Synopsis
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
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Cast
- Brendan FraserDJ Drake / Tasmanian Devil (voice) / She-Devil (voice) / Himself
- Jenna ElfmanKate
- Steve MartinMr. Chairman
- Joe AlaskeyBugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Beaky Buzzard/Sylvester/Mama Bear (voice)
- Jeff BennettYosemite Sam / Foghorn Leghorn / Nasty Canasta (voice)
- Timothy DaltonDamien Drake
- Billy WestElmer Fudd / Peter Lorre (voice)
- Heather LocklearDusty Tails
- Joan CusackMother
- Bill GoldbergMr. Smith
Recommendations
- 100
Premiere
It's flat-out comedy all the way, head-spinningly clever (you'll be talking about a sequence set in the Louvre for weeks) and always engaging. For my money, it's the comedy of the year. - 83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The film is an across-the-board charmer that should appeal to children as well as their parents, aficionados of animation and old-movie buffs who will be challenged to sort out the blur of seemingly hundreds of classic film references. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
It will never be confused with the groundbreaking "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but when it comes to a zippy live-action-meets-animation kid flick with plenty of grown-up gags, Looney Tunes: Back in Action does not disappoint. - 80
L.A. Weekly
The movie looks like it cost a fortune, with Dean Cundey's glistening widescreen compositions and Bill Brzeski's towering, storybook sets providing the backdrop for seamless visual effects. What's more, it's equally rich in ideas. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fraser and Elfman are goofily endearing even if they seem more sincere acting opposite the rabbit and the duck than they do each other. - 70
Village Voice
Dante's masterstroke is to make the movie as visually and narratively unhinged as its source material. - 50
Variety
A not-inventive-enough romp that belches out gags at a rapid-fire clip but connects so sporadically as to leave the audience enervated but only sparingly entertained. - 50
Dallas Observer
A mind-numbing, achingly post-modern advertisement for itself, which attempts to distract us from its highly merchandised nature by constantly referring to it. In other words, it's morally corrupt, but your kids will love it.
