Knight-mare Hare
| Knight-mare Hare | |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Ken Harris Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson |
| Layouts by | Ernie Nordli |
| Backgrounds by | Philip De Guard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:30 |
| Language | English |
Knight-mare Hare is a 1955 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce.[1] The short was released on October 1, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny.[2]
Plot
[edit]Bugs Bunny is reading a book about the Knights of the Round Table when an apple falls and hits him on the head; it transports him back to the time of King Arthur. When he wakes up he encounters a knight named Sir O of Kay, Earl of Watercress, who challenges him to a joust. Bugs trips the knight's horse, sending him flying into a castle tower.
Pursued by a fire-breathing dragon, Bugs defeats the creature with seltzer. Seeking refuge in another castle, Bugs encounters Merlin of Monroe, a supposed sorcerer. Merlin attempts to use "magic powder" to transform Bugs into a pig, but Bugs turns the tables on Merlin by transforming him into a horse. To return to the present, Bugs tosses an apple to hit himself on the head. Successfully returning to his own time, Bugs encounters a farmer with a plowhorse resembling Merlin's transformed state. Dismissing the resemblance, Bugs continues on, only to be surprised when the farmer addresses the horse as "Merlin".
Home media
[edit]The cartoon is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD box set.
See also
[edit]- Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time, a video game loosely based on the film and other Looney Tunes shorts
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. 278. 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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- 1955 films
- 1955 animated films
- 1955 short films
- 1950s fantasy comedy films
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- American fantasy comedy films
- Arthurian animated films
- Films based on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- Bugs Bunny films
- 1955 comedy films
- 1950s Warner Bros. animated short films
- 1950s English-language films
- English-language comedy short films
- 1950s and 1960s films about time travel
- English-language fantasy comedy films
- Animated films based on works by Mark Twain