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The Big Snooze

  • 19461946
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The Big Snooze (1946)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Comedy
Elmer Fudd walks out of a typical Bugs cartoon, so Bugs gets back at him by disturbing Elmer's sleep using "nightmare paint."Elmer Fudd walks out of a typical Bugs cartoon, so Bugs gets back at him by disturbing Elmer's sleep using "nightmare paint."Elmer Fudd walks out of a typical Bugs cartoon, so Bugs gets back at him by disturbing Elmer's sleep using "nightmare paint."
IMDb RATING
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  • Directors
    • Robert Clampett(uncredited)
    • Arthur Davis(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Robert Clampett(uncredited)
    • Warren Foster(uncredited)
    • Michael Sasanoff(story)
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
    • Arthur Q. Bryan(voice)
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  • Directors
    • Robert Clampett(uncredited)
    • Arthur Davis(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Robert Clampett(uncredited)
    • Warren Foster(uncredited)
    • Michael Sasanoff(story)
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
    • Arthur Q. Bryan(voice)
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    • 15User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan in The Big Snooze (1946)
    Mel Blanc in The Big Snooze (1946)
    Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan in The Big Snooze (1946)
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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Bugs Bunnyas Bugs Bunny
    • (voice)
    • …
    Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Elmer Fuddas Elmer Fudd
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Robert Clampett(uncredited)
      • Arthur Davis(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Robert Clampett(uncredited)
      • Warren Foster(uncredited)
      • Michael Sasanoff(story) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Elmer tears up his contract with Warners and leaves. This cartoon was also the last made by Robert Clampett before he left Warners, though there were some others in the pipeline that came out later.
    • Goofs
      After the dream, Elmer arrives back at the log in a rush and the pieces of contract blow about in the air. A nearly off-screen Bugs on the left looks like he mouthes his catchphrase: "Ehhhh, What's up Doc?", but there is no sound.
    • Quotes

      Bugs Bunny: [trying to convince Elmer not to leave] No. No, doc. You can't do this to me. Think of what we've been to each other. Why, we've been like... like Rabbit and Costello, Damon and Runyon...

      [tugs at Elmer's pants]

      Bugs Bunny: Stan and Laurel...!

      [rips them off accidentally and puts them back on]

      Bugs Bunny: You can't do this, I tell ya. You don't want to break up the act, do ya?

      [aside to audience]

      Bugs Bunny: Bette Davis is going to hate me for this.

      [back to Elmer]

      Bugs Bunny: Think of your career.

      [turns back to audience, shocked]

      Bugs Bunny: And for that matter, think of my career.

      [breaks down in tears]

    • Alternate versions
      One version omits the scene where Bugs Bunny takes the sleeping pills (possibly an act of political correctness). This scene is left intact in the 2004 Looney Tunes 4-disc box set.
    • Connections
      Edited from All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)
    • Soundtracks
      William Tell Overture
      (uncredited)

      Music by Gioachino Rossini

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    Colourful but seems very thin and thoughtless
    After one time too often falling foul of Bugs Bunny's tricks, Elmer Fudd rips up his contract with Warner Brothers Studios and leaves to get some R&R fishing by the lake. Realising that his strongest career sidekick is important in his own career, Bugs goes after him and enters his dreams to encourage him to return to the job at hand.

    The cartoon starts very abruptly and continues in that vein as scenes appear to just jump around very quickly and without a huge amount of internal structure. The plot cleverly acknowledges a reality of contracts (which of course, isn't reality for cartoon characters) and also has some funny asides from Bugs, but it doesn't appear to have a central plot. The dream sequence is colourful and well drawn but not necessarily funny as a result. I never fully got why Bugs took this approach to the problem!

    The characters are good. Bugs does his usual stuff but doesn't seem relaxed in the cartoon - the dialogue is edited too fine and close for his style I felt. Fudd has little to do and his character doesn't serve as well as he usually does as a foil to Bugs - he simply isn't given the time to respond in a way he normally is.

    Overall, almost any cartoon with Bugs and Fudd is going to be work watching for me, but this one just seemed a bit aimless - like the dream sequence was the original idea and the rest of it was just a thin excuse to get to it. It is all over a bit fast and without any really hilarious action, it is OK but really is a poor entry from this famous double act.
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    • bob the moo
    • Oct 19, 2003

    FAQ18

    • Which series is this from: Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies?
    • What music is playing during the opening chase?
    • What happens to Elmer Fudd when he first runs through the hollow log and off a cliff?

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El gran ronquido
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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