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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Oily Hare (1952)

Oily Hare (1952)
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Tedd Pierce
Animation by Charles McKimson, Phil De Lara, Rod Scribner, Herman Cohen, Keith Darling
Music by Carl Stalling (uncredited)

“Oily Hare” takes place amid the Texas oil boom, along a stretch of road identified by a sign as “Hi-Way $101.00” just outside of “DOLLAR$ (FORMERLY DALLA$”) TEXA$.” A stretch limousine is cruising down the road, and it is quite a stretch – the vehicle is so long that its midsection is occupied by a switchboard operator connecting a long-distance call from the passenger to the driver.
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The Bootleg Files: Kennedy’s Children

BOOTLEG FILES 893: “Kennedy’s Children” (1982 television film based on Robert Patrick’s play).

LAST SEEN: On OK.ru.

AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.

REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It is unclear why this was never released for home entertainment viewing.

CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.

Adapting a stage play into a film is always something of a challenge, but taking Robert Patrick’s drama “Kennedy’s Children” from its theatrical setting into a cinematic format was not an easy journey. For starters, “Kennedy’s Children” is not a conventional play, but rather a series of monologues delivered by five strangers in a bar. The characters never interact with each other, but instead voice their inner frustrations to the audience.
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