A Wild Hare (1940)
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- Approved
- 8min
- Animation, Short
- 27 Jul 1940 (USA)
- Short
While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny, who tricks and harasses the hunter.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Mel Blanc | ... |
Bugs Bunny / Skunk (uncredited) (voice)
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Arthur Q. Bryan | ... |
Elmer Fudd (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Tex Avery | ... | (as Fred Avery) |
Written by
| Rich Hogan | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Leon Schlesinger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carl W. Stalling | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Treg Brown | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ann Almond | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Mabel Andes | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Betty Bourke | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Betty Brenon | ... | assistant ink and paint supervisor (uncredited) |
| Shirley Bromberg | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Ruth Cavert | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Helen Cope | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Dakin | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Frances Ewing | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Lois Farlow | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Florence Finkelhor | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Frances Garcia | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Sue Gee | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Gladys Hallberg | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Florence Hammontre | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Huffine | ... | inker (uncredited) |
| Peggy Matz | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Minett | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Mildred O'Blenis | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Frank Powers | ... | ink and paint supervisor (uncredited) |
| Martha Sigall | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Dawn Smith | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Dixie Smith | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Auril Thompson | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Treg Brown | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A.C. Gamer | ... | effects animator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ray Bloss | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| John W. Burton | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Manny Corral | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Hank Garner | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Ken Moore | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Virgil Ross | ... | animator |
| Tex Avery | ... | background layout (uncredited) / character layout (uncredited) |
| Rev Chaney | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Robert Givens | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| John Didrik Johnsen | ... | background artist (uncredited) / background painter (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
| Charles McKimson | ... | animator (uncredited) / character animator (uncredited) |
| Robert McKimson | ... | animator (uncredited) / character animator (uncredited) / character designer (uncredited) |
| Virgil Ross | ... | character animator (uncredited) |
| Rod Scribner | ... | animator (uncredited) / character animator (uncredited) |
| Paul J. Smith | ... | animator (uncredited) / character animator (uncredited) |
| Sidney Sutherland | ... | animator (uncredited) / character animator (uncredited) |
| Richard H. Thomas | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Carl W. Stalling | ... | musical director |
| Milt Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1941) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1941) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- MeTV (2021) (United States) (tv)
- MeTV Toons (2024) (United States) (tv)
- Nickelodeon Network (1992) (United States) (tv) (Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Turner Entertainment (current owner)
- Vitaphone Inc. (copyright holder)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Elmer is a dimwitted hunter, "wooking for wabbits." Bugs is a clever, smooth-talking character, who confuses Elmer with double-talk and misdirection. Elmer is no match for the wascally wabbit, even when he thinks Bugs is dead. Written by Mike Konczewski |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The producers' reaction to the gag of Bugs responding to a hunter pointing a gun at him with a confident casual remark, "What's up, Doc?" was so favorable that they decided to make that a standard element of future films featuring the character. See more » |
| Goofs | After Bugs ties up Elmer's shotgun and Elmer throws it away he then starts digging. Bugs comes up from his other hole, saying his first time ever "Eh Whats up Doc?" then Elmer says "I am looking for a Wabbit". Bugs starts describing a rabbit and during a close up When Elmer realized Bugs is a rabbit he us holding the shotgun again, next panel it's gone again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Yankee Doodle See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the 1944 Blue Ribbon reissue of this cartoon, when the WB shield zooms in the copyright notice briefly says MCMXLIV(1944) for a fraction of a second before changing to MCMXL(1940)! See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
Elmer Fudd: [first occurence of this line] Be vewy, vewy qwiet. I'm hunting wabbits. See more » |