High Diving Hare
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| High Diving Hare | |
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| Directed by | Friz Freleng |
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| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation by | Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez Ken Champin Virgil Ross Pete Burness |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Produced by | Friz Freleng |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | April 30, 1949 (USA premiere) |
| Format | Technicolor, 7 min. 31 Sec.(one reel) |
| Language | English |
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High Diving Hare is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. It was released to theaters on April 30, 1949 and as of 2006 is available in the DVD box-set Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1.
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[edit] Crew
It was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Friz Freleng. The credited animators were Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez, Ken Champin, Virgil Ross, and Pete Burness, with backgrounds by Paul Julian and layouts by Hawley Pratt. Mel Blanc performed the voice characterizations and the musical score was composed, arranged and conducted by Carl Stalling.
[edit] Synopsis
Bugs Bunny is drumming up business for a Vaudeville show in a remote western town. One of the main attractions is 'Fearless Freep' and his high-dive act. As soon as Yosemite Sam hears the name 'Fearless Freep', he goes into a frenzy, buying as many tickets as he can. (I'm a-splurgin'!)
During the show, as Bugs is about to introduce Freep, he gets a telegram informing him that Freep is delayed and won't be able to appear. Sam insists on seeing a high-diving act, and forces Bugs at gunpoint to the top of a high-dive platform. As usual, Bugs gets the better of Sam, and it's Sam who winds up doing a high-dive. Bugs attempts to continue the show, but Sam shows up again, forcing Bugs to go to the top of the high-dive platform. In all, Bugs manages to con Sam into taking a dive in a different comical and/or gravity-defying manner nine separate times.
Finally, Sam has Bugs tied and standing on the edge of the platform, with Sam sawing away at the board, gloating, "This time, you're a-diving!" However, as soon as Sam cuts through the board, it's the ladder and platform that falls, leaving the cut plank suspended in mid-air. Bugs turns to the camera and cracks, "I know this defies the law of gravity, but, you see, I never studied law!"
[edit] Trivia
- The poster for "Frizby the Magician" is a reference to director Friz Freleng.
- This is the only short where we get to see Bugs bare his claws, which appear on his toes to secure himself from falling when pushed onto the diving board by Sam.
- There is one gag is this cartoon that is usually edited out when shown on TV. When Yosemite Sam comes back up the diving board, Bugs, dressed as an Native Americans and with a stereotypical-like voice, tricks Sam into walking off the diving board. This was considered offensive to Native Americans and the gag was plugged from American television distribution. The scene has been restored on DVD, however.
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