Rabbit Romeo
Rabbit Romeo
| 15 December 1957 (USA)
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Elmer Fudd's Uncle Judd sends him an ugly, temperamental Slobovian rabbit named Millicent to babysit until he arrives. Elmer happens upon Bugs Bunny and thinks he'll be the perfect match for Millicent. But as soon as Bugs gets a look at her, he tries to get away!

Reviews
CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!
AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.
Bereamic Awesome Movie
Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Edgar Allan Pooh . . . in Warner Bros.' animated short, RABBIT ROMEO. Warner's Looney Tunes Futurists had a single night in mind as they labored over ROMEO. Strangely enough, it turned out to be the evening I watched this piece for the first time: May 3, 2016. That's the night Donald Trump--played by Elmer Fudd here--became the presumptive U.S. President-Elect. ROMEO begins with Elmer\Trump nuzzling up to a Frankenrabbit, Millicent (a.k.a., Trump's Long-Time Partner in Bromance, Vladimir "Mad Dog" Putin), despite the temperamental Slavic Goon's tendency to destroy everything and terrorize everyone within reach, whether in this cartoon (Millicent) or Real Life (Putin). Elmer forces Bugs Bunny to court Millicent at gunpoint, just as Trump's thugs have used their fists to force much of America to dance with Putin's Devil, Trump. But Bugs turns the tables on Fudd, forcing him to run for his life as Millicent chases him down. Obviously, Warner is reminding us that Hitler and Stalin were bosom buddies at the beginning of World War Two, before fighting to the Death, destroying most of Germany and Russia in the break-up. Warner is pleading here for America to annul Trump's attempt at a shotgun wedding with Putin.
TheLittleSongbird Rabbit Romeo may drag in spots and Elmer does look rather odd, but it is still enormous fun. The animation is colourful and bouncy with a lot of evidence of fluidity and vibrancy. Bugs and Millicent are very well and deliberately drawn. Milt Franklyn's music is dynamic and characterful with appealing orchestration that blends with the gags adeptly. The dialogue is witty with delicious and really quite hilarious interplay between Bugs and Millicent, the line in the review summary is a scream and you can't have a Bugs Bunny cartoon without his great final lines, "Ain't I the little matchmaker though?" is not one of his best but it's still a good one. The visual gags are really imaginative and just as funny as the dialogue, the one with the electric fan and Bugs turning blue when being hugged are the standouts. The story may be a little thin, but the quality of the humour and the character of Millicent keeps things afloat and it doesn't matter as a result. Elmer has some nice moments like his "Well wooks aren't evewything you know" line when Millicent steps out the crate but he is in the shadow of Bugs, still as arrogant and likable as ever(always was the funnier character too) and especially Millicent, while one of Bugs' uglier foils she is also one of the best and most memorable ones of the late 50s. The voice acting is stellar, Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan do not disappoint but June Foray steals the show, if talking about the best thing about Rabbit Romeo a contender would be Foray's voice-over. Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
slymusic A good goofy romance is the subject of "Rabbit Romeo", starring the voices of Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd. But the voice artist who really steals the show in this picture is June Foray with her rich, oily portrayal of Millicent, an overstuffed Slobovian rabbit who only wishes for a mate.My favorite moments from "Rabbit Romeo": After Elmer catches Bugs in a net, Bugs slyly asks Elmer for some salt for his carrot, and then a napkin. When Millicent kisses a goldfish, the fish shoots himself in the head. And Millicent's little Russian kick dance is hilarious.Catch "Rabbit Romeo", or shall I say "Wabbit Womeo", on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 Disc 1.
ccthemovieman-1 June Foray's voice work with "Millicent" in this cartoon is flat-out hilarious. You have to hear this, to believe it. Working with regulars Mel Blanc (Bugs) and Arthur Q. Bryan (Elmer Fudd) makes this a terrific trio of voices. All three of these people are legends in this business. Look at Foray's resume and biography here at IMDb. It is extensive, to say the least.Foray makes this one of the best Bugs Bunny cartoons I have ever watched, and I've seen a lot of them.This story all starts when Elmer receives a huge crate from "Slobovia.""Slobovia? Who do I know from there," he wonders. Then he reads the attached note: "Dear Nephew, Take care of this rare and valuable Slobovian Rabbit until I arrive. Signed, Uncle Judd Fudd. P.S. I will pay you $500 for your trouble."The rabbit is not Bugs - it's "Millicent," and she's big and not very attractive. "Well," Elmer tells us, "Looks aren't everything, you know."Well, it isn't looks that make Millicent unattractive; it's her attitude (although she is pretty funny with that Russian accent and the expressions she uses.) Who becomes the victim of this nightmarish female hare? Yup, poor Bugs Bunny, and this gal has Bugs literally shaking in fear.How that came to be, and what happens, I'll leave it up to you to catch it, if you can get hold of one of fourth volume of Golden or Spotlight Looney Tunes Collection DVDs. All of them have plenty of offer.....like "Millicent."One note: the comedy bit with the goldfish is hilarious, an excellent of dark humor.