Dante felt that he and Goldberg managed to preserve the original personalities of the characters. G Rhythm (Don Cheadle), into the Warner Bros. server-verse. Back in Action really captured that snarky wit we all love from Bugs, the put upon egomaniac that is Daffy and many of the other great traits of the original crew from the glory days of the Looney Tunes. With Daffy in tow, DJ hits the road in a desperate attempt to outrace the evil Acme stooges to the diamond and save the world from their evil clutches. After The Chocolate Chase, there would not be another short released for seven years. (which had also bought Paramount's Popeye films) who merged the company into its television division, United Artists Television. John receives an "Additional Music by" credit in the closing titles of the film and "Special Thanks" in the soundtrack album credits. The four have to sleep near a makeshift campfire, during which Daffy reveals he envies Bugs for being so popular with so little effort, and wishes it were like that for himself. 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. back to story. Flustered by Daffy's comments, D.J. [citation needed]. Cast Your Vote; Looney Tunes animation style Top suggestion out of 4: . 's shower and then walks into a room of posters of all of Damian's movies and a photo of D.J. As a last resort, he sends Tasmanian Devil to track the four down. The term Looney Tunes has since been expanded to also refer to the characters themselves. Our WB celluloid heroes embark on a hilarious adventure that takes them from Hollywood to Las Vegas, and in search of missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey Diamond. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation and humor while criticizing the screenplay, with many critics considering it an improvement over Space Jam. The ACME laptop that Wile E. Coyote uses to order his missile system has a browser that looks suspiciously like Microsoft's Internet Explorer (a rival of Time Warner's Netscape). After Daffy escapes, Canasta and Smith are elated and plan to get the winnings only for the slot machine to explode as the cherries were revealed to be cherry bombs. DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos More Voice Cast The Super Mario Bros Movie Gets Earlier Release Pokemon Concierge New Series and Teaser Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Adds Karan Soni Street . These releases include The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979), The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981), Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982), Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983), and Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988). In the 1970s through the early 1990s, several feature-film compilations and television specials were produced, mostly centering on Bugs Bunny and/or Daffy Duck, with a mixture of new and old footage. L. Lonney Tunes Back In Action (BrainPOP Style) Looney Tunes Back in Action (AbananzerGoode485 Style) Looney Tunes Back in Action (Cartoon and Disney Style) Looney Tunes Back in Action (Disney and Sega Style) Looney Tunes Back in Action (NimbusKidsMovies Version) The film's setting occurs few years after the ending of the first film. and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Attack of the Legion of Doom, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Cosmic Clash, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League Gotham City Breakout, Scooby-Doo! After Daffy nearly gets lost in the thoughts of grabbing an expensive diamond, he smells an opportunity, that if he joins D.J. The game is based on the film of the same name. However, Dante reportedly had no creative control for the project, and the final film became different from what he intended. Looney Tunes: Back in Action is the 2003 live action/animated movie in November 14, 2003. takes the wheel of the spy car. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 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!". Is Coming This Month! The alien tickling scene recalls Ray Santilli's infamous "Alien Autopsy" videotape, still a popular subject of ufologists despite its lack of credibility. The character animation in this film was traditionally hand-drawn. Roger Rabbit is also a good mystery and features several characters you really care about; Back in Action is a generic chase movie with no interesting characters, including the Looney Tunes. Toggle the table of contents Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Bugs Bunny as Himself Daffy Duck as Himself Kate Houghton - Sam Sparks (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) D.J. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 38 languages. What do you think? Top suggestion out of 3: Jenna Elfman. Daffy notices the posters of D.J. Synopsis. 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 . [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. and the Legend of the Vampire, Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League. Toggle Cast subsection 2.1 Voice cast. 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. D.J. He even kidnapped Damian to prevent D.J. The two together have a young daughter. Looney Tunes is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series Merrie Melodies, during the golden age of American animation. Looney Tunes: Back in Action official audio. DJ and Kate rescue Damian from a death trap, while Bugs and Daffy chase Marvin into space. 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. Terence Nance Beans was later phased out when his popularity declined, leaving Porky as the only star of the Schlesinger studio. The game was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance. D.J. When Yosemite Sam chases after DJ and the others in Jeff Gordon's Monte Carlo, a Mickey Mouse hat flies out the window. ", but the studio closes, to Porky's indignation. Yosemite Sam. Seven Arts bought WB in 1967, and WB regained the TV distribution rights to the black and white cartoons. Here's the recast of my Looney Tunes: Back in Action spoof, as you can see I've kept most of the original cast from old one, so I hope you like it. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were initially produced by Leon Schlesinger and animators Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising from 1930 to 1933. (Still, there are a few standout sequences; the scene in the Louvre, with Bugs, Daffy, and Elmer jumping into different famous paintings and transforming . The intervention leads to Mr. Chairman transforming into a monkey, leading to his arrest. Daffy's Rhapsody instead premiered in 2012, preceding Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The Looney Tunes shorts were broadcast with edits to remove scenes of violence (particularly suicidal gags and scenes of characters performing dangerous stunts that impressionable viewers could easily imitate), stereotypes, and alcohol consumption. At the same time, Michigan J. Frog notices Bugs and sings his signature song, ". Starring The first Looney Tunes short was Sinkin' in the Bathtub starring Bosko, which was released in 1930.[1]. 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The humans are all game, but never upstage the real stars (Bugs and the Gang of course), rather they simply add to the film and give us at least a few flesh and blood characters for us to relate to. He uses it to disintegrate Bugs, Daffy, DJ, Kate, and Mr. Chairman to the ACME Headquarters and reassemble there. However, due to the film's financial failure, the Looney Tunes franchise remained primarily on television for nearly two decades. . 's car was. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 57% based on 138 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The Tuscan crashes in a desert, where Wile E. Coyote tries in vain to steal the card from the group. Looney Tunes Fanon Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Cinematic Looniverse. 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 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. However, the opening, middle, and end of the film are different from what Dante envisioned.[7]. In the scene at the Louvre, where Elmer Fudd maniacally pursues Bugs and Daffy into and out of paintings, many famous works of art are abused in classic zany cartoon style. [33] According to co-executive producer Peter Browngardt, "We're not doing guns, but we can do cartoony violence TNT, the Acme stuff. Country. Despite her attempts to defend herself, she promises to rehire Daffy, which they inform her she has until Monday to do to keep her job. are going and they pursue them in Damian's spy car. Looney Tunes Fanon Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [38] The copyrights to those cartoons were assigned to Sunset Productions, an entity owned by Warner Bros.[39][40] The cartoons were distributed by Guild Films until it went bankrupt and was bought by Seven Arts. [29] On August 27, 2014, writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz were hired to script the film, directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa were in talks to direct the film, while actor Steve Carell was rumored to be starring in a lead role. also has to answer a ringing remote. Also, the international trailer for the film uses a piece from the Austin Powers score. Written by Bugs initially starred in the color Merrie Melodies shorts following the success of 1940's A Wild Hare, and formally joined the Looney Tunes series with the release of Buckaroo Bugs in 1944. The film was the result of multiple attempts by Warner Bros. to develop a sequel to Space Jam (1996). The Second film's soundtrack was composed by Alan Silvestri replacing Jerry Goldsmith, who died in 2004. Kate tries a test take of her version of the movie script. ", the studio starts to close. 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). Unlike Space Jam which was released seven years prior, the film was released with very little marketing and fanfare, where only the barest minimum of promotions were done to advertise the film, limited to advertising with the film's promotional partners (Wal Mart, Sprint, Wendy's, Aflac, among others) and very few television ads. Computer technology was used to color the animation drawings in, add tone mattes and shadows to the characters, and composite them over the live-action backgrounds. Meanwhile, Kate is kidnapped by Beaky Buzzard and Smith, Mr. Chairman's bodyguard. Disney and Sega's movie-spoof human and animal style of "Looney Tunes Back in Action". ), plus occasional cameos in the later Warner Bros. shows such as Animaniacs (also from Spielberg) and Histeria!. At the 2014 Cartoon Network upfront, another series titled Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production (later New Looney Tunes) was announced. In 1967, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts commissioned an animation studio in South Korea to redraw 79 black-and-white Looney Tunes produced from 1935 to 1943 in color to be syndicated to TV stations. Brendan Fraser. Also, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner returned to the big screen in a series of 3-D shorts that preceded select Warner Bros. films. myCast is the place for you! 67.205.45.144 Dante really knows this territory and his affection for the material is very apparent. for irresponsibility, he accidentally turns the spy car off and causes it to crash in Death Valley where they narrowly avoid serious injury when the car stops in mid-air after running out of gas according to Bugs, until crashing soon after Kate points out it doesn't work like that. are Daleks from the British sci-fi series, Kevin McCarthy reprises his role as Dr. It should also be noted that this film was released the same month as another Warner Bros. film The Matrix Revolutions, which the studio put more advertising money behind. You know it's true." However, Warner Bros. retained the rights to the cartoons and the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies brand names, leaving their former producer Leon Schlesinger to start his own animation studio to continue the Looney Tunes series. The poor box-office results also caused Cartoon Network to remove the original Looney Tunes shorts from their schedule in October 2004, and they wouldn't return until January 2009. Schlesinger began to phase in the production of color Looney Tunes with the 1942 cartoon The Hep Cat. is mainly a guess as the title is partly obscured, in probable reference to the softcore erotic, In the opening shots of Paris, two nuns are walking alongside several pairs of girls in blue dresses. Keanu Reeves & Alec Baldwin Is Join To Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2. 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. The plot follows Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny (both voiced by Joe Alaskey) as they help aspiring daredevil Damian "D.J . Mr. Smith is revealed to be a Tasmanian She-Devil, with whom Taz quickly falls in love, and they become a couple. It received generally negative reviews and underperformed at the box office. Ready to move onto another story? 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. 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!. Great choice of stationery from Cinereplicas (looney tunes). [28] Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jenny Slate was said to be on board as writer for the new film. point in time. and color Looney Tunes shorts that were released prior to August 1948, while Warner still owned the copyright to all of the cartoons. However, he points out that she always has to follow her bosses' orders just to keep up with her job. Marvin the Martian. & Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High, Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis, Scooby-Doo! This continued until 2008, when the final volume of the Golden Collection was released. The Looney Tunes series' popularity was further strengthened when it began airing on network and syndicated television in the 1950s under various titles and formats. Other Looney Tunes TV series made during this time were Baby Looney Tunes (20012006), Duck Dodgers (2003-2005) and Loonatics Unleashed (20052007). Evil did in the first film. PAL: January 30, 2004. th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th" then Drake around the Warner Bros. studio lot, similar to how he was chased around by the Joe Besser-esque security guard throughout the Warmer Brothers studio lot, an obvious parody of the Warner Bros. studio lot, in Friz Freleng's, Bugs briefly cross-dresses as a woman, a running gag in many cartoons featuring Bugs. 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 . Here are a few more to browse. Elmer Fudd. LeBron then assembles the Tune Squad to play against the algorithm and get his son back. 's car, Daffy mocks D.J. Cast member: Brendan Fraser (DJ Drake, Brendan Fraser) Jenna Elfman (Kate Houghton) Steve Martin (ACME Chairman) . Video Game: Looney Tunes: Back In Action Franchise . Gameplay involves playing as Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck. The first short released was The Whizzard of Ow, premiering on Walmart and being on the DVD release of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, which these shorts were made to promote. They had recently acquired Brunswick Records along with four music publishers for US$28million (equivalent to $454 million in 2023) and were eager to promote this material for the sales of sheet music and phonograph records. The music during his scenes also matches his movements or emotions. Assemble your dream cast! Assemble your dream cast! They conclude the next clue is in The Mona Lisa painting in Paris, and Bugs gets the idea of travelling there quickly through a scene transition a.k.a. The rights to individual cartoons however are in other hands. to both of them. The Maltese Falcon is on the shelf in the WB office scene. Marvin the Martian. The Looney Tunes also achieved success in the area of television during this era, with appearances in several originally produced series, including Taz-Mania (1991, starring Taz) and The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995, starring Sylvester, Tweety, and Granny). Penelope Pussycat as Penelope Pussycat & Lara Jill Miller as Petunia Pig in sequel. However, he rises again as a prehistoric pterosaur who eats Mr. Chairman and the Blue Monkey. The entire outer space sequence is also just jammed packed with so many great bits you'll need to see it twice just to take it all in. 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 . filmeinstein made this fan casting suggestion on July 19, 2021. Due to Goldsmith's failing health, the last reel of the film was actually scored by John Debney, though Goldsmith was the only credited composer in marketing materials and the Varse Sarabande soundtrack album only contains Goldsmith's music (although the first and last cues are adaptations of compositions heard in Warner Bros. cartoons). [8] Between 1934 and 1943, Merrie Melodies were produced in color and Looney Tunes in black and white. [47], In 1999, Cartoon Network ceased broadcast of all Speedy Gonzales segments, due to concerns about stereotyping of Mexicans. and Kate to be tied up with no escape. The ensemble characters of I Haven't Got a Hat, such as Oliver Owl, and twin dogs Ham and Ex, were also given a sampling of shorts, but Beans and Porky proved much more popular. Elmer Fudd appears and chases Bugs and Daffy through several paintings to obtain the card. Free shipping for many products! Bugs defeats Marvin simply by overloading his own bubble gun and trapping himself inside a bubble, but gets caught in the explosion. Batman and the Batmobile from the film versions of Batman (the Batmobile is identical to the one from Tim Burton's films, while Batman himself resembles the version from Christopher Nolan's films that debuted two years later). They find a temple, rigged with a booby trap. Stream Looney Tunes: Back in Action, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide In 1979, Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol premiered. 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. Then in 2010 until 2013, the company released the Looney Tunes Super Stars DVDs. Do you know the perfect person for this role? 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." Check out amazing looneytunesbackinaction artwork on DeviantArt. from, The sound effects made by D.J. During the scene where Bugs, Daffy, DJ, Kate, Sylvester, Tweety, and Granny travel through the African jungle, a group of wild multicolored Tweety birds appear. Which one would you want Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to be voiced by? 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. 6" (the "WILD VOL." 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. for showing his heroics, just before Bugs and Daffy crash land into the headquarters. 2003, 1h 33min - Family, Comedy Family, Comedy
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