Nuts and Volts (film)

Nuts and Volts
Directed byFriz Freleng
Story byJohn Dunn[1]
Produced byDavid H. DePatie
StarringMel Blanc
Music byBill Lava
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Virgil Ross
Bob Matz
Lee Halpern
Art Leonardi
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byTom O'Loughlin
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 20, 1964 (1964-07-20)
Running time
6:22
LanguageEnglish

Nuts and Volts is a 1964 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short was released on July 20, 1964, and stars Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester.[3]

Plot

After getting tired of chasing Speedy Gonzales around the house, Sylvester decides to try a more modern-technology approach by using a hi-tech security system and a robot to hunt down and catch Speedy.

Crew

  • Story: John Dunn
  • Animation: Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Art Leonardi, Lee Halpern
  • Layout: Hawley Pratt
  • Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
  • Film Editor: Treg Brown
  • Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc
  • Music: Bill Lava
  • Produced by: David H. DePatie
  • Directed by: Friz Freleng

Production

This was the final original WB cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. Once the studio closed in 1963 (the same year this cartoon was made), Freleng and former producer David H. DePatie would produce cartoons for Warner Bros. from 1964 to 1967 at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 151. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 347. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 137. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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