“Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five” And “Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Five” DVDs From Warner Home Video
(August 27, 2007 - Burbank, CA) – It’ll be “wabbit” season once again when Warner Home Video (WHV) releases "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five" and "Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Five" on DVD October 30, 2007. Both titles will feature a treasury of classic cartoons, including some rarely-seen shorts. All classic Looney Tunes cartoons featured in the sets have been fully re-mastered and are presented to viewers in their original, un-edited format.
"Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five," which is aimed at adult collectors of animation, will retail for $64.92 SRP and "Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Five," which is geared towards viewers of all ages, will retail for $26.99 SRP. Order due date for both titles has been set for September 25, 2007.
“Looney Tunes fans are fiercely loyal to and vastly knowledgeable of these cartoons. We know we are catering to a sophisticated audience and so we go to great lengths to prepare these anthologies in a thoughtful and intelligent way so as to please the tastes of everyone from the seasoned animation connoisseurs to our newest fans,” said Dorinda Marticorena, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. She added, “We think this collection offers a wonderful selection of Looney Tunes cartoons that range from very early, rarely seen film shorts to some all time favorites. Although consumers may have seen some of these cartoons on television over the years, watching them on these DVDs will make them feel like they are seeing the shorts for the first time. We’ve made painstaking efforts to restore them to their dazzling, original look and to present them in their authentic, un-edited version. This is a DVD title consumers will surely want to add to their home entertainment libraries.”
Consumers will feel like they’ve struck gold with "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five." The set includes four discs, which are comprised of 60 classic shorts, plus more than five hours of incredible special features, including "Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens," "A Life in Animation," a documentary focusing on the legendary animator, which originally aired on PBS. Bonus features will also include commentaries by filmmakers, writers, animators, historians, alternate audio programs and much more.
Each of the four discs featured in "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five" is dedicated to a Looney Tunes character or special theme. Disc number one pays homage to everyone’s favorite “wascally wabbit,” Bugs Bunny and his pal Daffy Duck. Disc two is a collection of Looney Tunes wackiest takes on classic fairy tales. Disc three is devoted to the work of renowned animator Bob Clampett. Disc four celebrates some of Looney Tunes’ earliest cartoons.
"Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5" Disc Descriptions:
Disc one is dedicated to the Academy Award ®-winning animated superstar Bugs Bunny and his frenzied pal Daffy Duck. This disc is comprised of 15 shorts, including such memorable cartoons as "Buccaneer Bunny," which features Yosemite Sam as “Sea-Goin Sam,” a pirate who tries to bury his treasure near Bugs Bunny’s rabbit hole. Also featured is, "Ali Baba Bunny," which stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in a short that loosely parodies the tale of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." "Transylvania 6-5000," has Bugs Bunny spend a night in Count Bloodcount’s old castle after mistaking it for a motel. Additionally, "Hollywood Daffy" stars Daffy Duck, who sneaks his way onto the Warner Bros. lot pretending to be a tour guide after he arrives in Hollywood seeking fame and fortune. In "The Upstanding Sitter," Daffy Duck stars as a babysitter who is employed by the Acme Babysitting Agency and is assigned to sit on a chicken egg which happens to hatch while he’s on duty. Other titles on this disc include "14 Carrot Rabbit," "Bugs’ Bonnets," "A Star is Bored," "A Pest in the House," "Oily Hare," "Stupor Duck," "The Stupor Salesman" and much more.
Disc two is a collection of some of the funniest and most twisted parodies of legendary children’s fairy tales starring an assortment of Looney Tunes’ biggest stars. Fifteen shorts comprise this disc and include classics such as "Bewitched Bunny," which features Bugs Bunny walking into the tale of Hansel and Gretel, where he meets the hideous Witch Hazel, whom he transforms into an alluring female bunny after he uses her own magic against her. "Tweety and the Beanstalk" sees Sylvester the cat meet an enormous version of Tweety Bird when a fast growing beanstalk, which sprouts beneath his cat bed, whisks him through the heavens and into the legendary giant’s castle. In "Paying the Piper," Pied Piper Porky Pig tries to rid the town of Hamelin of all its rats. Sylvester joins forces with the big bad wolf in "Red Riding Hoodwinked" when he learns Red Riding Hood is on her way to Granny’s bringing Tweety Bird as a gift. Other shorts featured on this disc include "The Bear’s Tale," "Foney Fables," "Goldimouse and the Three Cats," "Little Red Rodent Hood," "A Gander a Mother Goose," "Señorella and the Glass Huarache" and many others.
Disc three is dedicated to Bob Clampett, the visionary, gifted animator, producer and director who along with Tex Avery was credited for developing the irreverent style of animation, which set Warner Bros. apart from other animation studios. This disc features 15 of Clampett’s cartoons including "A Tale of Two Kitties," which is a notable short as it’s the cartoon in which Tweety Bird first makes his debut. A pun on the Charles Dickens’ classic, the short also parodies comedic duo Abbott and Costello, as it stars two feline characters named Babbit and Catstello. Buckaroo Bugs stars Bugs Bunny in what happens to be the character’s second official appearance in a Looney Tunes cartoon. In this short, Bugs Bunny stars as the Masked Marauder, a carrot thief whom Brooklyn’s Red Hot Ryder must try to bring to justice. The Daffy Doc, features Daffy Duck in the role of Dr. Quack’s assistant during an operation. Other shorts featured on this disc include "Bacall to Arms," "Crazy Cruise," "Farm Frolics," "Hare Ribbin’," "Prehistoric Porky," "The Bashful Buzzard" and several others.
Disc four celebrates Looney Tunes’ early years and features several rarely seen shorts, including "Porky at the Crocadero," which features Porky Pig aspiring to be a band leader at the Crocadero nightclub. "Scrap Happy Daffy" features Daffy Duck as a guard of a scrap yard, where he does his part to help with the war effort; however, the Nazis destroy his scrap yard by sending a goat to eat up his scrap pile. "In Pilgrim Porky," the Pilgrims are led by Captain Porky Pig and set sail for America. "Wise Quacks" features a nervous Daffy Duck and his wife, who are expecting ducklings. When their littlest duck is kidnapped, Daffy enlists the help of Porky Pig to come to the rescue. Porky Pig learns a lesson about smoking in the short "Wholly Smoke." On his way to Sunday school, Porky Pig takes a puff from a cigar belonging to a neighborhood bully who prompts him to hallucinate and dream of a smoke man named Nick O. Teen who teaches him a lesson about smoking. Other shorts featured on this disc include "Alpine Antics," "Eatin’ on the Cuff" or the "Moth Who Came to Dinner," "Milk and Money," "I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song," "Polar Pals" and several others.
Exclusive bonus DVD features include:
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny and Daffy:
Commentaries:
"Ali Baba Bunny" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"A Pest in the House" by writer Paul Dini
"You Were Never Duckier" by director Eric Goldberg Alternate Audio Programs: "Ali Baba Bunny" Music Only Track
"Stupor Duck" Music Only Track
"The Abominable Snow Rabbit" Music and Effects Track
"The Super Snooper" Music and Effects Track The Bugs Bunny Show: "Bad Time Story" Bridging Sequences
"What’s Up Dog?" Audio Recording Sessions
"The Bugs Bunny Show" Commercials "Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, A Life in Animation, Part 1" – A documentary which originally aired on PBS in 2000. Disc 2: Fairy Tales: Commentaries: "Bewitched Bunny" by director Eric Goldberg
"Holiday for Shoestrings" by historian Daniel Goldmark
"Little Red Walking Hood" by animator Mark Kausler
"Red Riding Hoodwinked" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"Tom Thumb in Trouble" by historian Jerry Beck Alternate Audio Programs: "Bewitched Bunny" Music and Effects Track
"Goldimouse and the Three Cats" Music Only Track
"Red Riding Hoodwinked" Music Only Track
"Tweety and the Beanstalk" Music Only Track
"The Turn-Tale Wolf" Music and Effects Track Behind the Tunes: "Once upon a Looney Tune"
"Drawn to Life: The Art of Robert McKimson" "Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, A Life in Animation, Part 2" – A documentary which originally aired on PBS in 2000. "A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade" Disc 3: The Best of Bob Clampett: Commentaries: "A Tale of Two Kitties" by historian Michael Barrier
"Bacall to Arms" by historian Jerry Beck
"Buckeroo Bugs" by historian Michael Barrier
"Bukeroo Bugs" by director John Kricfalusi, director Eddie Fitzgerald and cartoonist Kali Fontecchio
"Farm Frolics" by actor Keith Scott
"The Bashful Buzzard" by writer Paul Dini
"The Old Grey Hare" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"The Wacky Wabbit" by director Eric Goldberg
"The Daffy Doc" by animator Mark Kausler Behind the Tunes: "Wacky Warner One-Shots"
"Real American Zero: The Adventures of Private SNAFU" From the Vault: "Hare Ribbin’" Director’s Cut
"The Bashful Buzzard" Storyboard Reel
"The Bashful Buzzard" Original Opening Music
Alternate Milt Franklin Opening Themes with an Introduction by Greg Ford SNAFU • "Coming!! SNAFU" [1943 Short]
• "Gripes" [1943 short] Hook • "The Good Egg" [1945 short]
• "The Return of Mr. Hook" [1945 short]
• "Tokyo Woes" [1945 short] Disc 4: The Early Daze: Commentaries: "Eatin’ on the Cuff" by historian Jerry Beck
"Porky at the Crocadero" by historian Daniel Goldmark
"Scrap Happy Daffy" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"Porky’s Preview" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"Wholly Smoke" by historian Daniel Goldmark Unsung Maestros: A Directors’ Tribute "The Looney Tunes Television Specials"
• "Bugs and Daffy’s Carnival of the Animals" [1976 TV special]
• "Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales" [1979 TV special]
• "Bugs Bunny’s Bustin’ Out All Over" [1980 TV special] "Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Five" features some of the brightest and funniest shorts taken directly from "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five." Presented on two discs, this DVD set is comprised of 30 cartoons that will make kids of all ages laugh themselves silly, plus the featurette, “The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales.” Disc one is dedicated to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck while disc two contains a collection of Looney Tunes’ looniest takes on all-time classic fairy tales. Exclusive bonus DVD features include: "The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales" – An exciting graphical storybook presentation where the Looney Tunes characters teach children about what the necessary ingredients to creating a proper fairy tale are. The Credits Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin' in the Bathtub.” Since then, Warner Bros. Animation’s characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studio’s rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation). With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.# # #
"A Pest in the House" by writer Paul Dini
"You Were Never Duckier" by director Eric Goldberg Alternate Audio Programs: "Ali Baba Bunny" Music Only Track
"Stupor Duck" Music Only Track
"The Abominable Snow Rabbit" Music and Effects Track
"The Super Snooper" Music and Effects Track The Bugs Bunny Show: "Bad Time Story" Bridging Sequences
"What’s Up Dog?" Audio Recording Sessions
"The Bugs Bunny Show" Commercials "Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, A Life in Animation, Part 1" – A documentary which originally aired on PBS in 2000. Disc 2: Fairy Tales: Commentaries: "Bewitched Bunny" by director Eric Goldberg
"Holiday for Shoestrings" by historian Daniel Goldmark
"Little Red Walking Hood" by animator Mark Kausler
"Red Riding Hoodwinked" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"Tom Thumb in Trouble" by historian Jerry Beck Alternate Audio Programs: "Bewitched Bunny" Music and Effects Track
"Goldimouse and the Three Cats" Music Only Track
"Red Riding Hoodwinked" Music Only Track
"Tweety and the Beanstalk" Music Only Track
"The Turn-Tale Wolf" Music and Effects Track Behind the Tunes: "Once upon a Looney Tune"
"Drawn to Life: The Art of Robert McKimson" "Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, A Life in Animation, Part 2" – A documentary which originally aired on PBS in 2000. "A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade" Disc 3: The Best of Bob Clampett: Commentaries: "A Tale of Two Kitties" by historian Michael Barrier
"Bacall to Arms" by historian Jerry Beck
"Buckeroo Bugs" by historian Michael Barrier
"Bukeroo Bugs" by director John Kricfalusi, director Eddie Fitzgerald and cartoonist Kali Fontecchio
"Farm Frolics" by actor Keith Scott
"The Bashful Buzzard" by writer Paul Dini
"The Old Grey Hare" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"The Wacky Wabbit" by director Eric Goldberg
"The Daffy Doc" by animator Mark Kausler Behind the Tunes: "Wacky Warner One-Shots"
"Real American Zero: The Adventures of Private SNAFU" From the Vault: "Hare Ribbin’" Director’s Cut
"The Bashful Buzzard" Storyboard Reel
"The Bashful Buzzard" Original Opening Music
Alternate Milt Franklin Opening Themes with an Introduction by Greg Ford SNAFU • "Coming!! SNAFU" [1943 Short]
• "Gripes" [1943 short] Hook • "The Good Egg" [1945 short]
• "The Return of Mr. Hook" [1945 short]
• "Tokyo Woes" [1945 short] Disc 4: The Early Daze: Commentaries: "Eatin’ on the Cuff" by historian Jerry Beck
"Porky at the Crocadero" by historian Daniel Goldmark
"Scrap Happy Daffy" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"Porky’s Preview" by filmmaker Greg Ford
"Wholly Smoke" by historian Daniel Goldmark Unsung Maestros: A Directors’ Tribute "The Looney Tunes Television Specials"
• "Bugs and Daffy’s Carnival of the Animals" [1976 TV special]
• "Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales" [1979 TV special]
• "Bugs Bunny’s Bustin’ Out All Over" [1980 TV special] "Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Five" features some of the brightest and funniest shorts taken directly from "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five." Presented on two discs, this DVD set is comprised of 30 cartoons that will make kids of all ages laugh themselves silly, plus the featurette, “The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales.” Disc one is dedicated to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck while disc two contains a collection of Looney Tunes’ looniest takes on all-time classic fairy tales. Exclusive bonus DVD features include: "The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales" – An exciting graphical storybook presentation where the Looney Tunes characters teach children about what the necessary ingredients to creating a proper fairy tale are. The Credits Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin' in the Bathtub.” Since then, Warner Bros. Animation’s characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studio’s rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation). With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.