Sahara Hare
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1955 film by Friz Freleng
| Sahara Hare | |
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| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Gerry Chiniquy Ted Bonnicksen Arthur Davis |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Irv Wyner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7:05 |
| Language | English |
Sahara Hare is a 1955 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on March 26, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.[2]
Plot
[edit]Bugs Bunny mistakenly believes he has reached Miami Beach in the Sahara Desert. Equipped with beach gear, he encounters Yosemite Sam, who mistakes Bugs for a trespasser and gives chase. Bugs outwits Sam at every turn, leading to comical confrontations. Eventually, Bugs traps Sam in a fort, where Sam faces a series of humiliating defeats.
In the end, Bugs sets a trap for Sam, causing an explosion. Daffy Duck then emerges from a hole, similarly mistaken about his location. Bugs lets Daffy discover the truth on his own.
Production notes
[edit]Scenes from Sahara Hare were recycled in later Merrie Melodies cartoons like Hare-Abian Nights (1959) and Devil's Feud Cake (1963), as well as in "Act 1" of The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981). Additionally, it introduced Milt Franklyn's rendition of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which remained in use until 1964.
Home media
[edit]- VHS – Yosemite Sam: The Good, The Bad and The Ornery
- Laserdisc – Longitude and Looneytude: Globe-trotting Looney Tunes Favorites
- DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4
See also
[edit]- List of American films of 1955
- List of Bugs Bunny cartoons
- List of Yosemite Sam cartoons
- Rif, a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco
References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 271. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
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Wikiquote has quotations related to Sahara Hare.
- Sahara Hare at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1955 films
- 1950s American animated films
- 1950s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Films set in Egypt
- Films set in abandoned buildings and structures
- Films set in fortresses
- Short films directed by Friz Freleng
- Daffy Duck films
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- Bugs Bunny films
- Yosemite Sam films
- 1950s English-language films
- Animated films set in the Sahara
- Films with screenplays by Warren Foster
- Films produced by Edward Selzer
- English-language short films
- 1955 animated short films