Lorre's character Ugarte) is absolutely hilarious as he puts on Lorre's face and adopts his accent. Bugs is especially funny when he disguises himself several times while interrogating Yosemite Sam (playing Conrad Veidt's role Maj. Strasser).
In addition to the more famous Looney Tunes characters in "Carrotblanca", look closely and you'll see many minor second-stringers in the background. I'm also impressed with the black-and-white lighting & shading during the final airport scene, giving the cartoon a 1940s aura. Some of the voice acting (especially for Yosemite Sam) may not be as authentic as the deceased Mel Blanc's, but I can overlook that. And I would recommend that you watch the original "Casablanca" before you watch the cartoon, lest you completely miss out on a lot of the humor.