New directors including Tex Avery, Friz Freleng and Bob Clampett were brought in or promoted to work with animators in the Schlesinger studio, with Avery's unit housed in a bungalow the animators dubbed "Termite Terrace." Joe Pytka would have returned to direct and Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone signed on as the animation supervisors. Wile E. Coyote uses a large number of classic ACME weapons to try and kill Damian Drake include dynamite, a 200 ton anvil, and also a Pendulum of Doom which Mr. Chairman describes as overkill. Drake - Flint Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) Mr. Chairman - Lord Piggot-Dunceby (Missing Link) Damian Drake - Tim Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) Dusty Tails - Coraline Jones (Coraline) Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura as Herself Mother - Fran Lockwood (Cloudy . It was a box-office bomb, grossing $68.5 million worldwide on an $80 million budget. Bugs Bunny: Gee, it was really nice of Wal-Mart to give us all this free Wal-Mart stuff just for saying "Wal-Mart" so many times. ", but the studio closes, to Porky's indignation. contemplates travelling alone, the heroes accidentally wander into Area #52 (Area 51 created as a "paranoid fantasy") through an invisible portal where they meet Mother, a James Bond-like figure who reveals that ACME will use the diamond to turn mankind into monkeys to create the badly-functioning merchandise and then turn them back so they'll buy the products, and Damian has to destroy it in order to save humanity. Artist Bob Camp was tasked with designing Berserk-O! Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a 2003 American live action/animated adventure Comedy film directed by Joe Dante, written by Larry Doyle, and starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Timothy Dalton, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg, with Heather Locklear and Steve Martin.It is the second live-action feature-length film starring the Looney Tunes characters, the first being Space Jam (1996). The second feature film attempt at reviving the Looney Tunes franchise since the fall of the original Warner Bros. cartoons, after Space Jam.Released in 2003, it is another good example of the Roger Rabbit Effect.. Daffy Duck is fired from the Warner Studios and falls in the middle of a search for a mysterious Blue Monkey diamond that the secret agent father of a security guard is also trying . what part of the music in this movie did John Debney compose? On the project, Dante recalled, "It was a hilarious story and it was very good except that Warner Bros. said, 'Look, it's an old story. Schlesinger sold his interest in the cartoon studio in 1944 to Warner Bros. and went into retirement; he died five years later. It's unfortunate this little gem of a flick has been gobbled up in the busy holiday release schedule, but fans should be pleased this film was made at all and will be able to own and enjoy it in the near future. Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2 is an upcoming American-Canadian live-action/animated fantasy spy action comedy film, being a sequel to the 2003 film Looney Tunes: Back in Action, produced by Amblin Entertainment, DC Comics, Village Roadshow Pictures and Warner Animation Group and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Free shipping for many products! The plot follows Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny (both voiced by Joe Alaskey) as they help aspiring daredevil Damian "D.J . Story added by . As of March 28, 2011, the film scores a 57% "Rotten" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Jeffrey Clifford, Harry Potter producer David Heyman, and Dark Shadows writers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith were slated to produce the film. He does anything but play it safe, and ends up with a memorable, if not a little eccentric performance. #looneytunesbackinaction #squeal #looneytunes. The series was cancelled after its second season.[25]. Marvin the Martian. Looney Tunes Fanon Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [3] After 1943, both series were produced in color and became virtually indistinguishable, varying only in their opening theme music and titles. [12] To date, Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon is the longest-airing animated series on the network that was not a Nicktoon. Looney Tunes: Back in Action ( 2003) is a feature-length Looney Tunes adventure combining live action and animation about a hapless stuntman, aided (and confounded) by his animated Hollywood friends Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and a studio executive, who stumble across a plot to possess a mysterious blue diamond in . This is a reference to how twisted words are often used in. Assemble your dream cast! The heroes escape when Daffy accidentally turns on the spy car's flight ability to take them to "Mother" whilst Sam crashes into his own casino. In 1988, several Looney Tunes characters appeared in cameo roles in Disney's film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 6 October 2021. Five dozen Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts from before December 1943 have lapsed into the public domain and are thus freely distributed through various unofficial releases. This was the final film Jerry Goldsmith composed music for before his death in 2004. The game was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance. Idiot Tunes: Back in Action. Money Back, Replacement: . The rights to individual cartoons however are in other hands. Do you love movies? [28] Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jenny Slate was said to be on board as writer for the new film. Do you know the perfect person for this role? Looney Tunes: Back in Action. In the post credit scene, Daffy is seen being chased by Nasty Canasta and Cottontail Smith in the Golden Nickel. to both of them. ("Where do you find the war?") Debney receives an "Additional Music by" credit in the closing titles of the film and "Special Thanks" in the soundtrack album credits. 2 comments on Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2. The brothers and Elmer object to the fact Elmer is killed in the story. Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? While Bugs commends Daffy for achieving his hero goal, Daffy reminds Bugs that he still hasn't convinced him to come back to his movie. When she loses grip, D.J. In 1976, the Looney Tunes characters made their way into the amusement business when they became the mascots for the two Marriott's Great America theme parks (Gurnee and Santa Clara). This recalls similar dialogue between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in, When Marvin finally spins off into space after accidentally "bubbling" himself, he says, "Darn Dark Side!". A sequel to Space Jam titled Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring basketball player LeBron James, was released on theaters and HBO Max on July 16, 2021, after a Los Angeles special screening on July 12, 2021. [31] Starring Bugs Bunny, the series premiered on both Cartoon Network and its sister channel Boomerang in late 2015. Looney Tunes: Back in Action A New Action Pack (also known as Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2) is an upcoming American-Canadian live-action/animated fantasy spy action comedy film, being a sequel to the 2003 film Looney Tunes: Back in Action, produced by Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac Dune . The Maltese Falcon is on the shelf in the WB office scene. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, and Steve Martin; Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear, and Bill Goldberg appear in supporting roles, while Joe Alaskey leads the voice cast. of Comedy Kate Houghton. After the Gurnee park was sold to Six Flags, they also claimed the rights to use the characters at the other Six Flags parks, which they continue to do presently. Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a platform game developed by Warthog Games and co-published by Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2003. Sam was actually referring to a term used in blackjack. examples? Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Choose your dream cast for every movie, TV show, video game, and book ever created. Upon sighting the team, he escapes from his jar prison and frees many other famous aliens, including two Daleks, from their prisons to attack and gain the card. The more significant cameos featured Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Tweety, and Yosemite Sam. The screen goes half-dark, and he gives up and says frustratedly, "Go home, folks!". [30] Despite this, the film has yet to enter production. Media in category "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. However, due to the film's financial failure, the Looney Tunes franchise remained primarily on television for nearly two decades. Steven SpielbergRobert ZemeckisRyan CooglerLeBron James In contrast to the main characters' life, is still arrested at the ACME Acres Maximum Security Prison and wants revenge of the events of the second film, planning to evade. Daffy flies to carry Bugs back to the ship and they take off for home. Kate is told to rehire Daffy, or face termination herself. Damian also admits he is proud of D.J. The last DVD in the Super Stars series was Sylvester and Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem, released on April 23, 2013. Looney Tunes: Back in Action was released on November 14, 2003, originally planned to open earlier that summer. . Rotten Tomatoes average rating. There have been numerous complaints regarding the Super Stars releases however, particularly the first two, having the post-1953 shorts in a 16:9 widescreen format. During the scene where Bugs and Kate are at the restaurant, Bugs shows Kate several of his awards and his Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Tired of playing second fiddle . Mr. Chairman does the same TV mess up that Dr. Do you love movies? It premiered on May 27, 2020, on the streaming service HBO Max. Looney Tunes: Back in Action. [citation needed], On February 11, 2021, it was announced two new series are in the works: Bugs Bunny Builders and Tweety Mysteries. Looney Tunes: Back in Action: Directed by Joe Dante, Eric Goldberg. [3] The two series gradually lost their distinctions, and shorts were assigned to each series randomly. A banana peel trips up Yosemite Sam during the chase scenes in Las Vegas; Yosemite Sam angrily shooting it and referring to it as a "slapstick clich". . However, unbeknownst to Bugs and Daffy, Marvin had mysteriously clung to the bottom of their ship, now more aggrieved than ever. The numbering of the Dell issues generally includes 3-4 appearances in Dell's Four Color comics. However, after she accidentally walks in on Bugs using D.J. What do you think? Schlesinger began to phase in the production of color Looney Tunes with the 1942 cartoon The Hep Cat. Ready to move onto another story? ", "Looney Tunes' slapstick violence and gender-bending rabbits, explained by a 4.75-year-old", "Cartoon Network Putting Mexican Mouse Back in the Lineup", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Looney_Tunes&oldid=1142842791, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 17:42. The ACME Train of Death exploding seems to be a reference to another Warner Bros. film, A possible reference is after Damien Drake throws a grenade; the guard lets out the. losing his job too and having his uniform taken away from him. Animation also serves as co-executive producers for the series. At the Louvre, the group discover that the card contains a viewing window for the Mona Lisa and use it to discover a hidden map of Africa. takes a stray hook and uses it to keep the dog tethered to his platform, and narrowly dives in front of the train Wile E. is conducting to save his father. There are also many live-action television and movie references. The series features "1,000 minutes of new one-to-six minute cartoons featuring the brand's marquee characters", voiced by their current voice actors in "simple, gag-driven and visually vibrant stories" that are rendered by multiple artists employing "a visual style that will resonate with fans", most noticeably having a style reminiscent of the styles of Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson. (1,751) 5.8 1 h 31 min 2003 X-Ray PG. Despite this, the film has only one credited writer. In 2011, the shorts were released on Blu-ray Disc for the first time with the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection series. 2 Cast. This movie is the last known cinema release to feature actor Peter Graves, though he is uncredited. Meanwhile, the Schlesinger studio continued to make popular cartoons until 1944 when Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. DJ Drake replies, "No, it can't be true." You know it's true." Beans was later phased out when his popularity declined, leaving Porky as the only star of the Schlesinger studio. Feature Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.It is the second theatrical feature film in the Looney Tunes franchise, and was directed by Joe Dante from a screenplay by Larry Doyle.The film stars Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, and Steve Martin; Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear . On October 22, 2007, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons became available for the first time in High-definition via Microsoft's Xbox Live service, including some in Spanish. . Sam and his henchmen pursue DJ and Daffy for the card, but they flee with Bugs and Kate. Hoo-hoo!" review score by. It was also the last film to feature a score by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith before his death in 2004 . This is reference to the over-the-top weapons used by Wile E. Coyote and other characters in the cartoons. [22] From February 29 May 18, 2008, many Looney Tunes artifacts, including original animation cels and concept drawings, were on display at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, just off the campus of Youngstown State University, near where the Warners lived early in life. [1] The two well-known movie critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper both gave the film two thumbs up (Roger also gave the film 3 out of 4 stars). Produced by Warner Bros. More popular Looney Tunes characters were created (most of which first appeared in Merrie Melodies cartoons) such as Pep Le Pew (debuted in 1945's Odor-able Kitty), Sylvester (debuted in 1945's Life with Feathers), Yosemite Sam (debuted in 1945's Hare Trigger), Foghorn Leghorn (debuted in 1946's Walky Talky Hawky), Marvin the Martian (debuted in 1948's Haredevil Hare), Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (debuted in 1949's Fast and Furry-ous), Granny (debuted in 1950's Canary Row), Speedy Gonzales (debuted in 1953's Cat Tails for Two), and the Tasmanian Devil (debuted in 1954's Devil May Hare). See production, box office & company info, Loved it, as will most fans of the classic cartoons, Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Ice-T/Jenna Elfman/The Strokes. Big Trouble in Little China, Tron, Buckaroo Banzai, Austin Powers, Swingers and F/X are just a handful of films that did very poor or just ok at the box office, but went on to great success on home video and in many cases garnered RABID cult followings that have made them favorites with fans even today. and his henchmen. Looneytunes-bia-logo.svg 1,024 244; 24 KB. Disney and Sega's movie-spoof human and animal style of "Looney Tunes Back in Action". Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2 Next page. It is the second theatrical feature film in the Looney Tunes franchise, and was directed by Joe Dante from a screenplay by Larry Doyle. In her dressing room, Daffy and D.J. According to her, the key to the diamond's location is "what lies behind her smile", referring to the face on the card. Kate just tells him to go get him. United States. Take 30 seconds to create a completely free profile, which will allow you to: wait, there's gonna be a Back in Action sequel? Here's The Cast For My Own Looney Tunes: Back In Action Spoof Film English Wikipedia. D.J. He is the ONLY logical choice for the director (watch his older films for countless references to the Looney Tune gang). Transcript may be viewed here. Looney Tunes: Back in Action A New Action Pack (also known as Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2) is an upcoming American-Canadian live-action/animated fantasy spy action comedy film, being a sequel to the 2003 film Looney Tunes: Back in Action, produced by Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac Dune-Entertainment, Warner Animation Group and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Kate and Bugs arrive at DJ's house, where they find Damian's TVR Tuscan and use it in pursuit of DJ and Daffy. voiced by Bob Bergen and 1 other. John receives an "Additional Music by" credit in the closing titles of the film and "Special Thanks" in the soundtrack album credits. Nel frattempo sono approdati al cinema anche due film realizzati con tecnica mista (live-action e CG): Space Jam del 1996 e Looney Tunes: Back in Action del 2003, il primo con protagonista il campione di basket Michael Jordan ha incassato 230 milioni di dollari, mentre il secondo con protagonista Brendan Fraser appena 68 milioni di dollari . The plot follows the Looney Tunes characters Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny (both voiced by Joe Alaskey) as they help aspiring daredevil Damian "D.J." Drake, Jr. (Brendan Fraser) and Warner Bros. executive Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) find the "blue monkey" diamond in . Bugs made a cameo appearance in 1942 in the Avery/Clampett cartoon Crazy Cruise and also at the end of the Frank Tashlin 1943 cartoon Porky Pig's Feat, which marked Bugs' only official appearance in a black-and-white Looney Tunes short. Uplevel BACK 38.1M . DJ Drake. Sad there will probably not be another large scale Looney production after this, but we have this one to treasure. and Daffy head out in an old A.M.C. Bugs credits Daffy for being the hero, but Daffy says Bugs should get the credit for inspiring him in the first place. In 2003, another feature film was released, this time in an attempt to recapture the spirit of the original shorts: the live-action/animated Looney Tunes: Back in Action. returns home and is surprised to find that Daffy had snuck along. Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a platforming video game released in 2003 by Electronic Arts. points out that he used to deliver pizzas in the car. The scene in the Louvre was both gorgeous to watch and so funny I laughed harder than I have at the theaters for a while. Meanwhile, D.J. Depictions included those of African Americans (as in Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs and Jungle Jitters), Native Americans, Asian Americans, (especially during WWII, as in Tokio Jokio and Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips), Germans, Italians, White Southerners, and Mexicans. [3] The shorts initially showcased musical compositions owned by Warner's music publishing interests through the adventures of such characters as Bosko and Buddy. Many Warner Bros. cartoons contain fleeting or sometimes extended gags that make reference to racial or ethnic stereotypes, or use ethnic humor. The film was the result of multiple attempts by Warner Bros. to develop a sequel to Space Jam (1996). Although all hope seems fruitless as Marvin causes two industrial-sized energy conductors to inadvertently attract to Daffy and trap him, he manages to destroy the satellite by plugging its dish with his beak, which sprays two small stray beams from his nostrils, one heading for Earth. laugh, while getting chased by D.J. Vote now! However D.J. Time Warner eventually acquired the Bosko characters from Harman and Ising's estates. Meanwhile, Bugs Bunny Porky Pig Pep Le Pew, Lola Bunny and Daffy Duck became friends, despite retaining their rivalryship, with Bugs dating Lola Bunny Porky Pig dating Petunia Pig, Pep Le Pew dating Penelope Pussycat, and Daffy dating Tina Russo. 2003, 1h 33min - Family, Comedy Family, Comedy It was released to theaters 14 November 2003 by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment. Paramount-owned Nickelodeon aired all the unaired cartoons in a show called Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon between 1988 and 1999. The Looney Tunes search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey diamond. Fan casting? Brendan Fraser - DJ Drake, Himself Jenna Elfman - Kate Steve Martin - Mr. Chairman Timothy Dalton - Damien Drake Heather Locklear - Dusty Tails Joan Cusack - Mother Bill Goldberg - Mr. Smith Don Stanton - Mr. Warner Dan Stanton - Mr. Warner's Brother Dick Miller - Security . As development began, the film's plot was going to involve a new basketball competition with Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes against a new alien villain named Berserk-O!. [5] Many Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies films are ranked among the greatest animated cartoons of all time, and five of them have won Academy Awards. 3.1 Animation. Set in a live-action world in which Warner Bros.' beloved assortment of irreverent animated entertainers interact with human characters for maximum comic effect, the story unfolds on the Studio backlot and careens all over the map in time-honored Looney Tunes style. Warner Bros. would not produce another theatrical Looney Tunes film until Space Jam: A New Legacy, which was released in 2021. find Dusty Tails performing. Daffy gets a call from Bugs asking him to come back, but he declines because of the mission. After pointing it towards a nearby television, he accidentally finds a hidden video screen behind a painting, revealing a video call from his father telling him to go to Las Vegas to find a woman named "Dusty Tails" to get a diamond called "The Blue Monkey", and revealing that he is, in fact, a super spy. Cartoon Network presents Warner Brothers House of Toons. Mr. Chairman is somewhat a spoof of Dr. "[34] Sam Register, president of Warner Bros. Mode (s) Single-player. Looney Tunes Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Video Game: Looney Tunes: Back In Action Franchise . Monsters, Inc.: Lost Director's Horror Cut (2002), https://www.mycast.io/stories/looney-tunes-back-in-action-twice. 5 references. Several references to the 1980s Warner Brothers movie, In the junior novelization version, the beginning replaces the, In the "Reader" book version, DJ and Kate don't appear, as Bugs and Daffy have the adventure on their own, and it has the original ending in which, Despite being a major box office bomb during original theatrical release, the film was soon rushed to home video and has managed to gain a cult following ever since among, The film begins with the classic "Rabbit Season, Duck Season" gag, first employed in, During one gag in the opening scene, Bugs reappears in the matador outfit that he wore in Chuck Jones's, At one point in the board meeting, Daffy performs a series of combat moves similar to the "Guard, turn, dodge, parry, thrust, spin" routine from Chuck Jones', Daffy goes crazy, complete with his signature "Hoo-hoo! The scene where D.J., Kate, Bugs, and Daffy nearly crash into the ground with the "spy car", but eventually stop only a few feet from the ground due to being "out of gas" is a reference to the, When walking through the desert, at one point, Bugs says "I told you we should make that left turn at Albuquerque." Take 30 seconds to create a completely free profile, which will allow you to: the spotlight to Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck is unceremoniously fired by studio boss join Chris Pratt & Anna Faris to solve this problem to make them prevalent again. Monsters, Inc.: Lost Director's Horror Cut (2002). 's shower and then walks into a room of posters of all of Damian's movies and a photo of D.J. manages to rescue her by skydiving and grabbing her, and then using his own phone as a hook to get her down safely, snapping up flowers and chocolate for her before landing conveniently at a table at a restaurant where Daffy and Bugs are. The disintegration pistol is a weapon previously used by both Marvin the Martian and Daffy in Chuck Jones'. Each character has their own unique special abilities and the game requires using both characters. Afterwards, the animators would start their work and put the characters in the frame. [33] However guns were implanted in Season 2. [3] However, the shorts gained a higher profile upon the debuts of directors Tex Avery and Chuck Jones and voice actor Mel Blanc later in the decade. During the chase, Daffy plays a slot machine and gets a jackpot by matching three cherries. Based on What is the Hindi language plot outline for Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)? Music by Kate (Jenna Elfman), die humorlose Produktionschefin der Comedy-Abteilung, setzt den aufgeblasenen Erpel vor die Tr. After Daffy goes on and on about Dusty singing the theme tune to several Damian movies, he and D.J. After Bugs comforts her, he reveals where Daffy and D.J. [35][36] Bugs Bunny Builders is aimed towards preschoolers; while Tweety Mysteries is a live-action/animated hybrid.