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Carrotblanca
''Carrotblanca'' is a 1995 8-minute ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon. It was originally shown in theaters alongside ''The Amazing Panda Adventure'' (in North America) and ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' (internationally). It was subsequently released on video packaged with older ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons and was included in the special edition DVD, and later HD DVD and Blu-ray, releases of ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', the film to which it is both a parody and an Homage (arts), homage. At the time of release, WB did not own the rights to ''Casablanca'' (such rights were with Turner Entertainment – they still technically hold the film today, but WB became responsible for distribution a year after the short's release as a result of their Time Warner, parent company's purchase of Turner in 1996). Like the original film, ''Carrotblanca'' is set during World War II. Unlike the previous modern ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, this short was not made by the Greg Ford/Terry Lennon team nor Chuck J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Carrotblanca'' is a 1995 8-minute ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon. It was originally shown in theaters alongside ''The Amazing Panda Adventure'' (in North America) and ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' (internationally). It was subsequently released on video packaged with older ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons and was included in the special edition DVD, and later HD DVD and Blu-ray, releases of ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', the film to which it is both a parody and an Homage (arts), homage. At the time of release, WB did not own the rights to ''Casablanca'' (such rights were with Turner Entertainment – they still technically hold the film today, but WB became responsible for distribution a year after the short's release as a result of their Time Warner, parent company's purchase of Turner in 1996). Like the original film, ''Carrotblanca'' is set during World War II. Unlike the previous modern ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, this short was not made by the Greg Ford/Terry Lennon team nor Chuck J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepé Le Pew
Pepé Le Pew is an animated character from the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons, introduced in 1945. Depicted as a French striped skunk, Pepé is constantly on the quest for love. However, his offensive skunk odor and his aggressive pursuit of romance typically cause other characters to run away from him. Premise Pepé Le Pew storylines typically involve Pepé in pursuit of a female black cat, whom Pepé mistakes for a skunk ("la belle femme skunk fatale"). The cat, who was retroactively named Penelope Pussycat, often has a white stripe painted down her back, usually by accident (such as by squeezing under a fence with wet white paint). Penelope frantically races to get away from him because of his putrid odor, his overly aggressive manner or both, while Pepé hops after her at a leisurely pace. Settings The setting is always a mise-en-scène echoing with fractured French. They include Paris in the springtime, the Matterhorn, or th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca (film)
''Casablanca'' is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) or helping her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on '' Everybody Comes to Rick's'', an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson. Warner Bros. story editor Irene Diamond convinced producer Hal B. Wallis to purchase the film rights to the play in January 1942. Brothers Julius and Philip G. Epstein were initially assigned to write the script. However, despite studio resistance, they left to work on Frank Capra's ''Why We Fight'' series early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Burson
Gregory Lewis Burson (June 29, 1949 – July 22, 2008) was an American voice actor. He was best known as a replacement for voice actors Daws Butler and Mel Blanc following their deaths in 1988 and 1989, respectively. Career Burson was trained by Daws Butler, who was his acting mentor and one of his influences. Following Butler's death, Burson inherited most of his characters, starting with Yogi Bear on ''The New Yogi Bear Show'' and many other characters in Hanna-Barbera-related shows. He also inherited the role of Mr. Magoo in the animated segments of the live action feature film of the same name in 1997 (after Jim Backus died in 1989). Burson was also a voice replacement for Mel Blanc, and voiced many of his characters as well, including Bugs Bunny, for whom he was given the responsibility of voicing in 1995's '' Carrotblanca'', a well-received 8-minute ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon originally shown in cinemas alongside ''The Amazing Panda Adventure'' (USA and Canada) and ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Puma
The ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of animated shorts released by Warner Bros. feature a range of characters which are listed and briefly detailed here. Major characters from the franchise include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Granny, Lola Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester the Cat, the Tasmanian Devil (Taz), Tweety, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, and Yosemite Sam. This list does not include ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' characters or ''Duck Dodgers'' characters. This is a list of ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' characters. Recurring characters The following is a list of characters who appear in at least 2 different types of ''Looney Tunes'' media. Cameos are not included. List Blacque Jacque Shellacque Blacque Jacque Shellacque is a fictional cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons. He was created by Robert McKimson and Tedd Pierce, and first appeared in the 1959 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon fictional character, character created for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American black duck, black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'', in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny or Porky Pig. He was one of the first of the new "wikt:screwball, screwball" characters that emerged in the late 1930s to replace traditional everyman characters who were more popular earlier in the decade, such as Mickey Mouse, Porky Pig, and Popeye. Daffy starred in 130 shorts in the Golden age of American animation, golden age, making him the third-most frequent character in the ''Looney Tunes''/''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons, behind Bugs Bunny's 167 appearances and Porky Pig's 153 appearances. Virtually every Warner Bros. cartoon director, most notably Bob Clampett, Robert McKimson, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of animated short films, produced by Warner Bros. Though an early iteration of the character first appeared in the WB cartoon ''Porky's Hare Hunt'' (1938) and a few subsequent shorts, the definitive characterization of Bugs Bunny is widely credited to have debuted in Tex Avery's Oscar-nominated film ''A Wild Hare'' (1940). Bob Givens is credited for Bugs' initial character design, though Robert McKimson is credited for what became Bugs' definitive design just a few years later. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray and white rabbit or hare who is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality. He is also characterized by a Brooklyn accent, his portrayal as a trickster, and his catch phrase "Eh...What's up, doc?". Due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cervone
Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone are an American television writing, animation and production team at Warner Bros. Animation and formerly at Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Brandt was born on December 24, 1961, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Cervone on November 15, 1966, in Melrose Park, Illinois. The duo are best known for doing various projects about ''Scooby-Doo'', ''The Flintstones'', ''Tom and Jerry'', and ''Looney Tunes''. They had also worked on ''Animaniacs'', ''Duck Dodgers'', ''The Looney Tunes Show'', and various other projects. Brandt had also voiced Spike Bulldog in various ''Tom and Jerry'' direct-to-DVD movies. Early life Brandt was born on December 24, 1961, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as Christopher John Brandt while Cervone was born on November 15, 1966, in Melrose Park, Illinois as Anthony Joseph Cervone. Career Beginnings Both Brandt and Cervone started their careers in 1991. Brandt got his start in animation at StarToons, a prominent animation studio located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Panda Adventure
''The Amazing Panda Adventure'' is a 1995 American adventure film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Stephen Lang, Yi Ding, and Ryan Slater. It follows a 10-year-old American boy (played by Slater) who travels to China and has to take a panda cub to the reserve so it can reunite with its mother. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label on August 25, 1995, and was preceded by the '' Looney Tunes'' short '' Carrotblanca'' in theaters. Plot Ryan Tyler's father Michael sends him a plane ticket so that he can visit him in China, where he works with pandas. Ryan is not sure he wants to go, but his mother says he can just come back if he doesn't like it. In China, Michael and his two companions, Ling, a young girl and champion translator, and Chu, Ling's grandfather who is very experienced with pandas track down a mother panda and place a radio collar on her. After they leave, she steps into a trap. Back at the reserve, Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pebble And The Penguin
''The Pebble and the Penguin'' is a 1995 Irish-American independent animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voices of Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Tim Curry, and Annie Golden. Based on the true life mating rituals of the Adélie penguins in Antarctica, the film focuses on a timid, stuttering penguin named Hubie who tries to impress a beautiful penguin named Marina by giving her a pebble that fell from the sky and keep her from the clutches of an evil penguin named Drake who wants Marina for himself. Towards the end of production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer significantly changed the movie, forcing Don Bluth and Gary Goldman to leave their film and demand to have their names taken off the film. The two would later start working at Fox Animation Studios. The film was released in the United States on April 12, 1995, by MGM/UA Distribution Co., receiving negative reviews from critics and being a box office bomb, grossing only $3.9 million against a $28 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Finn
William Snelgrove Finn (born November 1, 1958) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and director. Career His work in animation includes characters from Disney, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, and Don Bluth films such as ''The Secret of NIMH'', ''Oliver & Company'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Rescuers Down Under'', and ''Pocahontas''. Finn animated such characters as Cogsworth in ''Beauty and the Beast'', Iago in ''Aladdin'', and Laverne in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. Finn wrote and directed ''Home on the Range'' and voiced the character of Hollywood Fish in ''Chicken Little''. In 2006, Finn directed the computer animated short ''Hammy's Boomerang Adventure'', a spin-off of ''Over the Hedge''. Filmography Awards * In 2005, Finn received a nomination with John Sanford for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Annie Award for ''Home on the Range''. * In 2013, Finn received a nomination with Daniel St. Pierre for Best Feature Cristal Award at the Annecy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Cahill (producer)
Tim Cahill is an American producer, writer, director, and animator who co-created the Cartoon Network series ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' with his wife Julie McNally Cahill. He, along with his wife, have co-developed and are story editors for the 2012 ''Littlest Pet Shop'' series, and is a writer for '' The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange''. He and his wife also worked for Warner Bros. on ''Histeria!'', '' Detention'', ''Animaniacs'', ''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'', ''Baby Looney Tunes'', '' Mucha Lucha'', and ''Krypto the Superdog''. Screenwriting Television * series head writer denoted in bold * ''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' (1997-1998) * ''Histeria!'' (1998-2000) * '' Detention'' (1999-2000) * ''Baby Looney Tunes'' (2002) * ''Tutenstein'' (2004) * ''¡Mucha Lucha!'' (2004-2005) * ''Krypto the Superdog'' (2005) * '' My Gym Partner’s a Monkey'' (2005-2006) * ''Sherm!'' (2006) * '' The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange'' (2012-2013) * ''Litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
