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2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Speedy Gonzales isn't really part of the movie; he's only seen in the studio restaurant and complains, sarcastically, that political correctness cost him his job, Porky suffered the same fate (if this were made today, Pepé would probably be there too).
Quote:
Porky Pig: Eh, at f-first they tell me to lose the stutter. And now, they tell me I'm not funny anymore! It's a pain in the butt, being p-p-p-politically correct.
Speedy Gonzales: You're telling me.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Pepé Le Pew is a French gendarme standing in front of the Louvre. He has no role other than this quick cameo.
Quote:
D.J. Drake: There's a man there! He's got a woman! She's tied up in a burlap sack and he's taking her to the Eiffel Tower!
Pepe Le Pew: Ah, eet eez Spring, eez eet not?



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Beaky Buzzard, true to his nature as a predator and classic villain, flies over the Louvre. In a damn helicopter! He'll be airlifting Acme's henchmen out of France.
Quote: that's right! I'm a vicious bird of pray


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: The Three Bears are on vacation in France and end up in front of DJ Drake, who has just lost his pants. He steals a pair right off Henry "Papa" Bear, unlucky for him, he's the only one wearing any.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Bugs Bunny is obviously one of the four main characters. In the restaurant, he briefly turns into Marilyn Monroe, which instantly triggers Michigan J. Frog to burst into song with "Hello My Baby"
Quote: Listen, lady, if you don't find a rabbit wearing lipstick amusing, you and I have nothin' to say to each other.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Tweety. How do you even explain this role? In the Theatrical version, it turns out Tweety is actually Taz disguised as a canary. So technically, it's Taz. But in the deleted scenes, it really was Tweety. So take your pick.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Sylvester gets a weird treatment. He's part of Granny's family, who are Drake's neighbors. When his role becomes more significant, it's revealed that he's not Sylvester at all, it's Mr. Smith disguised as a cat.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Foghorn is a croupier at Yosemite Sam's Casino. A secret spy card ends up in his deck, and Sam causes chaos at the table trying to get it back keeping shout "hit me!", prompting Foghorn to smash his head in.
Quote: Don't-I say, don't 'cha wanna look at your cards first, son? Boy's 'bout as sharp as a bowlin' ball.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Porky Pig closes the movie as always, but his stutter is so pronounced this time that the film crew wraps up shooting before he finishes, leaving him hanging inside the Looney Tunes rings.
Quote: Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th... Go home, folks.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Daffy is completely useless during the battle between Marvin and Bugs, that is, until things get truly desperate and he suddenly remembers he's a space hero too! After a small technical hiccup involving rockets that explode at the mere sound of his name, it's up to him to save the Earth.
Quote: A-ha! It's You-Know-Who to the rescue! It helps if ya don't say the name.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Sam owns a design nightmare called Sam's Wooden Nickel, a Las Vegas casino. Everything's Western-themed, but more importantly, Sam-themed, including the dancers. Blinded by greed, he lets Acme bribe him into getting in the way of our heroes.
Quote: Yikes! Ooooh! Dad-burned slapstick cliché !


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Wile is summoned back to Acme HQ for a good old-fashioned chewing out. Later, he becomes the star of the final trap, which is clearly his way of making everyone else feel the daily pain he lives with. TNT, dynamite, anvils, rogue robots, and a train thrown in for flavor. But wait... who ordered the double axe of doom??
Quote: They don't pay me enough.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: At the end of the masquerade madness in the forest, Taz reveals he's been wearing a Tweety costume the whole time. Sylvester, it turns out, was actually Mr. Smith. And Mr. Smith? He's been She-Devil all along. Confused? Good!


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Daffy Duck is tired of playing second fiddle and blowing up day after day after day, so he complains to management just enough to get himself fired. He decides it's time for a new career... and what better path than that of an international secret agent?


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Marvin, in my humble opinion, Acme's deadliest operative, ropes Daffy and Bugs into a full-blown space chase. It's a literal starship car chase, culminating in an epic battle between bubble guns and laser carrots. Epic, you say? Damn right!


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: During the Louvre scene, our heroes dive into The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, where they begin melting in surreal fashion, all while trying to escape Elmer and his now-gooey shotgun. Dali would be proud and maybe a little confused.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Inside the Louvre, Elmer Fudd suddenly appears, revealing himself as a true villain working for ACME. What follows is a miniature masterpiece of animation: a frantic chase from painting to painting, constantly shifting art styles in a never-ending manhunt of predator and prey.
Quote:
Bugs Bunny: Eh, what gives, Doc? We made thoity-five pictures together.
Elmer Fudd: Well, as it tuwns out, I'm secwetwy evil.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: At the beginning of the film we see our favorite actors shooting what appears to be the fourth installment in the "Duck, Rabbit, Duck" series. Daffy keeps getting riddled with bullets over and over. In one scene his beak gets shot so far off that Bugs waves it under a red cloth like a toreador. It's a tribute to the costume he wore in Bully for Bugs from 1953.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: In a deleted scene from the movie, Daffy Duck is shredded and devoured by a cluster of carnivorous plants, only to be reborn moments later as a magnificent flower just a few feet away.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: In the deleted scenes, Taz doesn't just get forgotten in the forest like an old sock, he's defeated outright by the mere sight of Tweety. Horrified, he shatters into fragments and bolts straight out of the movie.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Tweety has a way bigger role in the deleted material. In a Mexican standoff, DJ doesn't know who to mutate into an ancient version of themselves, so he picks Tweety. The little bird morphs into a dinosaur and devours the Acme chairman in a single bite. An intriguing alternate take... though it would've erased all the space scenes.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: In the deleted scene even Bugs and Daffy fall victim to the Blue Monkey's effects. Bugs ends up morphing into his classic forms from Mad as a Mars Hare, while Daffy turns into... well, just a humble little egg.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Heathcliff, the cat from Dough Ray Me-ow (1948), makes a brief cameo at the end of the movie where everyone is paying tribute to Bugs Bunny.


2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Egghead appears in the final parade of cameos, where various characters pay tribute to Bugs before he leaves the studio.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Marc Anthony & Pussyfoot appear in the final parade of cameos, where various characters pay tribute to Bugs before he leaves the studio.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Charlie the Dog appears in the final parade of cameos, where various characters pay tribute to Bugs before he leaves the studio, in complete dress. He also had a small cameo in the dog scene in the Casino



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Hippety Hopper also appears in the final parade of cameos, joining the characters who pay tribute to Bugs before he leaves the studio.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: The Crusher shows up at the beginning of the movie, during DJ's stuntman audition. DJ tries to impress the hulking wrestler but ends up crashing into the catering table, covering Crusher in food and sauces. Gourmet wrestling, anyone?



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: The two baddest cowboys in Looney history are, of course, henchmen for none other than Yosemite Sam. In the casino, the three of them try to stop our heroes with fistfights, shootouts, and a good ol' fashioned car chase. Yee-haw and ka-boom!
Quote:
Yosemite Sam: Throw it out the window! Throw it out! Throw it out!
Nasty Canasta: But innocent people could get hurt.
Cottontail Smith: But it'll send the wrong message to children!



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Known to the fandom as "Ernie" our unfortunate fellow shows up for just a few seconds in the restaurant, right after Michigan J. Frog belts out a tune for Bugs. In the background, you can spot him with a box where he's almost certainly stuffed the frog. The rest is cartoon legend.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Dr. Lorre is revealed to be one of ACME Chairman's goons. He invents a "stop hitting yourself" device, which he uses to torment DJ's dad with repeated self-inflicted slaps to the forehead. A masterclass in slapstick sadism.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Sam and Ralph can be seen in the background at the Warner Bros. restaurant. It's lunchtime, and Ralph opens his lunchbox to find a sheep inside. Sam promptly puts him on a new diet, ith his fists. Bon appétit, Looney-style.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: Still on the run in the Louvre, they dash into A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. Adopting the pointillist style, they defeat Elmer pixel by pixel, dot by dot, until there's nothing left but embarrassment.
Quote:
Bugs: Pointillism. A technique using individual dots of pigment, which, taken together...make an image
Elmer: Aw, crud!
Bugs Bunny:I think, when you go to the movies, you should learn somethin'.



2003-11-01 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release date: 2003-11-01
Plot: Daffy Duck, feeling overshadowed by Bugs Bunny, is fired from Warner Bros. and teams up with security guard DJ Drake. They embark on a globe-trotting adventure to rescue DJ's father and thwart the evil plans of the Acme Corporation's chairman, who seeks to use the Blue Monkey diamond to turn humans into monkeys.
Name and role: The chase continues in the Louvre as they leap into La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Bugs and Daffy disguise themselves as can-can dancers and deliver a flurry of kicks to a mortified Elmer, sending him packing in true Parisian flair.