Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.Wile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.Wile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Bugs Bunny
- (voix)
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Of course Bugs will not surrender and so the coyote has to come up with a couple of plans to catch the rabbit. And although we know he will fail with every attempt the gags are not really predictable. Directed by Chuck Jones, who makes almost everything work, this cartoon is definitely worth watching.
Although it's a little odd that Wile E. Coyote's sophomore cartoon was actually the first of five that paired him with Bugs Bunny (suggesting that Chuck Jones knew he had a popular character with Wile E. but wasn't quite sure of what to do with him after F&F), Bugs proves to be just as funny a foil for Wile E. as the Roadrunner was. In addition to discovering his name, we also discover Wile E.'s over-inflated ego. This, of course, is what ultimately does him in. The whole use of "modern science" to capture Bugs was a first at the time and a welcome departure from the usual "man with gun out to get Bugs" routine. Of course, the cartoon's novel presentation is put to good use with some very funny gags (my favorite being the mechanical bunny). Plus, at the end of the cartoon, we hear one of Bugs's most oft-quoted lines (which is already cited elsewhere on IMDb).
Overall, this is one of the funniest and most creative Bugs Bunny shorts ever released. It's a shame the remaining four cartoons couldn't quite live up to this one because, considering the potential the cartoon's formula had, Wile E. and Bugs could've easily become just as popular a pairing as Wile E. and the Roadrunner.
This is a very early Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Bugs is his natural nemesis although Road Runner is still his best target. I love trying to cook Bugs right in his home. I do wonder if we should be inside with Bugs as he eats his carrots and relaxes like in a sauna. I think that was a missed opportunity for some good gags. Still, this is a great Wile against Bugs.
Being an interest in folklore and after hearing from the commentary for this cartoon (in one of my Looney Tunes DVD box sets), there are some parallels of South-Western Indian folktales of Coyote, the trickster and a very proud and smug character. And also parallels from the African-American folktales of Br'er Rabbit & Br'er Fox; post-modern take. Only instead of using snare traps and tar dummies, Wile E. Uses high explosives and other contraptions.
So overall, I really love this cartoon and it's one of my favorite Bugs Bunny/Wile E. Coyote cartoons.
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- AnecdotesWile E. Coyote speaks for the first time (he describes himself as a "genius").
- GaffesWhen Wile E. Coyote romances the time bomb decoy that Bugs Bunny sent for him, the decoy's cigarette repeatedly turns green and white.
- Citations
Wile E. Coyote: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college.
Bugs Bunny: I...
Wile E. Coyote: So let's get down to cases: you are a rabbit, and I am going to eat you for supper.
[warningly]
Wile E. Coyote: Now, don't try to get away! I am more muscular, more cunning, faster, and larger than you are, and I am a genius. Why you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten.
[Bugs yawns]
Wile E. Coyote: So I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.
Bugs Bunny: I'm sorry, Mac, the lady of the house ain't home. And besides, we mailed you people a check last week.
[shuts the door then descends into his home as Wile E. folds up the door and leaves]
Wile E. Coyote: Why do they always want to do it the hard way?
- ConnexionsEdited into Bugs Bunny, Bip Bip: Le film-poursuite (1979)
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Détails
- Durée
- 7min
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1