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Looney Tunes: Back in Action - Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear (2003)
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Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are up to their feudin’ ways again. Tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs, Daffy has decided to leave the Studio for good. He is aided by Warner Bros.’ humor impaired Vice President of Comedy, Kate Houghton, who releases him from his contract and instructs WB security guard/aspiring stuntman DJ Drake to capture and “escort” Daffy off the studio lot. (In other words, he’s fired and tossed out on his tail feathers.) Suddenly a sidekick without a hero, the duck decides to ally himself with DJ, whether he likes it or not. Consequently, Daffy is on the scene when DJ discovers that his famous movie star father Damian Drake, known for playing suave international spies onscreen, is actually a suave international spy in real life--and has been kidnapped by the nefarious Mr. Chairman of the equally nefarious Acme Corporation. It seems that Damian knows the whereabouts of the mysterious and powerful Blue Monkey Diamond, and the Chairman will do anything to get his hands on it. With Daffy in tow, DJ hits the road in a desperate attempt to outrace the evil Acme stooges to the diamond and save the world from their evil clutches. Unbeknownst to the two neo-spies, they are also being followed by VP Kate and Bugs--the studio brass has decided that the rabbit needs a comic foil after all, and Kate’s job is on the line if she can’t get Daffy back to work ASAP. Their chase sends the foursome around the globe to meet up with various undercover operatives, from Dusty Tails, a showgirl at Yosemite Sam’s glitzy Las Vegas casino, to Mother, the stern but loving caretaker of the various otherworldly creatures housed at Area 52--a location so extraordinarily top secret that Area 51 was invented just to hide it. Then it’s off to the lights of Paris and the treasures of the Louvre, and finally into the deepest jungles of Africa, where they must beat the dastardly Chairman to the deadly diamond--or it’s “That’s all, folks!” for the world as we know it.
DVD Movie Rating for: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Rating 2 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Bobby Delmont (Fraser) and embarks on a round-the-world adventure. Their mission? Find Bobby's father's missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of Bugs and the studio exec (Elfman) who are on their trail!
DVD Production Details of: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman
Director: Joe Dante
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Full Screen
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- Brendan Fraser .... DJ Drake/Himself/Voice of Tasmanian Devil and She-Devil
- Jenna Elfman .... Kate
- Steve Martin .... Mr. Chairman
- Timothy Dalton .... Damien Drake
- Heather Locklear .... Dusty Tails
- Joan Cusack .... Mother
- Bill Goldberg .... Mr. Smith
- Don Stanton .... Mr. Warner
- Dan Stanton .... Mr. Warner's Brother
- Dick Miller .... Security Guard
- Roger Corman .... Hollywood Director
- Kevin McCarthy .... Dr. Bennell
- Jeff Gordon .... Himself
- Matthew Lillard .... Himself
- Mary Woronov .... Acme VP, Bad Ideas
- Marc Lawrence .... Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
- Bill McKinney .... Acme VP, Nitpicking
- George Murdock .... Acme VP, Unfairly Promoted
- Robert Picardo .... Acme VP, Rhetorical Questions
- Ron Perlman .... Acme VP, Never Learning
- Vernon Wells .... Acme VP, Child Labor (as Vernon G. Wells)
- Leo Rossi .... Acme VP, Climbing to the Top
- Archie Hahn .... Stunt Director
- Allan Graf .... Interrogator
- Austyn Cuccia .... Tour Bus Girl
- Marie-Claude Jacques .... Flower Vendor
- Michael Azria .... Paris Cafê Waiter
- Dan Romanelli .... Studio Executive
- Ryan O'Dell .... Bugs Bunny's Driver
- Kevin Thompson .... Dancing Yosemite Sam
- Arturo Gil .... Dancing Yosemite Sam
- Gabriel Pimentel .... Dancing Yosemite Sam
- Steve Babiar .... Dancing Yosemite Sam
- Martin Klebba .... Dancing Yosemite Sam
- Joe Alaskey .... Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Beaky Buzzard/Sylvester/Mama Bear (voice)
- Jeff Bennett .... Yosemite Sam/Foghorn Leghorn/Nasty Canasta (voice) (as Jeff Glenn Bennett)
- Billy West .... Elmer Fudd/Peter Lorre (voice)
- Eric Goldberg .... Tweety Bird/Marvin the Martian/Speedy Gonzalez (voice)
- Bruce Lanoil .... Pepe Le Pew (voice)
- June Foray .... Granny (voice)
- Bob Bergen .... Porky Pig (voice)
- Casey Kasem .... Shaggy (voice)
- Frank Welker .... Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Danny Chambers .... Cottontail Smith (voice)
- Stan Freberg .... Baby Bear (voice)
- Will Ryan .... Papa Bear (voice)
- Danny Mann .... Robo Dog & Spy Car (voice)
- Mel Blanc .... Gremlin Car (voice)
- Tara Wilson .... Dancer
- Tanee McCall .... Dancer
- Gelsey Weiss .... Dancer
- Brenda Mae Hamilton .... Dancer
- Liz Ramos .... Dancer
- Emily Rose Zachary .... Dancer
- Becca Sweitzer .... Dancer
- Janina Garraway .... Dancer (as Janina N. Garraway)
- Alysha Wheeler .... Dancer
- Micki Duran .... Dancer
- Chi Johnson .... Dancer
- Shealan Spencer .... Dancer
- Shanti Lowry .... Dancer
- Brandon Henschel .... Dancer
- Erica Gudis .... Dancer
- John Murnro Cameron .... The Man from Planet X (uncredited)
- Peter Graves .... Host of Civil Defense film (uncredited)
- Glen Hambly .... Laboratory Scientist (uncredited)
- Louis Kiss .... Dalek (uncredited)
- Mary Mitchel .... Script Supervisor (uncredited)
- Laura Orrico .... Secret Agent Shopper (uncredited)
- Robert Parigi .... Robby the Robot (uncredited)
- Dean Ricca .... Warner Brothers Studio Tour guide (uncredited)
- Robby the Robot .... Robert the Robot (uncredited)
- Mark Tavares .... Dalek (uncredited)
- Mark Viniello .... Robot Monster (uncredited)
- Tom Woodruff Jr. .... The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)
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Reviews of the movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action
At the peak of Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck lead Elmer Fudd on a wild pursuit through famous paintings hanging in the Louvre, their animated selves absorbing the painting styles of Salvador Dali, Georges Seurat, Toulouse Lautrec, and others. That sequence manages to recapture the anarchic spirit of Warner Bros.' classic cartoons; unfortunately, not much else in this labored movie does. Technically, the merging of live actors and cartoon characters is impressive, as Brendan Fraser and Jenna Elfman team up with Bugs and Daffy to save the world by keeping a magical diamond out of the hands of the evil Acme Corporation, headed by a nerdy, prancing Steve Martin. Just about every Warner Bros. character makes an appearance, as do Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear, and the ever-dependable comic delight of Joan Cusack
Entertaining film, that takes the style of the old "Looney Tunes" cartoons and has Bugs, Daffy and company interacting with "real actors" such as Brenden Fraser and Jenna Elfman. Benefits mightedly from Joe Dante's satirical touch. An entertianing family film.
