Daffy's Rhapsody (theatrical short)
- This article is about the theatrical short. For the song, see Daffy Duck's Rhapsody.
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| Production company | Reel FX Creative Studios Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | February 10, 2012 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc and Billy West |
| Producer(s) | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone Sam Register Greg Lyons Allison Abbate |
| Music composed by | Christopher Lennertz Original song: Billy May Warren Foster Michael Maltese |
| Story by | Matthew O'Callaghan |
| Director(s) | Matthew O'Callaghan |
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Daffy's Rhapsody is the five hundred and second Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 10, 2012. It was written by Matthew O'Callighan, by produced by Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone and Greg Lyons, and directed by O'Callaghan.
Elmer Fudd decides to take in a theatrical performance of Requiem for a Hunt, unaware that it actually stars Daffy Duck who then sings about his experiences with hunters to the tune of Franz Liszt's piece Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, all the while Elmer, having been tricked, decides to hunt Daffy himself!
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Elmer: Weqwuium fo' a Hunt. That's wight up my alwey.
Elmer: Now I'm wealwy mad... Huh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Requiem for a Hunt poster
- Shadow silhouettes of Taz, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
- Cardboard Cutout of Bugs Bunny.
- Posters for The Scarlet Pumpernickel, Drip-Along Daffy, Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century and Robin Hood Daffy
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Christopher Lennertz.
The music of this short is based on the Capitol Records song written by Billy May, Warren Foster and Michael Maltese.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 10, 2012 in theatres with the film, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
Behind the scenes
- This is the second and final of two shorts that utilize the Capitol Record songs sung by Mel Blanc.
- This cartoon is notable for marking the return of Daffy Duck to his original screwball personality since the end of the late-1940s, which would later become more prominent in recent years beginning with New Looney Tunes.
- Cameos of Taz, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner and Bugs Bunny are seen in this short.
In other languages
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