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Please note: The exhibition Erica Baum: the bite in the ribbon—a paper show is closed today due to technical issues in the gallery. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to reopen it as soon as possible.

Mostly Bugs

Thursday, June 27, 2019, 8 p.m., Dryden Theatre

Mostly Bugs (1949-62). Photofest.

(US 1949–62, 84 min., 35mm)

Warner Bros. Animation. Bugs Bunny was a breakout star for the Warner Bros. animation team from his debut in the 1940 Merrie Melodie A Wild Hare. Though his creation is not credited to any one artist, Warner’s top directors Chuck Jones and Robert McKimson brought out the best in the lunatic lepus. This program features Bugs in action in Rabbit Hood (Jones, 1949), The Rabbit of Seville (Jones, 1950), Rabbit Fire (Jones, 1951), Operation: Rabbit (Jones, 1952), Duck Amuck (Jones, 1953), Duck! Rabbit! Duck! (Jones, 1953), Devil May Hare (McKimson, 1954), Bedevilled Rabbit (McKimson, 1957), Ali Baba Bunny (Jones, 1957), and Bill of Hare (McKimson, 1962), as well as early appearances by Foghorn Leghorn in The Foghorn Leghorn (McKimson, 1948) and Pepe Le Pew in For Scent-imental Reasons (Jones, 1949).

Note later start time.

Before the screening, join us for a preview of the exhibition The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons, 6–8 p.m. Cash bar and light refreshments. Free to members, $15 general, $10 students. Tickets available online now. (Separate tickets are required for the preview and the screening; no online ticket sales for the screening)

Event Details

Dryden Theatre
$7 members
$10 nonmembers
$5 students with ID

About This Series

Warner Bros. Animation

Ninety years after its beginnings, the animation of the Warner Bros. studio still resonates with audiences today. The characters of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and others are familiar to everyone, but the artists behind these influential works are sometimes forgotten, as is the intense amount of labor required to bring these characters to the screen. In connection with the exhibition The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons, opening at the George Eastman Museum on June 28, the Dryden Theatre presents three programs of shorts from the peak years of Warner Bros. animation, highlighting not only our beloved characters, but some of the best artists who brought them to life.

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