Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas


Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 2004 Bugs Bunny cartoon short, which co-starred Yosemite Sam. It was directed by Peter Shin and Bill Kopp, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

Plot

Bugs is living in his rabbit hole that is just outside of Las Vegas, when Yosemite Sam builds a casino over it. Being given the option to gamble or get out, Bugs tries his luck. At every game he plays he wins surprisingly and spectacularly, much to Sam's consternation. By the time he leaves with a sum total of $8,042,123,297.55, Sam is down to his last quarter.
After reprimanding a group of cheaters and telling them that good luck charms like lucky medals, four-leaf clovers, and horseshoes are not allowed, Sam realizes that Bugs did well because he had two of them: his feet, and that he has been hornswoggled. Bugs has meanwhile used his newfound riches to buy a luxury hotel suite. Sam follows him shooting and Bugs quickly wins a prize car to outrace him; Sam, meanwhile, drives a giant pirate ship, complete with cannons. The two race out of Las Vegas and eventually make it to the Hoover Dam. There is a conveniently placed slot machine, which Sam uses his last quarter to play. He "wins", but the screen reads H2O, causing the dam to burst.
The short ends with Sam phoning Bugs to tell him, "I hate you, rabbit."

Voice cast

Production notes

The cartoon was never released theatrically ; it was initially released on the Australian DVD release of Looney Tunes: Back in Action and was later included in The Essential Bugs Bunny DVD set.
The title is a parody of Hunter S. Thompson's book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and its film of the same name.