Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
Seen it?1982 | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Music
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons featuring the carrot muncher and his bumbling comrades and bundled them, near seamlessly, into a feature-length film. Here's the premise: Bugs and Daffy, both book salesmen, are competing to sell the most copies of a kids' book. Instead of burrowing a beeline to his sales territory (he should have made a left at Albuquerque), Bugs ends up in the castle of Yosemite Sam, here a harem-leading honcho. Sam's pain-in-the-spurs son, Prince Abalaba, needs somebody to read him stories; Bugs, who'd sooner take the job than suffer the alternative, that involving being boiled in oil, signs on.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$78K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson
- Mel BlancBugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Yosemite Sam / Sylvester / Sylvester, Jr. / Speedy Gonzales / Tweety / Genie / Hassan / Big Bad Wolf / Beanstalk Giant / Elvis Gorilla / Stork (voice)
- Bea BenaderetWitch Hazel (voice)
- Arthur Q. BryanElmer Fudd (voice)
- June ForayGranny / Mother Gorilla / Goldimouse (voice)
- Shepard MenkenOld Storyteller (voice)
- Lennie WeinribPrince Abba-Dabba (voice)
- William RobertsMichigan J. Frog (archive footage) (singing voice) (uncredited)