Back in action opens, daffy duck is in a heated salary dispute with warner bros. And now last year or so warner brothers have decided for a little comback for the looney tunes. Now, they re bringing their antagonistic relationship from the big screen to video game consoles in looney tunes. Back in action, daffy duck and a fired hollywood security guard search for a missing father and the mythical blue diamond that could destroy the world. Back in action follows the movie perfectly and is a instant classic for the nintendo gamecube. There are setpieces the chase through the louvre is a classic, kidding of pc sensitivities such as why yosemite sams henchmen wont throw the dynamite out the window. Back in action 2003 starring brendan fraser and jenna elfman on dvd and bluray. Indeed, many of the scores cues are relatively restrained, such as whats up. Back in action on dvd march 2, 2004 starring brendan fraser, joan cusack, timothy dalton, jenna elfman. The article was originally correctly capitalized, but was inexplicably moved to the current incorrect version around 6 january 2006, 01. Back in action is inspired fully by the original spirit of the cartoons, bringing together a real creative dream team. In a land where cartoon characters and fleshandblood people work side by side, one little black duck lands in a big pot of trouble in this comedy, which brings the beloved looney tunes characters into the real world. Drake brendan fraiser and kate jenna elfman save the day, and daffy joe alaskey gets a surprise. The dvds should ostensibly draw fans to the film, and vice versa.
In this videogame you can play as bugs bunny and daffy duck in a great adventure. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Notes tucows, inc has graciously donated a copy of this software to the internet archives tucows software archive for long term preservation and access. The classic exchange of wits in the epic rivalry between bugs bunny and daffy duck transcends time. Back in action 2003 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.
Back in action aspires to be another who framed roger rabbit but it falls short of that classics level. A cute, highdollar, starstudded cartoonlive action combination is marred by a gritty, las. The plot is a nonsensical, hyperactive jumble and the gags are relatively uninspired compared to the classic looney tunes cartoons. Even steve martins performance as the manchild chairman of the acme corporation is a return to his edgier roles in movies like the jerk and is far better. Back in action beoordelingen, geheimen, cheats, lage prijzen 8. While the updated space jam was born in part from inspired crossmarketing and a line of popular teeshirts, looney tunes. The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and. The warners cast of characters, crack physical comic steve martin as chairman of the wile e. Title subset character cards 1 looney tunes back in action title card 2 dj drake 3 kate houghton 4 mr. Regardless, back in action just isnt a very good movie, and while even dear ol mr. Daffy duck voiced by joe alaskey, tired of being upstaged by his rival character bugs bunny also voiced by alaskey, quits hollywood in the company of fired studio stuntman d.
Later looney tunes films featured such popular characters as. It is the third featurelength live action animated film to feature looney tunes characters, after who framed roger rabbit 1988 and space jam. Back in action is an action game developed by warthog and published by electronic arts for the playstation 2, game boy advance, and gamecube platforms. By the time the back in action came out, everyone who watch space jam was 7. From a synergistic business standpoint, the move makes sense. Back in action is a 2003 american live action animated comedy film directed by joe dante. Aug 27, 2016 regardless, back in action just isnt a very good movie, and while even dear ol mr. Back in action was a sad commercial fiasco, that saw the end of veteran director joe dantes studio helming days, the cancellation of further looney tunes features and shorts and the complete shutdown of warner bros animation which was mostly disbanded already after the flops quest for camelot 1998, the iron giant 1999 and osmosis jones 2001. Jerry goldsmiths score for looney tunes back in action reflects the films animation meets liveaction format with its playful but never quite over the top feel.
This is a set of wallpapers from looney tunes back in action. It was produced from 1930 to 1969 during the golden age of american animation, alongside its sister series, merrie melodies. Ebert enjoyed the film enough, i wouldve preferred another reinvention of the franchise than what we got here. This is the looney tunes back in action end credits by anibal koliren on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Back in action topic mr crocker character chronicles duration. Back in action is a 2003 american liveactionanimated comedy film directed by joe dante. The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and the mythical blue monkey diamond. Back in action noncontroversial standard capitalization fix.
The plot follows daffy duck and bugs bunny both voiced by joe alaskey as they help aspiring daredevil damian d. Even steve martins performance as the manchild chairman of the acme corporation is a return to his edgier roles in movies like the jerk and is far better than the family man trash hes been doing for the past 10 years. Bugs and daffy team up to restore the munkeys to their original state, and capture the priceless diamond. The tracks that do build into fullfledged wackiness, like out of the bag and dead duck walking, manage to do so with a. Versions for xbox and microsoft windows were planned, but both ended up getting cancelled due to the financial failure of the film. Hoe vaak ze ook te pletter storten, platgereden worden of in duizend stukjes uiteenspatten, bugs bunny en daffy duck zijn niet tot zwijgen te. If youre not under ten or an animation buff, the words thats all folks. Director joe dante merges live action film with animation for this action packed looney tunes adventure. Nov 11, 2003 what gamespot users have to say about looney tunes. Back in action, het officieuze vervolg op space jam 1996, komen daffy duck en stuntman d. Aug 26, 2007 200 videos play all popular videos looney tunes. After you see the duck get shot several times with a gun, bugs bunny enters the room, sits in a chair, and starts to repeatedly move his chair and hit daffy ducks chair.
Hollywood steps out 1941 remastered ultra hd 4k duration. Something inuniverse even, like a duck dodgers movie that expanded the scope of the shorts with other looney tunes characters cast in various. With brendan fraser, jenna elfman, steve martin, heather locklear. Back in action last edited by nuclearwinter on 011019 05. Looney tunes back in action dvd, jenna elfman dvds. Jerry goldsmith back in 1988, the idea of having animated characters share the screen with live actors and sets for an entire film was introduced with much fanfare and mainstream buzz in who framed roger rabbitdue to studio quarrels and ongoing technical difficulties, however, the marketability of that concept of live and animated action interacting in major. I think in the water water every hare cartoon,the mad scientist actually calls him something else like guda, which only drew my attention on a fairly recent viewing because i have a sericel from this episode which listed the monster as being gosamer, as others have said, his official name. Daffy joe alaskey demands a twist on an ageold classic. Looney tunes back in action references classic horror film.
Back in action is a platforming video game released in 2003 by electronic arts. But if you look closely next to bugs bunnys chair, youll see the top of a mans head, a person that seems to be moving bugs bunnys chair. Back in action madcap comedy is harder than it looks, especially when the task involves stretching what normally plays as a controlled burst into feature length. The alien from the man from planet x appears in the sequence, as does the looney tunes resident alien, marvin the martian. Coyotefrequented acme corporation, and superfan director.
Back in action topic nicktoons back in action trailer duration. But kate jenna elfman, the studio vp in charge of animated characters, wont budge. Amazingly, looney tunes back in action manages to capture the zany, wellmakefunofanything humor of the classic cartoons. Drake brendan fraiser tries and fails to eject daffy joe alaskey on kates jenna elfman orders. Looney tunes back in action has more class and more genius than any other comedy in the past few years. Price new from used from audio cd, soundtrack, november 18, 2003. Based on the film of the same name, the game was released for the nintendo gamecube, playstation 2 and game boy advance. The lively, singleplayer platform game is based on the upcoming warner bros. Audiences young and old love the looney tunes shorts, and warner bros. Though it works hard for our love, the movie only occasionally delivers true entertainment.
The looney tunes back in action end credits on vimeo. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. I have heard other jerry scores, but i think that the tunes soundtrack is jerrys most highenergetic score in a long time. Back in action 2003 pg 1h 31m goofy comedies daffy duck quits his job at a hollywood studio and teams up with a recently fired stunt man who wants to find his fathers lost diamond.
Looney tunes back in action gbafun is a website let. A cute, highdollar, starstudded cartoonlive action combination is marred by a gritty, las vegas tone and a seductive showgirl dance scene. The studio also pushed out scads of looney tunes dvds to raise public consciousness about the project. By releasing the terrific fourdvd classiccartoons compilation the looney tunes golden collection concomitantly with looney tunes. I dont know if back in action is better, it may very well be a higher quality product with a better story and production, but anyone who grew up watching space jam is still hit with such heavy nostalgia for that time in their lives. Unfollow looney tunes back in action dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
With joe alaskey, jeff bennett, bob bergen, jim cummings. Looney tunes back in action gbafun is a website let you. For years bugs bunny has been pulling down the big bucks, and now, as they prepare to costar in another movie, daffy is fed up. Looney tunes back in action references looney tunes back in action references. Looney tunes back in action references classic horror. It is the third featurelength liveactionanimated film to feature looney tunes characters, after who framed roger rabbit 1988 and space jam 1996. Drake brendan fraiser gets the blue monkey diamond, but runs into trouble. Bugs bunny decides that he needs daffy to make successful films, so he sets off with a beautiful studio executive in search of daffy.