Rabid Rider
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| Rabid Rider | |
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| Directed by | Matthew O'Callaghan |
| Written by | Tom Sheppard |
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| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
| Color process | Deluxe |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Rabid Rider is a 2010 animated Looney Tunes short film featuring the characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan and written by Tom Sheppard,[1] the film was first shown in theaters before Warner Bros.' feature-length film Yogi Bear.[2] In 2014, Warner Bros. Animation published this short on YouTube.[3] The film also came before the 2018 theatrical re-release of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
A 4D version – enhanced with physical effects like vibration, flashing lights and blasts of air – runs in a specially equipped theatre at the Cincinnati Zoo.[4]
Plot[edit]
Wile E. Coyote intends to use an ACME Hyper Sonic Transport to catch the Road Runner, but the transport has inherent problems of its own.
Release[edit]
Rabid Rider was released theatrically by Warner Bros. with Yogi Bear.[5]
Home media[edit]
The short was also released on the Yogi Bear Blu-ray.[6]
The short was included on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks DVD. It was also included as a bonus on the DVD release of Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Desowitz, Bill (December 16, 2010). "Getting Looney About Road Runner and Coyote". Animation World Network. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (September 27, 2010). "Welcome Back, Wile E." Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Warner Bros. Animation (2014-11-27), Rabid Rider - Looney Tunes, retrieved 2019-05-08
- ^ "RIDES & ATTRACTIONS". Cincinnati Zoo. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (September 27, 2010). "Welcome Back, Wile E." Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "'Yogi Bear' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Detailed". High-Def Digest. February 14, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 3, 2015). "'Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run' Hops to DVD Shelves". Animation magazine. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Rabid Rider at IMDb
- Rabid Rider on YouTube
