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What's Opera, Doc?

  • 1957
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8.3/10
11K
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What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Hand-Drawn AnimationParodyAnimationComedyDramaFamilyMusicalRomanceShort

Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Richard Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they chew the sce... Read allElmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Richard Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they chew the scenery.Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Richard Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they chew the scenery.

  • Director
    • Chuck Jones
  • Writer
    • Michael Maltese
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Arthur Q. Bryan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chuck Jones
    • Writer
      • Michael Maltese
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Arthur Q. Bryan
    • 66User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast2

    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Bugs Bunny as Brunhilde
    • (voice)
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    Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Elmer Fudd as Siegfried
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Chuck Jones
    • Writer
      • Michael Maltese
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. allotted only five weeks for the production of each seven-minute short, but director Chuck Jones spent seven weeks on this short. To cover up for the extra time spent, he had his entire unit doctor their time cards to make it appear as if they were working on the Road Runner/Coyote short Zoom and Bored (1957) for two weeks before they actually started (since Chuck and his staff were so familiar with the Road Runner formula, they were able to complete Zoom and Bored in three weeks).
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Bugs: Well, what did you expect in an opera? A happy ending?
    • Crazy credits
      The opera music continues and concludes over the "That's All Folks!" logo, substituting the usual exit music. The "That's All Folks" text doesn't go through its usual animation.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      The Pilgrim's Chorus
      from "Tannhäuser"
      Composed by Richard Wagner (uncredited)

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    • Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?
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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 6, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Ring der Niegelungen
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,753
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,285
      • Feb 16, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,753
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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