Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)

Directed by

Friz Freleng

Genre

animation, comedy, western

Country

United States

Runtime

8 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Bugs Bunny goes up against a hunter named Hiawatha in a forest. The two trade tricks and mishaps as Bugs tries to avoid being caught.

playfulfast-pacedlightheartedcomicalcharmingwhimsicalslapstick

What happens

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons), but lost to Walt Disney's Lend a Paw (a plot point which would figure into What's Cookin' Doc?). This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short makes several direct references to The Song of Hiawatha, an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.