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Mad as a Mars Hare

1963 · 7 min Animation Comedy Family Science Fiction
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Marvin the Martian is monitoring through his telescope a rocket launch on Earth. The rocket heads straight for him and lands on Mars. The only occupant is Bugs Bunny, lured into Cape Canaveral by a carrot and sent to Mars as an expendable "astro-rabbit". Bugs is to claim Mars in the name of the Earth, but Marvin won't allow an Earth creature to contaminate his atmosphere. He trains a time-projector gun on Bugs and reverts the bunny to a Neanderthal Rabbit, who crushes Marvin with one hand.

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Year 1963
Country United States of America
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Director Chuck Jones
Runtime 7 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (46 votes)

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Chuck Jones constructs a classic showdown, relying on impeccable animation and Bugs Bunny's signature sarcasm. He explores the theme of colonization through absurdity, using the sci-fi setting merely as a backdrop for the eternal duel between wit and arrogance.

What lingers after viewing is a masterpiece of concise storytelling, where every gag is sharp and the climax unfolds with perfect illogic. It's a refreshing reminder of an era when space was a premise for a joke, not pomp. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Chuck Jones

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