tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post7080943937037293947..comments2023-10-30T09:26:37.664-07:00Comments on Misce-Looney-ous: "The Fright Before Christmas" (1979)Jon Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420721141591983997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-60850962981926034522009-12-20T15:17:16.445-08:002009-12-20T15:17:16.445-08:00I don't know why, but I don't think Friz h...I don't know why, but I don't think Friz himself directed this. Supervising it, sure, but directing it?<br /><br />If you notice in "Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales" closing credits, 4 guys are credited as "sequence directors". Why do I have a felling one of them actually directed this? It's kinda like on how the Disney features have sequences directors, but one guy is credited as one director, you know?esahChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171632037659357264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-77148558797043806442009-12-19T21:28:22.272-08:002009-12-19T21:28:22.272-08:00You know, this was actually made by DePatie-Frelen...You know, this was actually made by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and as a result it resembles a typical 1964-1966 Looney Tunes short, or even a Pink Panther cartoon from 1978! They even had Doug Goodwin doing the music like in the late 1970s DePatie-Freleng productions, though I dig his groovy rendition of "Jingle Bells" when Bugs first greets Taz at the fireplace.Wiley207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-21534247983655084842009-12-15T19:58:50.971-08:002009-12-15T19:58:50.971-08:00The animation on the two pilots always looked Hann...The animation on the two pilots always looked Hanna-Barbara-ish to me.<br /><br />Also, I think this was the last time Speedy Gonzales appeared in a short.Brandonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5052525513598295339.post-67530840383673893262009-12-15T12:36:57.432-08:002009-12-15T12:36:57.432-08:00It's amazing how well that holds up; it doesn&...It's amazing how well that holds up; it doesn't suffer any of the excesses that tend to plague older animation director's work (Daffy Duck and the Return of the 24 &1/2 Century comes to mind) and the timing crackles. Love the Sinatra joke in there, too.Robert Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216484801391073449noreply@blogger.com