The Great American Chase (1979)

Directors:

Chuck Jones
Phil Monroe

Writers:

Chuck Jones (writer)
Michael Maltese (writer)

Release Date:

30 September 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Music | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's classic encounters of the funniest kind!

Plot:

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie is basically a collection of Warner Bros. short cartoon features, "starring" the likes of Daffy Duck...

Plot Keywords:

Daffy Duck | Road Runner | Bugs Bunny | Road Runner Coyote | Self Described Genius

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Marvin the Martian / Wile E. Coyote / Pepe le Pew / Dr. I.Q. High / Hassan (voice) (also archive footage)
Arthur Q. Bryan	...	Elmer Fudd (voice) (archive footage)

Also Known As:

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (USA) (alternative title)
The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (International: English title) (new title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:G | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | UK:U

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The scene in which Bugs discusses his "several fathers" was written by Chuck Jones as a way to debunk fellow animation director Robert Clampett's claims throughout the 1970s that he alone created Bugs. Clampett's name is notably missing from Bugs's list.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: About 5 minutes into the movie as Bugs relates the beginning of man and he points out our fourth rate star, the Sun, you can see "Start 56+0 Filter 16 Yellow" written in the middle of the Sun.

Quotes:

Daffy Duck: [demanding the unseen animator to show himself] All Right! I've had enough of this. This is the final, final Straw-WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS! I DEMAND THAT YOU SHOW YOURSELF...
[the animator draws a door in front of Daffy and shuts it, then he reveals himself as BUGS BUNNY!]
Bugs Bunny: Heh!Heh! Ain't I a stinker?

Movie Connections:

Edited from Operation: Rabbit (1952)

Enjoyable feature.

This compilation of classic WB short cartoons is (expectedly) highly uneven, but generally enjoyable. Among the highlights: Bugs Bunny as a vengeful symphony conductor, he and Daffy Duck arguing about whether it's "duck season" or "rabbit season" (this sketch has a hilarious punchline), the surrealistic (and also somewhat sadistic!) "Duck Amuck", etc. The final "Road Runner" segment does go on a little too long. Overall, this is a nice way to spend 95 minutes mindlessly and painlessly, and also a good opportunity to see some of those shorts that you may have missed on TV. (**1/2)