Hare of the Martian

Discover why this film is considered brilliant, loyal to the movie’s essence, and intriguingly funny. Explore more!

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What can I add to this? Except to say it's brilliant, loyal to the movie (down to Forrester yelling "Sylvia!"), and funny for reasons I really don't understand.

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