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Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
The final installment of the "Hunting Trilogy" once again has Elmer out hunting, while Bugs and Daffy try to con him into shooting the other.
Release : | 1953 |
Rating : | 8.1 |
Studio : | Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Cartoons, |
Crew : | Director, Producer, |
Cast : | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
Genre : | Animation Comedy |
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This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
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best movie i've ever seen.
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
"Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is a brilliant Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Elmer Fudd cartoon, the third in what became known as the "Hunter Trilogy" from director Chuck Jones & writer Michael Maltese (the first two cartoons being "Rabbit Fire" [1951] and "Rabbit Seasoning" [1952]). Once again, Daffy tries to manipulate Elmer into blasting Bugs with his shotgun. Once again, Daffy fails, and HOW he fails. Once again, Bugs is just way too smart for Daffy to outwit! The most memorable running gag in "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" involves Daffy unwittingly claiming to be certain kinds of animals, Bugs holding up a sign (to the musical accompaniment of "A-Hunting We Will Go") declaring open season for these animals, and Elmer blasting Daffy's bill off his face with the shotgun. (On one of these occasions, Daffy is absolutely hilarious as he looks back at Elmer and squeaks "What?" before getting blasted.) Another memorable scene involves Daffy spotting Bugs in a duck disguise, after which Daffy shouts to Elmer, "Shoot the duck! Shoot the duck!"; who do you suppose Elmer shoots? One other thing to watch for in "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is the palette of facial expressions from Daffy and Bugs, particularly when Bugs feels the muzzle of Elmer's shotgun directly behind his head, when Daffy learns that Elmer cannot shoot "a fwicasseeing wabbit," and when Daffy spots Bugs dropping down from the sky in a lame angel disguise. Catch this marvelous cartoon on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3, featuring a well-done additional commentary by contemporary animator Eric Goldberg.
I lose count of how many cartoons there are in which Elmer Fudd is hunting, and both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck try to get him to shoot the other. No matter how many there are, "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" certainly stands out just because of the lengths to which they go in trying to succeed. In the dead of winter, it's duck season, and Daffy is looking for ways to avoid getting shot. So, he tells Elmer that it's rabbit season. But, as soon as Elmer is about to shoot Bugs, Bugs has a way to avoid getting shot...and it naturally involves Daffy getting shot.One of the things that was so great about these cartoons was that they showed Daffy always trying to undermine Bugs' integrity, but Bugs always exposed Daffy for who he really was. In this case, Daffy's bill bears the brunt of Daffy's embarrassment.And of course, it wouldn't be a Bugs Bunny cartoon without that "wascawy wabbit" posing the question: Eh, what's up doc?
My personal views on this is that I feel that this is what people remember Loony Tunes for.The gags are simple, and easy to understand.But its the quick wittiness of Bugs Bunny, and the clever, but unlucky Daffy Duck - who never seems to get the roll of the green that means that they work so well together as characters.I feel that this is the greatest Looney tune cartoon of them all. It has just one joke running through its theme. But the timing, the scheming, the naivety of Elemer Fudd, is done to perfection.I really believe that this would make anyone around the world laugh. If it was done in their own language. Its one of the funniest pieces of cinema history that you will see anywhere.Don't get me wrong there are other - great cartoon out there. (*Please look on the IMDb list - for other comments that I have made and you will see them!!)If you haven't see this. Please try and always look out for it. Or try and see if you can get this.If you have it, and you've had a hard day.Put this on, and have a laugh.Looney tunes cartoons are the best in the world.These are the characters I love from Lonney Tunes saga:Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Yoesemity Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Slyvester the Cat, W.E.Y Coyette, The Colonel and Beleverdere (* His faithful Hound!)Carl Brown [email protected]
"Duck! Rabbit! Duck!" is the best of the "Hunter Trilogy." From the ubiquitous sign gags that only get funnier (Daffy: You dirty dog... Bugs: And YOU'RE a dirty skunk! Daffy: I'm a dirty skunk? I'M a dirty skunk!? Sign: Dirty Skunk Season Elmer: Blam!) to the wonderful ending where poor Elmer gets driven mad, this short is a laugh a second, and one of the prime examples why Chuck Jones will be missed.