Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003)

Actors: Constantine Nasr (producer), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Sara Berner (actress), Michael Crawford (producer), Jerry Beck (actor), Arthur Q. Bryan (actor), Joe Dante (actor), Stan Freberg (actor), Friz Freleng (actor), Don Hahn (actor),

Plot: Bugs Bunny, the great animated cartoon star, is the subject of this made-for-DVD documentary short. 'Ruth Clampett' (qv), 'Stan Freberg' (qv) and others speculate on why Bugs Bunny has such an enduring appeal. Part of it is: he can get away with anything. 'Leonard Maltin' (qv) notes that the personality of Bugs Bunny was a collaborative effort. 'Chuck Jones (I)' (qv) calls him a "comic hero." 'Noel Blanc' (qv) (Mel's son) and 'Bill Melendez' (qv) extol the contribution of 'Mel Blanc' (qv), Bugs Bunny's voice. 'Jerry Beck (I)' (qv) tells us that exhibitors were the first sign of Bugs's popularity with audiences: they demanded more Bugs Bunny pictures. 'Joe Dante (I)' (qv) and others note more reasons for Bugs's success: he's smart and he always wins.

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Merlin: The Return (2000)

Actors: Craig Sheffer (actor), Mark Thomas (composer), Rik Mayall (actor), Tia Carrere (actress), Patrick Bergin (actor), Adrian Paul (actor), Paul Matthews (director), Paul Matthews (producer), Paul Matthews (writer), Peter Davies (editor), Tony Caprari (actor), Andrew Wilson (actor), David Dukas (actor), Scott Bassett (miscellaneous crew), Norman Coombes (actor),

Plot: "Merlin: The Return" is the story of the battle between good and evil. The dark forces of Mordred are pitted against the mythical sorcery of Merlin. Mordred and his mother Morgana have been imprisoned in another world for the past 1500 years while Merlin's magical powers kept them at bay. However, in the present, a scientist accidentally finds the gateway to the other world and is about to release Mordred into 20th Century life. Arthur is reawakened from his slumber and together with Merlin, tries to find a way to stop Mordred from re-entering this world.

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Looney Tunes Sing-Alongs (1998)

Actors: Peter Fitzgerald (director), Joe Alaskey (actor), Joe Alaskey (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Joe Alaskey (actor), Peter Fitzgerald (actor), Billy West (actor), Billy West (actor), Peter Fitzgerald (editor), Peter Fitzgerald (producer), Peter Fitzgerald (writer), Elizabeth Yanoska (miscellaneous crew), Michael Thibault (editor),

A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)

Actors: J.A.C. Redford (composer), Anita Brandt-Burgoyne (editor), Robert L. Levy (writer), Kate Winslet (actress), Robert L. Levy (producer), Joss Ackland (actor), Mark Amin (producer), Ron Moody (actor), Thomas Ian Nicholas (actor), Shane Rimmer (actor), Art Malik (actor), Peter Abrams (producer), Daniel Craig (actor), John Travers (miscellaneous crew), Louise Rosner (actress),

Plot: Young Calvin Fuller is pulled into King Arthur's court by Merlin. His mission: to save Camelot. To do this he must overcome the villain known as Lord Belascoe, train to become a knight, and rescue the Princess Katherine whom he has fallen in love with him. Ultimately, He must help Arthur regain his confidence before he can go home.

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Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)

Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor),

Plot: This is the second feature-length film containing classic Warner Brothers cartoons linked together by newly animated footage. It is divided into three parts, all of which are being shown in a theater as part of a film ceremony honoring the classic Looney Tunes characters. Part 1 involves Yosemite Sam's pact with the Devil to exchange his place in Hell with Bugs Bunny, provided that Sam can lure Bugs into sin and then kill him. Part 2 is a parody of TV crime-fighting dramas as Bugs is selected by law-enforcement to find and apprehend gangster Rocky, who has kidnaped Tweety Bird for a ransom. Part 3 is an Academy Awards-like contest in which various classic cartoon shorts are showcased.

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A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)

Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Chuck Jones (producer), Chuck Jones (writer), Mark Twain (writer), Dean Elliott (composer), Chuck Jones (director), Sam Horta (editor), Marian Dern (miscellaneous crew), Linda Jones Clough (miscellaneous crew), Susan Charron (miscellaneous crew), Marjorie Roach (miscellaneous crew),

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Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)

Actors: Cornel Wilde (director), Frederick Wilson (editor), Ron Goodwin (composer), Richard Schayer (writer), Cornel Wilde (writer), Cornel Wilde (actor), Cornel Wilde (producer), Walter Gotell (actor), George Baker (actor), John Longden (actor), Mark Dignam (actor), Reginald Beckwith (actor), Brian Aherne (actor), Gojko Mitic (miscellaneous crew), Graham Stark (actor),

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I Was a Teenage Thumb (1963)

Actors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Ben Frommer (actor), William Lava (composer), Chuck Jones (director), Mel Blanc (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Chuck Jones (writer), Maurice Noble (director), Julie Bennett (actress), Richard Peel (actor),

Plot: George Ebenezer Thumb and his wife, Prunhilda, are a medieval, rural, English couple who desperately want a child, and a kindly traveling magician named Ralph K. Merlin uses his powers to give them one - a thumb-sized baby who grows into a tiny knight to serve King Arthur.

Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)

Actors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Warren Foster (writer), Milt Franklyn (composer), Friz Freleng (director), John W. Burton (producer),

Plot: King Arthur's kingdom and the knights of the Round Table are in the doldrums since the Dark Knight stole the Singing Sword and put it under the protection of a fire-breathing dragon. The king's jester, Bugs Bunny, says only a fool would try to steal it back, so the king orders him to try. The jester boldly enters the Dark Knight's castle, initially catching his adversaries napping, but when the Singing Sword wakes the knight and the dragon, can Bugs complete his mission? He's a clever fool. A moat, portcullis, and catapult all figure in the face off.

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Prince Valiant (1954)

Actors: Victor McLaglen (actor), Hank Mann (actor), James Mason (actor), Sterling Hayden (actor), Brian Aherne (actor), John Dierkes (actor), Robert Adler (actor), John Davidson (actor), Hal Baylor (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Tom Conway (actor), Neville Brand (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), Tudor Owen (actor), George Bruggeman (actor),

Plot: Young Prince Valiant, son of the exiled King of Scandia, journeys to Camelot to become a knight at King Arthur's Round Table. He hopes to help his father reclaim his throne from the pagan usurper Sligon and restore the Christian faith to their homeland. On his journey he stumbles on the mysterious Black Knight plotting with the Viking pretender to overthrow Arthur. Barely escaping with his life, Valiant encounters Sir Gawaine, a friend of his father's who tutors the young Viking in the skills needed to be a knight. Valiant and Gawaine's pupil/mentor relationship is complicated by their romantic involvement with Princess Aleta and her sister Ilene, daughters of a British nobleman. If Valiant is to restore his father's throne and prevent the coup d'etat against Arthur, he must uncover the true identity of the Black Knight.

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