What's Opera, Doc?
What's Opera, Doc? is a 1957 American Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Plot
Dressed as the demigod Siegfried, Elmer Fudd sings "Be vewy qwiet, I'm hunting wabbits" in recitative, before he finds rabbit tracks and arrives at Bugs Bunny's hole. Elmer jams his spear into Bugs' hole while singing "Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!" to the tune of Ride of the Valkyries. Bugs sticks his head out of another rabbit hole and taunts Elmer about his spear and magic helmet. This prompts a display of Elmer-as-Siegfried's "mighty powers", which scares Bugs. Bugs flees and the chase begins.
Cast
More details
author | Michael Maltese |
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director | Chuck Jones |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | ballet brunhild brünnhilde demigod fourth wall hunt rabbit hole recitative siegfried sigurd sing true identity valkyrie |
musicBy | Milt Franklyn Richard Wagner |
producer | Edward Selzer |
productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
publisher | Warner Bros. |
theme | animated animated short cartoon parody short |