| Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas | |
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| Directed by | Peter Shin Bill Kopp |
| Written by | Chris Headrick Bill Kopp Dan Povenmire |
| Produced by | Sherry Gunther |
| Starring | Joe Alaskey Jeff Bennett |
| Edited by | David L. Bertman |
| Music by | Walter Murphy |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 6:28 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 2004Bugs Bunny cartoon short, which co-starredYosemite Sam. It was directed byPeter Shin andBill Kopp, and produced byWarner Bros. Animation.
Bugs is living in his rabbit hole that is just outside ofLas Vegas, when Yosemite Sam builds a casino over it. Being given the option to gamble or get out, Bugs tries his luck. At every game he plays (blackjack,roulette,slot machines) he wins surprisingly and spectacularly, much to Sam's consternation. By the time he leaves with a sum total of $8,042,123,297.55 (more money comes out of Sam as if he was another slot machine), Sam is down to his last quarter (which Bugs will be back for that).
After reprimanding a group of cheaters and telling them that good luck charms like lucky medals,four-leaf clovers, andhorseshoes are not allowed, Sam realizes that Bugs did well because he had two of them:his feet, and that he has been hornswoggled. Bugs has meanwhile used his newfound riches to buy a luxury hotel suite. Sam follows him shooting and Bugs quickly wins a prize car to outrace him; Sam, meanwhile, drives a giant pirate ship, complete with cannons. The two race out of Las Vegas and eventually make it to theHoover Dam. There is a conveniently placed slot machine, which Sam uses his last quarter to play. He "wins", but the screen readsH2O, causing the dam to burst and wash Sam away.
The short ends with Sam phoning Bugs (atop the now empty dam) to tell him, "I hate you, rabbit."[1]
The cartoon was never released theatrically (due to the poor box-office performance of the 2003 animated film,Looney Tunes: Back in Action); it was initially released on the Australian DVD release ofLooney Tunes: Back in Action (from which Sam reprises his role as a casino owner) and was later included inThe Essential Bugs Bunny DVD set.
The title is a parody ofHunter S. Thompson's bookFear and Loathing in Las Vegas and itsfilm of the same name.