Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1945 Friz Freleng directed, Herr Meets Hare (the lobby card incorrectly identifies this as a Leon Schlesinger Production. Mr Schlesinger has sold his company to Warner Bros. the previous year.) This short was the penultimate wartime themed cartoon from Warner Bros., (Draftee Daffy was the last.):
Herr Meets Hare was the first time that Bugs would realize he "should have made a left toin at Albukoykee", a famous Bugs Bunny line that would be incorporated into many of his later films.
The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to celebrate the anniversary the birth of Blake Edwards (William Blake Crump) on July 26, 1922. Mr. Edwards was an American TV and film director, somewhat incorrected labelled as a 'comedy director', had a diverse body of films, from comedies to dramas to war films to westerns. Today we thought that we would watch one of his almost forgotten later films, featuring his wife and frequent collaborator, Julie Andrews. So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching this neglected film, the 1986 comedy/ drama - That's Life.
The movie was shot in the Malibu beach-side home of Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews. Because it was a non-union shoot, picketers appeared at Blake Edwards's house to disrupt shooting. Problems were resolved between the film-maker and the union.
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