Do you love movies? Video Game: Looney Tunes: Back In Action Franchise . and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon, Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Scooby-Doo! Production company(s) Due to content considered offensive, stereotyped or insensitive, in 1968 Warner Bros. removed the "Censored Eleven" episodes of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from broadcast or distribution. It centered around director filmmaker and cartoonist Chuck Jones' early years at Warner Bros. in the 1930s. Don't touch that! On September 24, 2010, Fur of Flying preceded the film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, and on December 17, 2010, Rabid Rider preceded the film, Yogi Bear. [8] Between 1934 and 1943, Merrie Melodies were produced in color and Looney Tunes in black and white. and Kate rush to the scene. Brendan Fraser did such a good job doing an impersonation of Taz that he was allowed to do the voice. and Kate to be tied up with no escape. The heroes travel to Africa, where they hitch a ride on an elephant ridden by Granny, Sylvester and Tweety, despite being flustered by the strange coincidence of them running into each other. [15] The film also introduced the character Lola Bunny, who subsequently became another recurring member of the Looney Tunes cast, usually as a love interest for Bugs. Bosko's laugh plays when Daffy smacks DJ's lips. The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Do you love movies? In 1996, Space Jam, a live-action animated film, was released to theaters starring Bugs Bunny and basketball player Michael Jordan. The plot follows Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny (both voiced by Joe Alaskey) as they help aspiring daredevil Damian "D.J . Elmer Fudd. 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 . Daffy Duck. [3] After 1943, both series were produced in color and became virtually indistinguishable, varying only in their opening theme music and titles. 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. 2003, 1h 33min - Family, Comedy Family, Comedy She explains that the cartoons are products of their time and contain racial and ethnic stereotypes that "were wrong then and they are wrong today", but the cartoons are presented on the DVD uncut and uncensored because "editing them would be the same as denying that the stereotypes existed. At that point, Granny and company reveal themselves to be Mr. Chairman, Smith, and Taz in disguise. Dusty shows them a Queen of Diamonds playing card with The Mona Lisa's face on it. 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. With Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton. Free shipping for many products! the spotlight to Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck is unceremoniously fired by studio boss . 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 . Duck Dodgers' flight into space is similar to his introductory announcement, involving him leaping into the air with a light shining behind him. Mr. Chairman teleports everyone to the Acme headquarters and tricks DJ into giving him the diamond in exchange for Damian's release. However, only Bob Bergen, and Eric Bauza their voice roles from the Second film, with the other voice roles being made by Jeff Bergman, Fred Tatasciore , , Kate Soucie, Kristen Bell, Jessica Dicicco, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Candi Milo It was released in theaters. 38 languages. Each character has their own unique special abilities and the game requires using both characters. Contents. DJ and Kate rescue Damian from a death trap, while Bugs and Daffy chase Marvin into space. new gadgets to help find the diamond. [6], Dante stated that he had no creative freedom on the project, and called it "the longest year and a half of my life." Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond. 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. The Warner Bros. mention that the VP was in charge of the movie. Animation for the network, was broadcast from 2001[45] to 2004. Most characters temporarily de-evolved in this scene due to being hit by the Blue Monkey's ray: Bugs into earlier animation models, Daffy into an egg, Damian Drake into a monkey, and Kate into a cavewoman. The film has a platform game of the same name developed by Warthog Games and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Cast Your Vote; Looney Tunes animation style Top suggestion out of 4: . Meanwhile, Bugs and Daffy notice Marvin with the diamond, and begin to pursuit him to the satellite in their own ship. After some back and forth ramming and brief non-verbal altercation, Marvin is tricked into rolling down his ship's window and gets sucked into the vacuum of space. [3] From 1942 to 1964, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were the most popular animated shorts in movie theaters. There are some really inspired bits here; funny and clever. 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. [24] After several delays, the series premiered on May 3, 2011. Click to reveal from, The sound effects made by D.J. 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. As Daffy tries to fly out of the space shuttle to save the world, jetpacks on his back continuously explode without warning. An incomplete list of such amusing references, in rough order of appearance, includes: The concept of Area 51 being only a cover for Area 52 was first used in the television program. Use the form below to add a new role to this story. United States. [3], After Bugs Bunny became popular in the Merrie Melodies shorts of the early 1940s, Looney Tunes moved from black and white to color production, Merrie Melodies having already been in color since 1934. The more significant cameos featured Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Tweety, and Yosemite Sam. Is Coming This Month! Then in 2010 until 2013, the company released the Looney Tunes Super Stars DVDs. Kate and Bugs arrive at DJ's house, where they find Damian's TVR Tuscan and use it in pursuit of DJ and Daffy. [citation needed] A double DVD and Blu-ray release, paired with Space Jam, was released on June 7, 2016.[15]. Looney Tunes: Back in Action official audio. Assemble your dream cast! This is a reference to the scientific captions that describe both Coyote and Road Runner during each of their cartoon appearances. The film grossed $68.5 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million.[9][10]. Genre (s) Platform. In 1933, Harman and Ising left, taking the rights to the Bosko characters with them. "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime and for rent and to buy on Google Play. However, in a little twist, the famous text is written beneath him, and he stutters so much that the music ends, and the title is already finished writing before he can get the words out. and Damian are congratulated by the Warner Brothers, who also tell Kate that she can keep her job after all. th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th-th" then Monsters, Inc.: Lost Director's Horror Cut (2002). Animation also serves as co-executive producers for the series. After The Chocolate Chase, there would not be another short released for seven years. Dante, out of a personal dislike for Space Jam, substantially developed the project to more closely represent the personalities of the Looney Tunes characters, with Eric Goldberg serving as the animation director. Some run throughout the film, but most are only brief scenes which merely show the characters, challenging the viewer to recall where they have seen that familiar face. A Looney Tunes Christmas, a parody of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. 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Want to discover art related to looneytunesbackinaction? Kate has to grab onto his arm as he tries to get her to reconsider her decision, and she asks D.J. When she loses grip, D.J. 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. This decision would remain in effect for over 20 years, until MeTV began airing the classic Warner Bros. cartoons (along with MGM and Paramount's library) in January 2021. Cast member: Brendan Fraser (DJ Drake, Brendan Fraser) Jenna Elfman (Kate Houghton) Steve Martin (ACME Chairman) . Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 American live-action and animated, comedy and adventure film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Paula Weinstein and Bernie Goldman.