Fastest with the Mostest
{{short description|1960 film by Chuck Jones}}
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{{Infobox film
| director = Chuck Jones
| story = Michael Maltese (uncredited)
| producer = John W. Burton
| starring =
| music = Milt Franklyn
| animator = Keith Darling
Ken Harris
Richard Thompson
Ben Washam
| layout_artist = Phillip Deguard
| background_artist = Phillip Deguard
| studio = Warner Bros. Cartoons
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1960|01|19}}
| color_process = Technicolor
| runtime = 7 minutes
| country = United States
}}
Fastest with the Mostest is a 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=322}} The short was released on January 19, 1960, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/128/mode/2up |pages=128–129}}
The title is a reference to the epigram "Git thar fustest with the mostest", often erroneously attributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest.Catton. Bruce, 'The Civil War', American Heritage Press, New York, 1971, LCCN 77-119671, pp. 160-61.
Plot
In a series of comedic encounters, Wile E. Coyote (scientifically denoted as "Carnivorous-Slobbius") repeatedly attempts to capture the elusive Road Runner (identified as "Velocitus-Incalcublii").
His strategies include detonating a firework to ensnare Road Runner, only to be thwarted by its premature explosion, resulting in Coyote's fall off a cliff.
Another endeavor involves a hot air balloon and a bomb, with Coyote inadvertently inflating himself and experiencing a chaotic journey before defusing the bomb, which ultimately explodes regardless.
Further attempts entail luring Road Runner with tranquilized bird seed, leading to Coyote's entanglement in a failed trap.
Lastly, Coyote's detour sign scheme backfires, causing him to endure various mishaps, including a fall, an encounter with cutlery, and a tumultuous descent through pipes.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0053815}}
{{Coyote and Road Runner}}
{{Chuck Jones}}
Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
Category:American animated short films
Category:Short films directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner films
Category:Films scored by Milt Franklyn
Category:1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
Category:Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese