Adventures of the Road Runner
Appearance
Adventures of the Road Runner | |
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Directed by | Chuck Jones Co-direction: Maurice Noble Tom Ray Supervising animators: Ken Harris Richard Thompson Ben Washam |
Story by | John W. Dunn Chuck Jones Michael Maltese |
Produced by | David H. DePatie Eddie Selzer (both uncredited) |
Starring | Mel Blanc Dick Beals Nancy Wible Bea Benaderet Norman Nesbitt Marian Richman Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires Paul Julian (all uncredited) |
Narrated by | ACME commercial announced by: Dick Tufeld (uncredited) |
Music by | Musical direction: Carl Stalling Milt Franklyn (both uncredited) Music and song "Out in the Desert" written and orchestrated by: Milt Franklyn |
Animation by | Character animation: Dick Thompson Ben Washam Ken Harris Tom Ray Bob Bransford Additional character animation: Lloyd Vaughan (uncredited) Special effects animation: Harry Love |
Layouts by | Character and background layout: Maurice Noble Ernie Nordli (both uncredited) Character design: Maurice Noble |
Backgrounds by | Background paint: Philip DeGuard |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | June 2, 1962 |
Running time | 26 mins (two reels) |
Language | English |
Adventures of the Road Runner is a 1962 animated film, directed by Chuck Jones and co-directed by Maurice Noble and Tom Ray. It was the intended pilot for a TV series starring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner; however, the series was not picked up until four years later when Warner Bros. Television produced The Road Runner Show. As a result, Adventures of the Road Runner was released theatrically alongside the live-action film Lad: A Dog, and was subsequently split into three further shorts. The first, To Beep or Not to Beep, was released in 1963; the other two, Road Runner a Go-Go and Zip Zip Hooray!, were assembled by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in 1965 after they took over the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series.
Voice cast
- Mel Blanc as Wile E. Coyote
- Dick Beals as Ralph Phillips
- Nancy Wible as Ralph's Friend
- Bea Benaderet as additional voices
- Norman Nesbitt as additional voices
- Marian Richman as additional voices
- Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires as Vocalist
- Paul Julian as Road Runner
- Dick Tufeld as ACME commercial announcer
External links
Categories:
- 1962 films
- 1962 animated films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Films directed by Maurice Noble
- Films directed by Tom Ray
- Looney Tunes films
- American films
- Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner
- 1960s American animated films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Television pilots not picked up as a series
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- American animated short films
- Animated featurettes