Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

"The movie that leaves all other sequels behind!"

1982 1h 14m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 201

AnimationComedyFamilyAdventureMusic

Synopsis

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If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons featuring the carrot muncher and his bumbling comrades and bundled them, near seamlessly, into a feature-length film. Here's the premise: Bugs and Daffy, both book salesmen, are competing to sell the most copies of a kids' book. Instead of burrowing a beeline to his sales territory (he should have made a left at Albuquerque), Bugs ends up in the castle of Yosemite Sam, here a harem-leading honcho. Sam's pain-in-the-spurs son, Prince Abalaba, needs somebody to read him stories; Bugs, who'd sooner take the job than suffer the alternative, that involving being boiled in oil, signs on.

“The movie that leaves all other sequels behind!”

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Cast

Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Yosemite Sam / Sylvester / Sylvester, Jr. / Speedy Gonzales / Tweety / Genie / Hassan / Big Bad Wolf / Beanstalk Giant / Elvis Gorilla / Stork (voice)
Bea Benaderet
Witch Hazel (voice)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Elmer Fudd (voice)
June Foray
Granny / Mother Gorilla / Goldimouse (voice)
Shepard Menken
Old Storyteller (voice)
Lennie Weinrib
Prince Abba-Dabba (voice)
William Roberts
Michigan J. Frog (archive footage) (singing voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chuck Jones
Writers: Friz Freleng, John W. Dunn, David Detiege
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jim Champin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet and Arthur Q. Bryan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The movie that leaves all other sequels behind!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chuck Jones directs. Jim Champin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Jim Champin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet and Arthur Q. Bryan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The movie that leaves all other sequels behind!".
7IMDB entry: tt0083701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.