| Rabid Rider | |
| Director: | Matthew O'Callaghan |
| Music: | Christopher Lennertz |
| Studio: | Reel FX Creative Studios Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Color Process: | Deluxe |
| Country: | United States |
| Runtime: | 3 minutes |
Rabid Rider is a 2010 animated Looney Tunes short film featuring the characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan and written by Tom Sheppard,[1] the film was first shown in theaters before Warner Bros.' feature-length film Yogi Bear.[2] In 2014, Warner Bros. Animation published this short on YouTube. The film also came before the 2018 theatrical re-release of .
A 4D version – enhanced with physical effects like vibration, flashing lights and blasts of air – runs in a specially equipped theatre at the Cincinnati Zoo.[3]
Wile E. Coyote intends to use an ACME Hyper Sonic Transport to catch the Road Runner, but the transport has inherent problems of its own.
Rabid Rider was released theatrically by Warner Bros. with Yogi Bear.[4]
The short was also released on the Yogi Bear Blu-ray.[5]
The short was included on the DVD. It was also included as a bonus on the DVD release of .[6]