Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
| Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Gil Turner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:30 |
| Language | English |
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons), but lost to Walt Disney's Lend a Paw (a plot point which will figure into What's Cookin' Doc? ). This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short makes several direct references to The Song of Hiawatha , an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Plot
[edit ]Bugs is reading The Song of Hiawatha out loud to himself and the saga turns real as a pint-sized, Elmer Fudd-like Hiawatha (minus the speech impediment) turns up, paddling his canoe. Hiawatha is looking for a rabbit for his dinner. Hiawatha manages to trick Bugs into thinking he is preparing a hot bath for him. It is actually a cooking pot, which Bugs quickly vacates once Hiawatha casually mentions that he is having rabbit stew for supper.
Reception
[edit ]The Film Daily called the short a "very funny cartoon", saying, "the result is a howl from start to finish. The serious-minded Indian's efforts to catch the screwball rabbit for stewing purposes makes a lively and comical race. Bugs Bunny gets better and funnier with every screen appearance."[3]
Home media
[edit ]- VHS - Bugs Bunny Cartoon Festival Featuring "Little Red Riding Rabbit" [4]
- DVD - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
- DVD - The Maltese Falcon 3-Disc Special Edition
- Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 .
- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes , Volume 2, Side 2
Notes
[edit ]Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt was one of the 12 Bugs Bunny cartoons that were pulled out of Cartoon Network's June Bugs 2001 marathon by order of AOL Time Warner due to having a negative caricature of a Native American.[5]
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. 117. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Reviews of Short Subjects". The Film Daily . 79 (119): 5. June 19, 1941. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Looney Tunes DVD and Video Guide: VHS: Viddy-Oh! For Kids". Archived from the original on 2012年07月19日. Retrieved 2012年10月17日.
- ^ Watson, Pernell (2001年06月12日). "NETWORK PULLS BUGS BUNNY SHOWS". Daily Press . Retrieved 2022年06月22日.
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