Bugs's Musical Adventure: The Story Of Peter And The Wolf

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***Peter and the Wolf*** (marketed as *Bugs's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf*) is a 1997 *Looney Tunes* direct-to-video based of the musical story "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev. The narrative uses Prokofiev's original score, as performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra.

## Synopsis

Bugs Bunny (on the violin), Porky Pig (drums), Daffy Duck (tuba) and Tweety Bird (piano) have started their own band. Aspen Clark listens in, but they can't seem to figure out what goes wrong when they all try to play together. Sierra Clark arrives to announce that she's taking her sister to see the Boston Pops Orchestra, who will be playing Prokofiev's ballet, Peter and the Wolf.

They arrive at Symphony Hall (shot on location, and on a separate sound stage) and they meet an old friend of Sierra's: the Boston Pops conductor, Keith Lockhart. Backstage, Lockhart introduces Aspen to the solo instruments that each play a character in the story (much like it would be done on an album recording of the piece). Aspen is trying to understand how music can tell a story without any words. Though he is still not sure, they head back to their seats as the rest of the audience is arriving. (Kids: Isabella Nash, Seth Yu, Sarika Mehta, Naomi Wong, Desja Logan, Kirstin Dorn, Shelby Gary, Maxon Schultz And Rose Bolger).

As the music plays, Aspen pictures the events of the story in her head (with a little help from her sister). Peter is portrayed by Bugs Bunny, who runs in with the bird (Tweety Bird), the duck (Daffy Duck) and the cat (Sylvester Cat)... all dressed for the part. Peter's Grandfather (Marvin Martian) warns Peter not to go looking for the Wolf, because the hunter (Elmer Fudd) will take care of it. As the story unfolds, each character is accompanied (in Aspen's imagination) by the instrument soloist we met earlier backstage. The story plays out and Aspen has a better understanding of how music can tell a story.

On their return to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Aspen has also figured out why Bugs's band doesn't sound quite right: they need a conductor to keep them in time and so that they all don't play over each other. Aspen volunteers for the job. With his help, they're finally able to play music together.

## Transcript

Bugs's Musical Adventure: The Story Of Peter And The Wolf/Transcript

## Cast

Bugs's Musical Adventure: The Story Of Peter And The Wolf/Cast

## Instruments

Bugs's Musical Adventure: The Story Of Peter And The Wolf/Instruments

## Original Story

Bugs's Musical Adventure: The Story Of Peter And The Wolf/Prokofiev's Original Story

## DVD extras

This special was released on DVD and VHS in 1997. It was rereleased in 2004, packaged with *Let's Be Silly!* in a Looney Tunes Double Feature.

The DVD version includes various extras including a game in which you must match the sound of an instrument to its picture and a game that involves matching a theme from the ballet to the corresponding character. An additional section allows you to watch scenes from the story with just footage of the Boston Pops playing the piece (in these scenes, Aspen and Sierra Clark can be seen on location in Boston Symphony Hall). Information on the characters and a parents section round out the extras