Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
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| Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Home Media |
| Release date | March 1, 1993 |
| Starring | Jeff Bergman Joe Alaskey June Foray Mel Blanc (classic material) |
| Producer(s) | Steven S. Greene Katherine Helppie-Shipley |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Greg Ford Terry Lennon |
| Director(s) | Greg Ford Terry Lennon |
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Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes is a direct-to-video special starring Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian. It was distributed by Warner Home Media on March 1, 1993. It was produced by Steven S. Greene and Katherine Helppie-Shipley, written and directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.
Bugs has been kidnapped by martians and brought to space by Marvin and K-9, who sue him for Earthly charges. He must defend the Earth on courtroom charges that Earthlings are casting aliens in a negative light.
Detailed summary
Cartoons featured
- Haredevil Hare (clips)
- Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
- No Parking Hare (Traffic scenes)
- Lighter Than Hare (Robots and Yosemite Sam of outer space)
- Boyhood Daze (Alien dream sequence)
- His Hare Raising Tale (Haredevil Hare flashback)
- There Auto Be a Law (Heavy traffic scene)
- The Hole Idea (Modern era scene)
- Lumber Jerks (Log factory scene)
- Rocket-bye Baby
- Martian Through Georgia
- The Hasty Hare
- Hare-Way to the Stars
Memorable quotes
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Production
Developement
Filming
Music
The score is repurposed from musical cues by Carl W. Stalling and Milt Franklyn, unlike most specials which used an original composition.
It uses cues from the following cartoons:
- Lighter Than Hare (opening scene)
- Rocket Squad
- Scrambled Aches (Do-it Yourself Hints From Your Pals; Ancient Astronauts advertisement)
- A Sheep in the Deep
- This Is a Life?
- Rabbit Every Monday
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: March 1, 1993 on VHS.
Behind the scenes
- The special was originally planned to air on CBS,[1] but for unknowns reasons was instead given a direct-to-video release.
- To date, this is the final Looney Tunes special that uses classic footage from its cartoon library.
- Captain Kirk from Star Trek: The Original Series makes a cameo in the special. He uses Spock's Vulcan hand salute.
- Stills from this special were featured in The Looney Tunes Treasury on page 83.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- March 1, 1993: Warner Home Video releases Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes on VHS.
- October 6, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Marvin the Martian Space Tunes/Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes on DVD.
References
- ↑ E. Daniels, James (June 10, 2006). "A Looney Future: As Seen in 1992". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009.
