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Words that are familiar to anyone around my age. But when you add a bit of opera, to the mix, the results are even more hilarious. That is the premise of this animated short film from Chuck Jones and WB Merrie Melodies.
What's Opera, Doc? follows the familiar setup of Elmer Fudd chasing Bugs Bunny, while parodying various operas from 19th Century composer Richard Wagner, along with storms, earthquakes, an overweight horse, and some ballet.
This is a short I had seen several times since I was a kid, but I think this is the first time I've seen it with a more critical eye. It's quite impressive the attention to detail from Jones, writer Michael Maltese, and composer Milt Franklyn. The way they seamlessly weave this story with the music and the animation is definitely pwiceless.
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WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?
(1957, Jones)
A film with a punctuation symbol on its title
(1957, Jones)
A film with a punctuation symbol on its title
"Be vewy quiet... I'm hunting wabbits."
Words that are familiar to anyone around my age. But when you add a bit of opera, to the mix, the results are even more hilarious. That is the premise of this animated short film from Chuck Jones and WB Merrie Melodies.
What's Opera, Doc? follows the familiar setup of Elmer Fudd chasing Bugs Bunny, while parodying various operas from 19th Century composer Richard Wagner, along with storms, earthquakes, an overweight horse, and some ballet.
This is a short I had seen several times since I was a kid, but I think this is the first time I've seen it with a more critical eye. It's quite impressive the attention to detail from Jones, writer Michael Maltese, and composer Milt Franklyn. The way they seamlessly weave this story with the music and the animation is definitely pwiceless.
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