See Ya Later Gladiator
| See Ya Later Gladiator | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alex Lovy |
| Story by | Cal Howard |
| Produced by | William L. Hendricks |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Edited by | Hal Geer |
| Music by | William Lava |
| Animation by | Ted Bonnicksen LaVerne Harding Volus Jones Ed Solomon |
| Layouts by | Bob Givens Jaime Diaz |
| Backgrounds by | Bob Abrams |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
See Ya Later Gladiator is a 1968 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Alex Lovy.[1] The short was released on June 29, 1968, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales.[2]
Daffy and Speedy had been paired together in a series of cartoons from 1965 to 1968. This was their final theatrical pairing, and this was also the final theatrical short to star "classic" Warner Bros. characters as well as the last Golden Age of American Animation cartoon to feature Daffy or Speedy. After this short, until the cartoon division closed in 1969, new characters like Cool Cat, Bunny and Claude, Merlin the Magic Mouse, and a few one-shot cartoons made up all of WB's output.
Plot
[edit]The plot concerns Daffy and Speedy accidentally being sent back in time via a time machine to Rome, 65 A.D. There, they offend a centurion who sends them to the lions as entertainment for Emperor Nero in a gladiator arena. Daffy and Speedy work together to thwart a lion. They soon break Nero's fiddle and the enraged emperor chases the two.
Back in the present timeline, the scientist discovers Daffy and Speedy being chased by a furious Nero. He manages to bring the two back to the present. However, Nero has accidentally returned with them and is horrified by this. Speedy helps him adjust until the scientist can bring him home. Daffy is about to go to bed when he hears music playing from outside from his room. Much to his dismay, it is Speedy's band playing again. Adding to his annoyance is that Nero has joined the band by playing his fiddle.
Music
[edit]The cartoon features a slightly different arrangement of The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down by Bill Lava (the second being 3 Ring Wing-Ding.)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 365. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
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- 1968 films
- Depictions of Nero on film
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Animated films about time travel
- 1960s American animated films
- 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films about gladiatorial combat
- Films scored by William Lava
- Daffy Duck films
- Speedy Gonzales films
- Animated films set in ancient Rome
- 1960s English-language films
- Films directed by Alex Lovy
- Animated films set in the 1st century
- Animated films set in Rome
- Cultural depictions of Nero
- English-language short films
- 1950s and 1960s films about time travel
- 1968 animated short films
- Looney Tunes stubs