Broom-Stick Bunny

1956
7.7| 0h7m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 25 February 1956 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures
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On Halloween night, Bugs Bunny, masquerading as a witch, trick-or-treats at the creepy old mansion of Witch Hazel, who prides herself on being the ugliest witch of all.

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Director

Chuck Jones

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Broom-Stick Bunny" is an American Warner Bros. cartoon from 2956, so this one had its 60th anniversary last year. Looking at the names working on this one (Jones, Pierce, Blanc, Foray), I expected it a good watch and this also has to do with the rating here on IMDb and quantity of votes. This is certainly one of LT's more famous films. But I was disappointed. The first 4 minutes are based on the strange assumption that the female protagonist never heard of Halloween and trick-or-treating and it cannot be saved by a random Snow White reference (the mirror). Afterward, the bunny chase ensues and it is fairly forgettable except for how easy he is to catch for some reason. The final transformation as well as Bugs' phone call also hardly make sense at all, let alone entertain. This is absolutely not a great watch and I am surprised so many find it appealing. Gotta give it a thumb-down. Not recommended. To end the review still on a (somewhat) positive note, I want to say that this is the first film I have reviewed with June Foray in it since her very recent death shortly before her 100th birthday. And even if this one may not have been a quality piece, we should be grateful for the gigantic body of work she left us.
fmsteinberg This episode has a good mix of Bugs's antics. Bugs Bunny suffers some indignities and a close shave with death but comes out on top and has the closing one-liner.The graphics and copy which flash through the episode are hilarious, but easy to miss, starting with Witch Hazel's certificate guaranteeing her identity as a witch and upstanding membership, and which later accords with her comment that she hasn't seen Bugs Bunny, in disguise, at any of the "union meetings".The reason for the chase and attempted murder of Bugs, all comes down to the witch's Recipe 102, which demands inter alia, swamp water steeped in a skull, a cup of arsenic, diced spider, hornet's heel (3), and a rabbit's clavicle, not foot. Witch Hazel was perfectly willing to co-exist with Bugs, trying to wheedle out his secrets of ugliness, and with attempted reversal of ugliness by a witch's spell, but after all, all's fair in love and witchcraft. It is only that outlandish recipe requirement that leads to the mayhem.Witch Hazel is a fantastically ugly creature — down to her bulbous nose, the tip of which often creases as it weighs down upon her prominent chin — but you have to study her face.Her self-conscious laughter at her own running comments is another fine aspect of this episode. For example, after sharpening the knife with which to kill Bugs, she touches the blade, notes that it is "Sharp enough to split a hare". It is not an original pun, but she thinks that it is and then has another giggling frenzy before darting away, leaving a further trail of hair pins in her wake.Bugs Bunny has frequently had close shaves with death. I'd vote that his tears in this episode were a pre-meditated ruse, even if he were sympathetic and supplied, unknown to him, the 'poisoned' tea to Hazel.
ccthemovieman-1 It's Halloween and we are at the home of "Witch Hazel" who proudly displays her "diploma" on the wall which reads, "Malevolent Order of Witches - A. F. of Elves."The first thing you notice is the great artwork: cool drawings of the inside of the house and great colors. These restoration jobs on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVDs are tremendous.Bugs is out trick-or-treating and, of course, stops at Hazel's house. Bugs is wearing a witch's mask, too. Bugs asks the "lady" if she has anything for a "little witch." Hmmm, thinks Hazel, "I don't remember seeing her at any of the union meetings." Hazel winds up thinking the visitor is so little and ugly - which is a compliment. She winds up trying to find out Bugs' secret to being so ugly.The humorous dialog making ugly the ideal and beauty the opposite, Hazel then discovering it's not another witch but a rabbit and how she reacts......and those wild colors all make this a lot of fun to watch. It's another Bugs Bunny winner.
PeachHamBeach I agree with the preceding poster: those tears are genuinely moving. We all know Bugs as a trickster, a heckler and a very smart guy who outwits anyone who tries to encroach on his life, but to know him as someone who could actually be frightened for once...wow!!! A silly 7 minute cartoon and yet I still cry when I see that scene. Even Witch Hazel, who is about to murder the bunny with a huge ax so she can mix him into her caldron, begins to cry!!! Thankfully, the heavy emotions go pouf!!! when Bugs tries to comfort the weeping hag with the tea she made. She turns into a hottie witch and the Magic Mirror Man goes after her with lust!!! A real classic!!!