Daffy's Rhapsody (theatrical short)

This article is about the theatrical short. For the song, see Daffy Duck's Rhapsody.

Daffy's Rhapsody
Theatrical poster.
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 hundredth short in the Looney Tunes theatrical series. 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 takes in a theatrical performance of "Requiem for a Hunt: The Musical," unaware that it actually stars Daffy Duck, who sings about his experiences with hunters to the tune of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Elmer, having been tricked during his performance, goes on a hunt on Daffy himself.

Memorable quotes

Elmer: "Weqwuium for a Hunt". That's wight up my alley.

Elmer: Now I'm wealwy mad... Huh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc
Elmer Fudd	Arthur Q. Bryan

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Theater stage

Objects

• "Requiem for a Hunt: The Musical" 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

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

Behind the scenes

• The short premiered alongside the feature film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
• It is the second and final of two shorts that utilize the Capitol Record songs sung by Mel Blanc.
• This cartoon is notable for portraying Daffy in his original screwball personality since 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

Language	Name	Meaning