The Year of the Angry Rabbit
by Russell Braddonliterary work· published 1964
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The Year of the Angry Rabbit is a science fiction novel by Australian author Russell Braddon, in which giant mutant rabbits run amok in Australia while the Prime Minister uses a new superweapon to dominate the planet. The pulp narrative was played for laughs, and designed as an indictment of war, nationalism and capitalism. The novel was also notable as being part of a small revival of Australian science fiction in the 1960s. Its comic-horror tone was well received, and a movie version was released in 1972 titled Night of the Lepus – a straight-faced monster movie that dropped the humor of the book.
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The Year of the Angry Rabbit was adapted into a 1972 film.
Night of the Lepus1972 · film · 88 min · dir. William F. Claxton · IMDb ↗Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives rise to giant rabbits that terrorise the town.
