Mad as a Mars Hare

1963
7.3| 0h7m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 19 October 1963 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Synopsis

Marvin the Martian is monitoring through his telescope a rocket launch on Earth. The rocket heads straight for him and lands on Mars. The only occupant is Bugs Bunny, lured into Cape Canaveral by a carrot and sent to Mars as an expendable "astro-rabbit". Bugs is to claim Mars in the name of the Earth, but Marvin won't allow an Earth creature to contaminate his atmosphere. He trains a time-projector gun on Bugs and reverts the bunny to a Neanderthal Rabbit, who crushes Marvin with one hand.

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Mel Blanc

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GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Julian9ehp Chuck Jones wins for Marvin and Bugs, using them freshly in this late cartoon. He wins against the horrible score by Bill Lava, even using it to advantage in the mechanical carrot scene. He wins against a limited set of backgrounds, and the wide-screen madness of movies in the early '60s. (Few pans, few camera movements, thick outlines for the characters.) He even wins against his own tendency for too much talk and too much exposition. He still draws well, he still has good writers, and he still has many good jokes. Even with the ending (no spoilers), which frightened me so when I was a child, I'd recommend this cartoon to almost everyone.
utgard14 Marvin the Martian is surveying the Earth through his telescope when he spots a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. Sure enough, the rocket's headed his way and on board is Bugs Bunny. When Bugs crash lands, he finds Marvin is none too pleased that an Earth creature has come to "contaminate my atmosphere." This is the last appearance of Marvin the Martian in a classic era Looney Tunes short and it's an enjoyable one, if not particularly great. The gags are okay and the dialogue sometimes amusing. There's a lot of dialogue in this one, too. Good voice work from the incomparable Mel Blanc. The music is a little 'blah' and generic. The animation is nice and colorful. There's something off about the whole thing. I'll put it down to Jones having one foot out of the door, about to leave Warner Bros. The Bugs here is also more reminiscent of later Bugs than classic Bugs, too, which is part of the problem. Still, it's watchable and even fun in spots. Bugs fans should like it fine.
TheLittleSongbird This is a real shame, that this cartoon isn't a classic for while it is entertaining it has too many flaws for me to consider it a classic. While the animation is very well done and detailed, the vocal characterisations of Mel Blanc are top notch and the music is beautiful, what let it down is that it is too talky. It is good that there is dialogue and all that, but there is too much of it. Consequently the jokes don't work as well as it should. Also it may be just me, but I found the dialogue rather hit and miss. There are some good lines like "wait a minute, are you out of your CottonTail mind?" and "because rabbits are expendable that's why" but Marvin is given very little to do because his dialogue isn't that much to go on. Overall, decent but it isn't a favourite of mine unfortunately. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Mightyzebra I personally find this very funny: Bugs Bunny has a very good character in this episode and Marvin is very entertaining and sweet (except of course when he wants to disintegrate Bugs Bunny). Also, I think the animation is very well done. However, I found this episode perhaps a wee bit too short, but that is probably my only major dislike for this episode. Lee Eisenberg and bob the moo did not like this episode all that much, although they do present good arguments for the reason they dislike this. Reasons I like this more than Lee Eisenberg and bob the moo: 1. This is the first episode with Bugs and Marvin in I ever watched, so I do not have the same opinion as them. 2. I prefer a great deal of good quotes in a Looney Tunes episode rather than a great deal of slapstick gags.In this episode, Bugs Bunny has been sent into space because he is "expendable". He meets Marvin the Martian and that is when the plot really turns...I recommend this to people who like Looney Tunes characters talking a large amount and to anyone who loves anything about Looney Tunes. Enjoy! :-)