FeaturePG2003·92m·6.4

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

How do they solve a mystery when they don't have a clue?

AnimationComedyFamily

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 Fraser

DJ Drake / Tasmanian Devil (voice) / She-Devil (voice) / Self

Jenna Elfman

Kate

Steve Martin

Mr. Chairman

Joe Alaskey

Bugs Bunny-Daffy Duck / Beaky Buzzard / Sylvester / Mama Bear (voice)

Jeff Bennett

Yosemite Sam / Foghorn Leghorn / Nasty Canasta (voice)

Timothy Dalton

Damien Drake

Billy West

Elmer Fudd / Peter Lorre (voice)

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

Self

Matthew Lillard

Self

Mary Woronov

Acme VP, Bad Ideas

Marc Lawrence

Acme VP, Stating the Obvious

Bill McKinney

Acme VP, Nitpicking

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$80.0M
Revenue
$68.5M
Age rating
PG
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Goldmann PicturesLonely Film ProductionsWarner Bros. PicturesWarner Bros. Feature AnimationSpring Creek PicturesBaltimore Pictures

Crew

Director

Joe Dante

Writers

Larry Doyle, Bob Camp, Chris Aguirre, John Williamson

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Rick Finney

Editor

Marshall Harvey

Editor

Bill Brzeski

Production Design

Mary E. Vogt

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

2/1/2023

6.0

**Very friendly and well done, it's pure entertainment.** Along with the world of Walt Disney's ducks, "The Muppets" and the various productions of Hanna and Barbera, the "Looney Tunes" and "Merry Melodies" are the largest and most popular sets of North American animation cartoons. And when it comes to the Tunes, we know what's going to happen: there's going to be a lot of crazy animation, explosions and funny effects. This film will please Tunes fans, putting the most adorable and iconic characters on the big screen, and giving the spotlight, of course, to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, the duo that is inseparable, even if they are always at odds. It all begins with the dismissal of Daffy and a human employee of the Warner studio, and will end in a kind of fight against evil, in support of the father of that employee who, in fact, is a secret agent in the image of James Bond. A seemingly crazy mix, but one that works thanks to the skill and irreverence of the Tunes. I won't waste time talking about voice actors. The studio intelligently took advantage of those who usually voice these characters, so we are dealing with professionals who know very well what they do and what the characters ask of them. We have, however, an excellent comic performance by Brendan Fraser, who seems completely comfortable with what was asked of him and even seems to have fun with it all. Jenna Elfman isn't bad either, but she can't keep up with Fraser. The movie is very good. It's pure entertainment, with classic touches that we're used to seeing in Tunes material. It's the case with that chase in the Louvre, or the various fights between Duffy and Bugs. Being a more humble and sympathetic film than Space Jam, I felt that it doesn't have the weight of excessive publicity against it, besides having a true comic actor in the main human role, and not an amateur trying to act it out.