Mel Blanc | |
Errol Flynn | |
Billy Bletcher | |
John T. Smith (II) | |
Daws Butler | |
Norman Nesbitt | |
Dave Barry | |
John T. Smith | |
Joe Dougherty | |
Keith Scott | |
Jerry Beck |
Director | Chuck Jones; Robert McKimson; Frank Tashlin |
Not all of these films have aged as gracefully. Younger viewers will probably not catch the references to Charlie McCarthy, Bill Robinson, and other old film and radio stars. The Speedy Gonzalez cartoons feature ethnic humor that seems embarrassing today; it's also crashingly unfunny. Each disc offers a disclaimer about stereotypes, noting, "they were wrong then and are wrong today."
The discs are loaded with extras that range from a partial set of storyboards for "Sahara Hare" to three of the "Private Snafu" shorts, which were made for the "Army-Navy Screen Magazine" during WW II. The oddest extra is the documentary Bugs Bunny Superstar, which infuriated many of the Warner Bros. artists when it was released in 1977. Much of its information should be taken with a grain of salt. (Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, some ethnic stereotypes, mild risqué humor, alcohol & tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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Disc 1: | Commentaries and Featurettes with Animators, Historians and Voice Artists Profiling Specific Cartoons, Characters and Creators Music- and Music-and-Effects-Only Tracks on Selected Shorts Theatrical Feature Bugs Bunny Superstar New Documentary Profile Friz On Film The Bugs Bunny Show: Bridging Sequences and Audio Recording Sessions Bonus Rareties from the Vaults, Including Wartime and Armed Forces Shorts |