Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Director:

Joe Dante

Writer (WGA):

Larry Doyle (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Real life has never been so animated

Plot:

The Looney Tunes search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey diamond.

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Duck | Monkey | Daffy Duck | Spy

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Brendan Fraser	...	DJ Drake / Himself / Voice of Tasmanian Devil and She-Devil
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 Guard
Roger Corman	...	Hollywood Director
Kevin McCarthy	...	Dr. Bennell
Jeff Gordon	...	Himself
Matthew Lillard	...	Himself
Mary Woronov	...	Acme VP, Bad Ideas

Also Known As:

Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
Looney Tunes: The Movie (USA) (working title)
Spy Jam (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Looney Tunes Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and innuendo.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 (bw) | Norway:7 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:6 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #40190)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The DVD-ROM contains 10 full deleted scenes, or extended scenes. 1. An alternate opening with Daffy presenting a Batman-like project for himself to star in. 2. Daffy being thrown out of the WB studio lot along with DJ (Brendan Fraser). 3. A brief scene where DJ and Daffy are running through the Vegas streets, and Daffy momentarily gets distracted by some show girls. 4. A scene in the desert where Bugs and Daffy taunt DJ and Kate's (Jenna Elfman) predicament. 5. A much longer fight sequence in Area 52, including a long sequence where Daffy and Marvin the Martian board spaceships and battle each other through the Grand Canyon. 6. The heroes try to pass a Gauntlet of Death. Daffy is not successful. 7. Mr. Chairman (Steve Martin) punishing one of his representatives (Robert Picardo) 8. Daffy being transformed into a fly. 9. DJ tries to save Kate from Bill Goldberg on the Eiffel Tower. 10. Alternate, and slightly less climatic ending where DJ battles Mr. Chairman in the jungle ruins over the Blue Monkey diamond.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After you see the Duck get shot several times with a gun, Bugs Bunny enters the room, sits in a chair, and starts to repeatedly move his chair and hit Daffy Duck's chair. But if you look closely next to Bugs Bunny's chair, you'll see the top of a man's head, a person that seems to be moving Bugs Bunny's chair.

Quotes:

Daffy Duck: You'd never catch that rabbit doing something this heroic.
Bugs Bunny: [appearing in the seat next to Daffy] Eh, what's up, duck?
Daffy Duck: You're dethpicable.

Movie Connections:

References The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Soundtrack:

The Merry Go Round Broke Down

Manic Trip Down Memory Lane

"Back in Action" is definitely aimed at adults who remember and watched the old WB cartoons. It's chock full of inside jokes and gags. I loved it.

Brendan Fraser (has there ever been a more oddball action hero then Brendan?) plays the son of WB's most famous movie star. Yet on his way to fulfill his dream of being a stuntman, he has delivered pizzas in a Gremlin and worked as a security guard on the WB studio lot. That's funny!

Props to Daffy Duck for being his usual manic self (I had to write that. My girlfriend loves Daffy). Steve Martin revels as the head of Acme in sensible shoes. Joan Cusack is a kick in the hilarious Area 52 scenes. And Jenna Elfman doesn't seem to know what to make of it all.