The Duxorcist

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The Duxorcist
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Theatrical poster.
Production company Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date November 20, 1987
Run time 7:42
Starring Mel Blanc
B.J. Ward
Producer(s) Steven S. Greene
Kathleen Helppie-Shipley
Music composed by Carl Stalling
Milt Franklyn
Story by Greg Ford
Terry Lennon
Animation Brenda L. Banks
Norm McCabe
Frans Vischer
Director(s) Greg Ford
Terry Lennon
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The Duxorcist is the four hundred and eightieth short in the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 20, 1987. It was written by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon, produced by Steven S. Greene and Kathleen Helppie-Shipley, and directed by Ford and Lennon.

Daffy works for a ghost hunting agency and receives a phone call from Melissa, who claims that her house is haunted. He later finds out that Melissa has been possessed by spirits that cause her to become a malevolent beast.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Daffy: A night like tonight oughta scare up some business.


Daffy: Daffy Duck, anything's for a buck!
Melissa: Mr. Duck, I... I seem to have trouble with my kitchen appliances.
Daffy: Listen, lady. This ain't no electrician's...
Melissa: Well, i-it isn't that kind of trouble. Your ad says "paranormal expert" and...
Daffy: Oh, I get it. Monsters in the microwave, bats in the blender, that sort of thing. No problem! Just slip it out in this world and I'll be right over.


Melissa: Oh Daffy, You're so witty.
Daffy: Yes, I am witty at that. How very perceptive of you to notice.
Melissa: Oh Daffy, I'm so scared. And it's so comforting to have a short, dark, handsome DUCK like you to protect me. You will help me, won't you?
Daffy: Sure, sweetkins. Its in the bag.


Melissa: Oh, big stwong Daffy Waffy gonna pwotect wittle, itty-bitty me?
Daffy: Oh, brother. Not another schizophrenic dame.


Melissa: Ouyay upidstay erkjay!
Daffy: And I thought French was the romantic language.


Melissa: Mary had a little lamb, BUT I ATE IT!


Melissa: Y'all come back, you hear?

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Daffy Duck Mel Blanc
Melissa Duck B.J. Ward
Melissa's older sister
Ghosts N/A


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • Daffy's van

Music

The music is taken from compositions by Carl W. Stalling and Milt Franklyn, and are co-ordinated by Hal Willner. It marks as one of three modern Looney Tunes cartoons to use music cues from the classic shorts as opposed to having an original score, with the other two being The Night of the Living Duck and Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers.

Crew credits

Behind the scenes

  • The title and plot are a spoof of the 1973 horror movie The Exorcist.
  • It is the first theatrical Daffy Short since See Ya Later Gladiator (1968), and the first theatrical Looney Tunes short since Injun Trouble (1969).
  • Daffy's scream when the ghosts chase after him was recycled from Duck Amuck, due to Mel Blanc becoming too ill to record voices during the short's production.
  • In the short's release on the Looney Tunes After Dark LaserDisc, the credits after the "That's all folks!" card are cut, presumably due to time constraints. However, the end credits remain intact on other home video releases.

Legacy

Home availability

References

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