Looney Tunes: Back in Action (film)

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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
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We're back, baby!
Production company Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Baltimore Spring Creek Productions
Goldmann Pictures
Release date November 14, 2003
Run time 1:31:39
Starring Brendan Fraser
Jenna Elfman
Timothy Dalton
Joan Cusack
Bill Goldberg
Heather Locklear
Steve Martin
Executive producer(s) Chris DeFaria
Larry Doyle
Music composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Screenplay by Larry Doyle
Director(s) Joe Dante
Art director(s) John Kleber
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action is an American live-action/2-D animated spy comedy film based on the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts from 1930 to 1969. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in theaters on November 14, 2003. It was written by Larry Doyle, produced by Paula Weinstein and Bernie and Goldmann, and directed by Joe Dante.

In a spoof of action and spy films, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are tangled in a plot by the Acme Corporation Chairman, who plans to turn all of the world's population into substandard monkies with the Blue Monkey diamond. With the help of stuntman DJ Drake and WB executive Kate Houghton, they go on journey to thwart the Chairman, which also doubles as a mission for Drake to find his missing father.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Elmer Fudd Billy West
Daffy Duck Joe Alaskey
Bugs Bunny Joe Alaskey
Kate Houghton Jenna Elfman
Mr. Warner Don Stanton
Mr. Warner's brother Dan Stanton
Gossamer (poster) N/A
Lola Bunny (posters) N/A
Richard Nixon (photo) N/A
Bob Hope (photo) N/A
D.J. Drake Brendan Frasier
The Crusher Unavailable
Stunt director Archie Hahn
Damian Drake Timothy Dalton
Lisa Hocking
L.K. Sessions
Frederick Waff
Scott Katliff
Security guard Dick Miller
Luca
Tyler Patton
Lisa Penaranda
Tour bus driver Unavailable
Tour bus girl Austyn Cuccia
Roger Corman Himself
"Batman" N/A
Porky Pig Bob Bergen
Speedy Gonzales Eric Goldberg
Shaggy Rogers Casey Kasem
Matthew Lillard Himself
Scooby-Doo Frank Welker
Ralph Wolf N/A
Sam Sheepdog N/A
Michigan J. Frog Bill Roberts
Granny June Foray
Tweety Bird Eric Goldberg
Sylvester Joe Alaskey
Bob Smith Bill Goldberg
Mr. Chairman Steve Martin
Acme VP, Child Labor Vernon Wells
Acme VP, Never Learning Ron Pearlman
Mary Mary Woronov
Acme VP, Rhetorical Questions Robert Picardo
Owl Jolson Jackie Morrow
Spy car GPS (voice only) Danny Mann
Elvis Presley (voice only) Himself
Yosemite Sam Jeff Glenn Bennett
Dusty Tails Heather Locklear
Dancing Yosemite Sam Kevin Thompson
Dancing Yosemite Sam Arturo Gil
Dancing Yosemite Sam Gabriel Pimentel
Dancing Yosemite Sam Steve Babiar
Dancing Yosemite Sam Martin Klebba
Foghorn Leghorn Jeff Glenn Bennett
Cottontail Smith Danny Chambers
Nasty Canasta Jeff Glenn Bennett
Russian Dog Unavailable
Charlie Unavailable
Spike Unavailable
Chester Unavailable
Barnyard Dawg N/A
Road Runner Paul Julian
Wile E. Coyote N/A
Aunt Marge
Robby the Robot Himself
Mother Joan Cusack
Marvin the Martian Eric Goldberg
Doctor Miles Bennell Kevin McCarthy
Civil defense film host Peter Graves
Dalek
Pepé Le Pew Bruce Lanoil
Junyer Stan Freberg
Mama Bear Joe Alaskey
Papa Bear Will Ryan
Beaky Buzzard Joe Alaskey
Peter Lorre Billy West
Tasmanian She-Devil Brendan Fraser
Instant Martian N/A
Acme Guard Dog Danny Mann
Ryan Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

Songs

  1. "I Love to Singa" - Jackie Morrow
  2. "Viva Las Vegas" - Elvis Presley
  3. "If You Want It to Be Good, Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)" - Heather Locklear
  4. "Move Your Feet" - Junior Senior

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: November 14, 2003

Behind the scenes

  • At the Warner Bros.' office there are posters of the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts Hair-Raising Hare (1946) and Rabbit of Seville (1950).
    • There are parodies of other Warner Bros.' movies, such as The Bodyguard (1994), in which Bugs and Lola take on the roles of Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, respectively; and Lethal Weapon Babies, which lampoons the non-kid friendly Lethal Weapon (1987) with two babies taking on the roles of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.
    • There is also a poster for the real, non-parodied 1942 film Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. Incidentally, Warner Bros. did release a parody titled Carrotblanca in 1995.
  • License to Thrill is a parody of the 1989 film License to Kill, which was the second and final installment in the James Bond franchise to star Timothy Dalton (Damian Drake) as the lead character.
  • The Batman movie that Roger Corman is directing is an allusion to the films directed by Tim Burton in 1989 (Batman) and 1992 (Batman Returns), in which Michael Keaton played the title character. However, Batman's suit is a black version of the Sonar Suit from Batman Forever (1995), which was instead directed by Joel Schumacher. The Batmobile featured is the one that appeared in Burton's Batman films.
  • When Kate finds Bugs in the shower and he overreacts by falling and pulling off the shower curtain, he reenacts a scene from the 1960 film Psycho.
  • At the casino, some Looney Tunes dogs are playing poker like in the famous 1894 painting Dogs Playing Poker by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
  • A number of classic aliens and other sci-fi characters make cameos at the Area 52 scene, which include:
    • Robby the Robot from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet.
    • the plant-like Triffid from The Day of the Triffids (1963).
    • The Robot Monster from Robot Monster (1953).
    • The brain-like creature from Fiend Without a Face (1958).
    • The Man from Planet X from the 1951 film The Man from Planet X.
    • The Metaluna Mutant from This Island Earth (1955).
    • The Daleks from the Doctor Who television series, who are depicted in their prop design from the 1960s Peter Cushing films; Dr. Who and the Daleks from 1965, and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. from 1966.
  • Peter Graves is uncredited for his role as the film reel host. The way he reports the film is in a manner similar to how his character Jim Phelps would be assigned missions in the 1960s TV series Mission: Impossible.
  • Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, and Kevin McCarthy were frequent collaborators with Joe Dante on his previously directed movies.
  • Bugs opens up his carrot like a lightsaber, the sacred weapon of the Jedi in the Star Wars movies that began in 1977. The book Bugs reads called The Force for Dummies is also a reference to their innate power which comes out in some form of telekinesis and mind manipulation.

Errors

Marketing and promotion

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

  • In the United States:
  • In the United Kingdom and Ireland:

Trailers

First trailer
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Second trailer
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Third trailer
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References

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