Carrotblanca

G 7.1
1995 0 hr 8 min Animation , Comedy , Family

A re-telling of "Casablanca" starring Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes cast.

  • Cast:
    Joe Alaskey , Bob Bergen , Maurice LaMarche , Tress MacNeille

Reviews

Perry Kate
1995/08/25

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Sexyloutak
1995/08/26

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Jenna Walter
1995/08/27

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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Raymond Sierra
1995/08/28

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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Edgar Allan Pooh
1995/08/29

. . . was most notable for its warning to American men NOT to fall for double-dealing, duplicitous, back-stabbing, false, two-timing, fickle, untrue, flighty foreign chicks. By and large, CASABLANCA was successful in its Messaging, as the French-accented Jackie Kennedy was the closest brush that Americans had from 1942 until this past Friday with the Terrifying Prospect of having a Foreign First Lady NOT fully vetted by anyone given the run of Our People's White House. However, by 1995 Doonesbury Comic Strip Artist Gary Trudeau had publicized National Buffoon Donald J. Rump's "Run for the Presidency" so widely that Warner Bros. felt it incumbent to bring their Looney Tunes Animated Shorts Seers division out of mothballs to remake their iconic World War Two feature as a brief cartoon warning America even more explicitly of Rump's Loose Cannon Proclivities. Casting Penelope Pussywillow as Femme Fatale Ilsa ("Kitty" here, or the future Melancholia Rump, in Real Life) and Bugs Bunny as CARROTBLANCA's failing casino owner Rick (this is Bugs' ONLY portrayal of Rump himself, a sorry task usually relegated to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Pepe LePew, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety Bird, Taz, Bosko, Buddy, Egghead, or Yosemite Sam) Warner warns that if Ilsa bails out on Victor (Sylvester Cat here) in favor of Rick, then Putin will gain America's nuclear access codes from Melancholia. A word to the wise: Better stock up ASAP on those Haz-Mat anti-radiation protective suits (like the home invaders wear in E.T.) for EACH member of you family!

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slymusic
1995/08/30

"Carrotblanca" is a wonderfully funny parody of the classic 1942 romance drama "Casablanca", starring all of our favorite Looney Tunes characters (i.e., Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, etc.). The original film starred such Hollywood luminaries as Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Conrad Veidt, and Sydney Greenstreet, so the Looney Tunes characters take on some of their respective roles. Some people might refer to this cartoon parody as "from riches to rags", poking fun at a true black-and-white live-action classic with a lowbrow cartoon, but I don't look at it that way.Here are my favorite moments from "Carrotblanca" (don't read on if you haven't yet seen it). Bugs Bunny shows off his usual brilliance as he puts his own snap to some of Richard "Rick" Blaine's (Bogart's) classic lines ("Of all the juice joints in all the towns in all the countries in all the worlds, she picks this one"; "I stick my cottontail out for no one"; "Here's looking for you, kid"); his "hill of beans" speech at the end, which gives us the impression that Bugs is finally setting aside humor for seriousness, is merely interrupted by Sylvester (taking on Paul Henreid's role). Daffy Duck (portraying Dooley Wilson's pianist/singer character Sam) is amusing not only in his own literal interpretation of "Knock on Wood" but also in his one-note rendition of Kitty's favorite song. Tweety (playing Peter Lorre's character Ugarte) is absolutely hilarious as he puts on Lorre's face and adopts his accent. Bugs is especially funny when he disguises himself several times while interrogating Yosemite Sam (playing Conrad Veidt's role Maj. Strasser).In addition to the more famous Looney Tunes characters in "Carrotblanca", look closely and you'll see many minor second-stringers in the background. I'm also impressed with the black-and-white lighting & shading during the final airport scene, giving the cartoon a 1940s aura. Some of the voice acting (especially for Yosemite Sam) may not be as authentic as the deceased Mel Blanc's, but I can overlook that. And I would recommend that you watch the original "Casablanca" before you watch the cartoon, lest you completely miss out on a lot of the humor.

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higgle-1
1995/08/31

Spectacular! A hilarious spoof of the enchanting movie "Casablanca". I was amazed at how fully a cartoon captured the movie's sentiment. I loved everything, the characterization, the story, and the gags. Bugs Bunny confusing General Pandemonium (Yosemite Sam) into jail was very reminiscent of countless classic cartoons, and the same with Daffy Duck as Sam (the piano player). Tweety as Ugarte (eh-he-he) was PRICELESS!! But Bugs Bunny as Rick was the best. I never would have guessed it, but he was perfect for the role. My only complaint is that it was too short. There should have been a good bit for all the story and history, and then a good bit for action and all the classic pranks. So maybe 10-15 minutes instead of seven? However, it was still a great and very funny tribute!

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MovieAddict2016
1995/09/01

It's not brilliant and it's not very funny but you could do worse. It's only about five minutes long, so it's' not as if you're wasting a lifetime.The plot is a send-up of Casablanca with Bugs Bunny in Bogie's role. I liked Tweety's impersonation of Peter Lorre and the end sequence with the plane (Sylvester impatiently waiting in the plane).The "film" has a few laughs and it's a good concept -- the animation is poor and characters are all-over-the-place but you could still do a lot worse as far as animation is concerned.I originally saw the short years ago but recently watched it again on my Casablanca DVD. I'm not sure I'd want to watch it again but, for what it is, it's not too bad.It's watchable.

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