Warner have finally put us out of our misery and have announced that they will be releasing DVDs containing their classic Looney Tunes cartoon shorts on October 28th.
First up is The Looney Tunes Golden Collection which will contain 56 animated shorts (all restored and remastered) spread over four DVDs. The set will also contain audio commentaries, isolated scores and making-of / behind-the-scenes documentaries. The set will have an SRP of $64.92
Also released will be a cheaper ($26.99) offering entitled The Looney Tunes Premier Collection. This set will contain the first two discs from The Golden Collection, thus offering 28 shorts and some of the extra features.
Read on for the full specs of The Looney Tunes Golden Collection courtesy of Cartoon Research.
Disc #1
14 remastered Bugs Bunny cartoons including
a special opening greeting from Chuck Jones;
Audio track commentaries on these cartoons:
RABBIT SEASONING (Mike Barrier & audio from his rare interviews with animators), LONG HAIRED HARE (Mike Barrier), HIGH DIVING HARE (Greg Ford), BULLY FOR BUGS (Mike Barrier), WHAT'S UP DOC? (Greg Ford), RABBIT'S KIN (Stan Freberg), BIG TOP BUNNY (Mike Barrier), WABBIT TWOUBLE (Mike Barrier);
separate music tracks for RABBIT SEASONING, WHAT'S UP DOC? and RABBIT'S KIN
Featurettes on Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and Elmer Fudd with exclusive interviews;
THE BOYS FROM TERMITE TERRACE part 1 (rare John Canemaker documentary);
animated sequences from MY DREAM IS YOURS and TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS
THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW bonus materials: Bridging sequences from episode #1648 "A Star Is Bored"; Mel Blanc recording session from episode #1639 "The Astro-Nuts"
Bonus shorts: FIFTY YEARS OF BUGS BUNNY IN 3 1/2 MINUTES (1989 short) BLOOPER BUNNY (1991) with commentary by Greg Ford
A gallery including Lobby Cards, photgraphs, music cue sheets and original dialogue transcripts.
Trailers from 1950s theatrical compilation shows: BUGS BUNNY'S CARTOON FESTIVAL and BUGS BUNNY'S CARTOON JAMBOREE
Disc #2
14 remastered Porky and Daffy cartoons, including
Audio track commentaries on DUCK AMUCK, DRIP-ALONG DAFFY, THE SCARLET PUMPERNICKLE, WEARING OF THE GRIN, and DUCK DODGERS by Mike Barrier using his exclusive interview audio with classic animators.
Separate music tracks for DUCK AMUCK, DRIP-ALONG DAFFY,THE SCARLET PUMPERNICKLE and RABBIT FIRE.
Bonus featurettes on MARVIN MARTIAN, Porky Pig, and DAFFY DUCK
THE BOYS FROM TERMITE TERRACE part 2
A gallery including Lobby Cards, photgraphs, music cue sheets and original dialogue transcripts.
Disc #3
Premiere Collection Vol. 1 includes 14 remastered Looney Tunes, including
Audio track commentaries compiled by Michael Barrier for FAST & FURRY-OUS, HAIR RAISING HARE, HAREDEVIL HARE, FOR SCENT-I-MENTAL REASONS and BUGS BUNNY GETS THE BOID; FEED THE KITTY (commentary by Greg Ford), BUGS BUNNY AND THE THREE BEARS (Commentary by Stan Freberg).
Separate music tracks for BATON BUNNY and FEED THE KITTY
Featurettes on the ROAD RUNNER, MEL BLANC and CARL STALLING
TOONHEADS: THE LOST CARTOONS
Original storyboards for HAIR RAISING HARE and THE HYPO-CHRONDRI-CAT
A gallery including Lobby Cards, photgraphs, music cue sheets and original dialogue transcripts.
Disc #4
Premiere Collection Vol. 2 includes 14 remastered Looney Tunes including
Audio track commentaries compiled by Michael Barrier for TWEETY'S S.O.S. and THE FOGHORN LEGHORN and commentaries by Jerry Beck on CANARY ROW, DEVIL MAY HARE, CANNED FEUD and SPEEDY GONZALES
Separate music tracks for PUTTY TAT TWOUBLE, BROKEN LEGHORN, and SPEEDY GONZALES.
Featurettes on SPEEDY GONZALES, FRIZ FRELENG AND TWEETY & SYLVESTER, and ROBERT McKIMSON AND FOGHORN LEGHORN.
Bonus all-new 50 minute documentary "Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes" narrated by Stan Freberg.
The complete "BOSKO THE TALK-INK KID" pilot
Virgil Ross pencil tests
A gallery including Lobby Cards, photgraphs, music cue sheets and original dialogue transcripts.
bron: dvddatabase