Operation: Rabbit

1952
7.9| 0h7m| NR| en
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Wile E. Coyote, genius, announces to Bugs Bunny that he is going to catch him and eat him, and then employs a variety of gadgets and plans in an attempt to do so.

Cast

Mel Blanc

Director

Producted By

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!
Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Operation: Rabbit" is an American 7-minute cartoon from 1952, so this one will have its 65th anniversary next year. It is by Warner Bros. and features Chuck Jones, Michael Maltese and Mel Blanc, the biggest players of the company in their respective areas directing, writing and (voice) acting. The only somewhat unusual thing is that Coyote is mostly known for going up against Roadrunner, but here he gets his fair share from Bugs Bunny, despite being a self-proclaimed genius. And Coyote is unusually talkative in here, so I am a bit surprised these two do not have many more films together. I actually preferred this version here, but then again I never cared a lot about Roadrunner, almost found him unlikable on some occasions. So yeah, this was a decent funny watch and I recommend checking it out. Go see it. Thumbs down.
phantom_tollbooth Chuck Jones's 'Operation: Rabbit' is something of an oddity in the Warner Bros. canon. Part of a very short lived series in which Wile. E. Coyote pursues Bugs Bunny instead of the Road Runner, 'Operation: Rabbit' offers a different take on the Coyote by giving him a voice. A posh, self-obsessed egotist, this version of the Coyote sits strangely with the mute wretch we all know and love. At the time 'Operation: Rabbit' was released, however, the Coyote was a brand new character who had only appeared in one Road Runner cartoon previously. I truly believe that, had Jones worked on more Road Runner cartoons prior to this cartoon, he would have rejected the idea of giving the Coyote a voice. This would have been wise. 'Operation: Rabbit' takes a similar spot-gag approach to the Road Runners but the dialogue slows down a series of gags which you can see coming a mile off and therefore would be better dispensed with in a more timely manner. I've never been partial to this vocal version of the Coyote but, thankfully, I am able to divorce this character from the character in the Road Runner cartoons, just as I am able to accept the almost identical Ralph Wolf as a different character. While it passes the time pleasantly enough, 'Operation: Rabbit' is mainly notable for being a failed character experiment.
ccthemovieman-1 Wile E. Coyote versus Bugs Bunny? Wow, this was a new one on me, when I first saw it, but it occurred a couple of times in Loony Tunes cartoons....and we, the viewer, are the winners for it.Also different for first-time viewers of this collaboration between two LT stars, is hearing Wile speak.. "Allow me to introduce myself," he says right off the bat to Bugs. He gives Bugs his card which reads "Wile E Coyote - Genius." He then proceeds to tell Bugs, in a muted British accent, no less, that he intends to eat him. He's gonna give Bugs "the customary two minutes to say your prayers." Bugs slams the portable door on him, says no thanks, and disappears back into his rabbit hole while Wile goes back to his cave muttering "Why do they always want to do it the hard way?"After that, it's standard "Roadrunner" material with Wile pulling out every plan he has under "Operation: Rabbit" in his arsenal....and the predictable result. The "smart" guys goes through a half dozen plans while the "dumb" thwarts him every time.I loved the ending to this cartoon as Wile humbly calls himself something else. This was a lot of fun to watch and a good lesson for those elitists who think they are smarter than most others. Surprise!!!
MartinHafer I am about to say something that may shock many of you, so hold on tight! I never particularly liked the Wiley Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons. I think most of this is because although I loved Wiley Coyote, I always felt that the Roadrunner had almost zero personality. After a while, I really wanted to see Wiley catch and kill the Roadrunner! In light of this, I was THRILLED the first time I saw this cartoon. Not only is Wiley Coyote at his best, but he finally has a worthy opponent in the form of Bugs Bunny--who has mountains of personality. Wiley is at his best because he talks and shows himself to be a supremely smug jerk who calls himself "Wile E. Coyote--Genius" and asks Bugs to surrender without a fight because he is clearly outmatched by Wiley's brain power! It's great to see Bugs knock him down a few pegs by destroying all of Wiley's attempts to capture him! Violent fun for all.