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Looney Tunes: Back in Action

PG Released Nov 14, 2003 1h 31m Kids & Family Comedy Fantasy List
57% Tomatometer 136 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Sick of ceding the spotlight to Bugs Bunny (Joe Alaskey), Daffy Duck is unceremoniously fired by studio boss Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) when he demands equal pay and billing. Daffy goes on a studio lot rampage, taking down security guard D.J. Drake (Brendan Fraser) in the process, who is also sacked. But when D.J.'s A-list actor dad (Timothy Dalton) is kidnapped by the evil Mr. Chairman (Steve Martin), D.J. and Daffy try to rescue him, while also being pursued by Kate and Bugs.
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The plot is a nonsensical, hyperactive jumble and the gags are relatively uninspired compared to the classic Looney Tunes cartoons.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Live action/animated tale will amuse cartoon fans. Rated: 4/5 Dec 25, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Like a pop culture-gorged Hope-and-Crosby buddy flick hopped up on mescaline. Rated: B+ Feb 16, 2006 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending Winning and contenting and delightful, no matter how imperfect. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 21, 2021 Full Review Mark Steyn The Spectator Can you detect a certain lack of focus here? Jan 25, 2018 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies it's the closest we're gonna get to the golden age when Mel Blanc did the voices and the cartoons were directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 12, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay H A very funny movie. Much better than the abominable Space Jam. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review alan g Mel Blanc and crew are spinning in their graves. Desecration of beloved cartoons. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Matthew P it has my 2 of my favorite characters, Tasmanian devil and Marvin the Martian. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Derek L As much as the lovable company of Looney Tunes characters from Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck attempted to salvage as much as they can within Back in Action, unfortunately ended in a rather disappointing and flat take with unfunny gags, a plot that made little to no sense and uninteresting human characters that did not do much throughout the entire film's run-time. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Mark M This movie is mid. Not so good, not so bad. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Alec B Dante is the right director for this material and whenever the screenplay gets away from him (which is quite often) he is usually able to salvage the movie with an inspired gags or two. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sick of ceding the spotlight to Bugs Bunny (Joe Alaskey), Daffy Duck is unceremoniously fired by studio boss Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) when he demands equal pay and billing. Daffy goes on a studio lot rampage, taking down security guard D.J. Drake (Brendan Fraser) in the process, who is also sacked. But when D.J.'s A-list actor dad (Timothy Dalton) is kidnapped by the evil Mr. Chairman (Steve Martin), D.J. and Daffy try to rescue him, while also being pursued by Kate and Bugs.
Director
Joe Dante
Producer
Bernie Goldmann, Paula Weinstein
Screenwriter
Larry Doyle, Larry Doyle, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.0M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Stereo, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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