tavm Review of Falling Hare

Falling Hare (1943)

Falling Hare places Bugs Bunny in a unique position for him

[9/10 · 19 March 2010]

Just watched this Leon Schlesinger cartoon again on the Thank Your Lucky Stars DVD. When I first watched this on "Buckskin Bill's Storyland" on weekday mornings on WAFB-TV in the late '70s as a child, I did not like it because of Bugs' becoming the fall guy instead of a winner. However, as I grew up and became aware of the World War II era and the culture of the time, I appreciated the way many icons of the time dealt with whatever fears they had. And so it's now very enjoyable to see the wabbit have his outs with the gremlin who keeps tricking him in various ways throughout. And it's always a special treat whenever Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" plays as part of Carl Stalling's score. And to paraphrase various cartoon characters, ain't director Bob Clampett a stinker? So on that note, Falling Hare comes highly recommended.