Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 1 Arrives on Blu-ray
Press Release from Warner Home Video
BURBANK, CA. -- Warner Home Video (WHV) unveils the first ever Looney Tunes collection on Blu-ray with the release of Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1. Available in stores November 15, 2011, this set features 50 of some of the greatest Looney Tunes shorts the studio has ever made, all of which have been remastered. Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, this release will be available in two different packaging styles including a limited & numbered collector’s edition box set with memorabilia or a standard sized Blu-ray Book without collectibles. Both releases will feature a Blu-ray Book with rare images and a cartoon guide by animation historian Jerry Beck. Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 Ultimate Collector’s Edition will retail for $79.98 SRP and Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 will retail for $59.96 SRP.
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 contains some of Looney Tunes’ most beloved theatrical shorts. Together, these three discs contain 50 of the most enduring and some of the best theatrical shorts from the Looney Tunes franchise. The selection features works by some of the most renowned directors in animation history including Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, Robert McKimson and others. The featured lineup showcases a delightful mix everyone’s favorite characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin the Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Witch Hazel, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew and many more. Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 is aimed at adult collectors of animation.
Disc one is comprised of 25 shorts that feature some of the best-known Looney Tunes characters. This disc features three Academy Award® -winning cartoons including Tweetie Pie, which united a famous cat and canary duo that would appear in more than 40 Warner Bros. shorts and would go on to earn several other Oscar® nominations through the years. For Scent-imental Reasons, the second Looney Tunes cartoon to win an Oscar®, stars the beloved French skunk Pepé Le Pew who tries to seduce a reluctant feline in an upscale perfume shop. Also featured is Speedy Gonzales, an award-winning short featuring the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.
Disc two, which showcases several Looney Tunes supporting players in their complete collection and classic one-shot shorts, includes some of the funniest, most memorable cartoons in animation history. One Froggy Evening, introduces us to Michigan J. Frog, the top hat-wearing-amphibian with the golden voice. Chow Hound, is the short about the dog who loves gravy. I Love to Singa tells the story about the little jazz-singing owl. The Three Little Bops, is a jazzy, modern-day update on the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” Marvin the Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Witch Hazel, Marc Anthony and Ralph Phillips are featured in their complete collection. Also included is the Academy Award® nominated From A to Z-Z-Z-Z, which focuses on a day in the life of an adorable, day-dreaming boy named Ralph Phillips, who escapes a mundane school day by use of his active imagination.
Disc three is entirely comprised of bonus content. Hours and hours of extras include several documentaries with expert commentary and behind-the-scenes information from popular animators, famous directors, animation historians and celebrated devotees. This disc features three-full-length documentaries about director Chuck Jones. Included are: Chuck Amuck: The Movie, Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation as well as Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood. Also featured is a set of bonus cartoons that include some of Jones’ previously “locked-in-the-vault” rarities and much more.
BURBANK, CA. -- Warner Home Video (WHV) unveils the first ever Looney Tunes collection on Blu-ray with the release of Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1. Available in stores November 15, 2011, this set features 50 of some of the greatest Looney Tunes shorts the studio has ever made, all of which have been remastered. Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, this release will be available in two different packaging styles including a limited & numbered collector’s edition box set with memorabilia or a standard sized Blu-ray Book without collectibles. Both releases will feature a Blu-ray Book with rare images and a cartoon guide by animation historian Jerry Beck. Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 Ultimate Collector’s Edition will retail for $79.98 SRP and Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 will retail for $59.96 SRP.
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 contains some of Looney Tunes’ most beloved theatrical shorts. Together, these three discs contain 50 of the most enduring and some of the best theatrical shorts from the Looney Tunes franchise. The selection features works by some of the most renowned directors in animation history including Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, Robert McKimson and others. The featured lineup showcases a delightful mix everyone’s favorite characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin the Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Witch Hazel, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew and many more. Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 is aimed at adult collectors of animation.
Disc one is comprised of 25 shorts that feature some of the best-known Looney Tunes characters. This disc features three Academy Award® -winning cartoons including Tweetie Pie, which united a famous cat and canary duo that would appear in more than 40 Warner Bros. shorts and would go on to earn several other Oscar® nominations through the years. For Scent-imental Reasons, the second Looney Tunes cartoon to win an Oscar®, stars the beloved French skunk Pepé Le Pew who tries to seduce a reluctant feline in an upscale perfume shop. Also featured is Speedy Gonzales, an award-winning short featuring the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.
Disc two, which showcases several Looney Tunes supporting players in their complete collection and classic one-shot shorts, includes some of the funniest, most memorable cartoons in animation history. One Froggy Evening, introduces us to Michigan J. Frog, the top hat-wearing-amphibian with the golden voice. Chow Hound, is the short about the dog who loves gravy. I Love to Singa tells the story about the little jazz-singing owl. The Three Little Bops, is a jazzy, modern-day update on the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” Marvin the Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Witch Hazel, Marc Anthony and Ralph Phillips are featured in their complete collection. Also included is the Academy Award® nominated From A to Z-Z-Z-Z, which focuses on a day in the life of an adorable, day-dreaming boy named Ralph Phillips, who escapes a mundane school day by use of his active imagination.
Disc three is entirely comprised of bonus content. Hours and hours of extras include several documentaries with expert commentary and behind-the-scenes information from popular animators, famous directors, animation historians and celebrated devotees. This disc features three-full-length documentaries about director Chuck Jones. Included are: Chuck Amuck: The Movie, Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation as well as Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood. Also featured is a set of bonus cartoons that include some of Jones’ previously “locked-in-the-vault” rarities and much more.
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