Rebel Rabbit

April. 09,1949      
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The signs indicate current bounty prices: $50 for a fox, $75 for a bear, only 2 cents for a rabbit. Bugs is insulted.

Mel Blanc as  Bugs Bunny / Other Characters (voice)

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Reviews

PiraBit
1949/04/09

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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SanEat
1949/04/10

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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Jakoba
1949/04/11

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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Marva
1949/04/12

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Edgar Allan Pooh
1949/04/13

. . . protesting agitator Bugs Bunny proclaims, embarking upon a nation-wide campaign of Vandalism, Sabotage, and Terrorism in the Looney Tune animated short, REBEL RABBIT. Miffed at seeing the bounty on rabbit scalps set at a measly TWO CENTS (compared to $75 for bear and $50 for fox), Bugs mails himself to Washington, DC (1st Class, of course) to confront the U.S. Game Commissioner. The latter proceeds to patronize America's Favorite Hare, provoking Bugs' rampage. On the plus side, he cuts Florida loose (Pre-Empting W.'s appointment to the White House five decades later), fills in the Grand Canyon (where tourists fall to their deaths every year), and persuades the Native Americans to take back Manhattan (cancelling out the S&L crisis, the Bernie Madoff Pyramid Scheme, the Tech Bubble, the Derivatives Scandal, the Crash of 2008, and countless other ills). Among the not-so-bright developments, Bugs destroys the American Railroad System, the Panama Canal, and mars the National Mall by candy-striping the Washington Monument. But at least this dumb bunny proves that Grey Lives Matter.

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Mightyzebra
1949/04/14

I really enjoyed this original, hilarious, clever, America-spoofing episode! I enjoyed it for the reasons above (this episode does not spoof America in an insulting way, just really pokes at the things America loves and is proud of) and I also enjoyed it for Bugs Bunny's over-dramatic character, the animation, the plot idea and the way it is carried out. If there was one thing that I slightly did not enjoy about the episode, it is the fact that Bugs Bunny does very horrible things in this cartoon, which surely he would dislike if someone else did them, but I guess he had just gone psychotic in this episode.Anyway, in "Rebel Rabbit", we see Bugs Bunny in the woods reading fox and bear hunting posters, which say that $50 will be awarded for a dead fox and $75 will be given for a dead bear. When Bugs Bunny comes to a rabbit poster, saying that 2 cents will be given for a dead rabbit, the bunny is FURIOUS, saying that he is "worth more" and goes all the way to Washington to complain. Will Bugs Bunny earn his revenge..? I highly recommend this episode to any Looney Tunes watcher, anyone who likes Bugs Bunny and to anyone who loves crazy, screwball ideas in a Looney Tunes cartoon. Enjoy "Rebel Rabbit"! :-)P.S Included in this cartoon are some full-blown (and crazily over the top for the cartoon) military scenes, including tanks, men on horses and aeroplanes. It does not need to be taken seriously (unlike some of the war references in Looney Tunes episodes such as "Scrap Happy Daffy" and "Daffy Duck Commando") and is a pretty good addition to the cartoon.

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phantom_tollbooth
1949/04/15

Robert McKimson's 'Rebel Rabbit' is an extremely original cartoon that casts Bugs Bunny as an egotistical anarchist to terrifying effect. Outraged that the bounty for hunted rabbits is only two cents each, Bugs visits Washington and demands it be raised. When his request is refused, he sets about proving that rabbit's are more dangerous than people think by causing chaos up and down the country until the bounty on his head reaches a million dollars. 'Rebel Rabbit' is one of McKimson's finest cartoons. Beginning with a novel premise, McKimson takes his time by having Bugs deal with all the administrative side of things first. When this approach fails, the cartoon goes crazy as Bugs lets himself off the leash. From hereon in, all bets are off as Bugs commits senseless acts of assault, vandalism and general indecency. McKimson heightens the anything-can-happen atmosphere by interspersing the animated antics with live action footage. Bugs's nationwide rampage is a thrill to behold and the unexpected result makes for a very satisfying climax. All in all, 'Rebel Rabbit' is a fascinating and fun character experiment that comes highly recommended.

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Lee Eisenberg
1949/04/16

When I saw the title and first minute of "Rebel Rabbit", I sort of assumed that it would be a Robin Hood-style story. Boy was I wrong! It portrays Bugs Bunny getting insulted when he finds that the government has placed exorbitant bounties on foxes and bears, but only 2 cents on rabbits (after all, rabbits are such cute little creatures). So, the carrot-chomping rascal proceeds to make a complete mess of the United States. The final scene reminded me of the Peter Sellers-Ringo Starr movie "The Magic Christian", how they ridiculously brought in the most elaborate weaponry to deal with so simple an animal (then again, Bugs isn't so simple to catch).I especially agreed with one scene: Bugs cuts Florida off from the rest of the country. Considering that the Sunshine State is home to the rich Cubans who fled when Fidel Castro's army took over in Cuba, we should break that state off from the rest of the country and send it down to Cuba so that the current government there can prosecute Fulgencio Batista's henchmen.But I digress. The point is, this is a really funny cartoon. That southern senator was obviously Mel Blanc doing Foghorn Leghorn's voice. Really neat.

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