Hook, Line and Stinker
1958 American film
- October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11)
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Hook, Line and Stinker is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The title is a pun on the idiom Hook, Line and Sinker.[1] The short was released on October 11, 1958 with The Old Man and the Sea, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.[2] When shown on Boomerang USA, this short plays in PAL audio.
Plot
The familiar chase between Wile E. Coyote (also known as "Famishius-Famishus"), and the Road Runner (or "Burnius-Roadibus), unfolds with its classic slapstick humor.
- Coyote sets a trap with a washtub and dynamite, but ends up encased in a tube from the explosion.
- Attempting to bash the Road Runner with a sledgehammer, Coyote gets bashed himself due to mishap.
- ACME bird seed on railroad tracks leads to Coyote being flattened by a passing train.
- Coyote's attempt to catch Road Runner with a harpoon attached to a balloon backfires as he gets struck by lightning.
- Dynamite trap backfires as Coyote ends up blown up by his own detonator.
- Using a piano suspended by a rope, Coyote's plan fails as he ends up with piano keys for teeth after the piano drops on him.
- An intricate Rube Goldberg-style contraption sets off dynamite intended for Road Runner, but Coyote ends up as the unintended target, resulting in a humorous yet familiar conclusion.
Despite his elaborate schemes, Coyote's endeavors always end in comedic failure, leaving him battered and defeated while Road Runner speeds off unscathed.
Home media
- VHS- Auntie Mame (A Night At The Movies issue)
- VHS- Wile. E. Coyote Vs. Road Runner: The Classic Chase
- VHS- Chariots Of Fur
- VHS- The Stars Of Space Jam: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
- DVD- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6[3]
See also
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
References
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 311. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
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External links
- Hook, Line and Stinker at IMDb
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