Duck Amuck
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
"Stand back, musketeers!" swordsman Daffy cries, surrounded by Dumasian scenery, credits and music. "They shall sample my blade!" But within a few thrusts and touches, Daffy notices that the background behind him has ended: "Hey, psst, whoever's in charge here, the scenery, where's the scenery?"
A paintbrush comes across the screen and puts down a farmyard setting. Daffy leaps back in his musketeer garb, realizes it's inappropriate, and returns with overalls and hoe, then notices that the scenery has changed into a North Pole setting: "Would it be to much to ask if we could make up our minds, hmmm?" And so it goes. After changing from many classic scenes and gags, Daffy yells, "All right! Enough is enough! This is the final, the very, very last straw! Who is responsible for this? I demand that you show yourself! Who are you?" Pull back to reveal Bugs Bunny, seated by a live-action animator's light table, admitting to the audience, "Gee, ain't I a stinker?"
A paintbrush comes across the screen and puts down a farmyard setting. Daffy leaps back in his musketeer garb, realizes it's inappropriate, and returns with overalls and hoe, then notices that the scenery has changed into a North Pole setting: "Would it be to much to ask if we could make up our minds, hmmm?" And so it goes. After changing from many classic scenes and gags, Daffy yells, "All right! Enough is enough! This is the final, the very, very last straw! Who is responsible for this? I demand that you show yourself! Who are you?" Pull back to reveal Bugs Bunny, seated by a live-action animator's light table, admitting to the audience, "Gee, ain't I a stinker?"
Characters
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Michael Maltese
Animation
- Animator
- Ben Washam, Ken Harris, Lloyd Vaughan
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck)
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
Editing
- Editor
- Treg Brown
Crew
- Layouts
- Maurice Noble
- Backgrounds
- Philip DeGuard
Production notes
The concept resurfaced in 1955's "Rabbit Rampage," featuring Bugs Bunny as the victim of the screwy animator.
On November 16, 1999, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced that "Duck Amuck" was one of 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant motion pictures that he selected to be added to the National Film Registry.
Commented director Chuck Jones: "What I want to say is that Daffy can live and struggle on in an empty screen, without setting and without sound, just as well as with a lot of arbitrary props. He remains Daffy."
Songs include: "Old MacDonald" (Unknown-arr. Carl Stalling), Daffy Duck; "Igloo" (Carl Stalling); "Jingle Bells" (Unknown-arr. Carl Stalling), Daffy Duck; "Change of Scenery" (Carl Stalling); "Aloha Oe" (Queen Liliuokalani-arr. Carl Stalling), Daffy Duck.
On November 16, 1999, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced that "Duck Amuck" was one of 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant motion pictures that he selected to be added to the National Film Registry.
Commented director Chuck Jones: "What I want to say is that Daffy can live and struggle on in an empty screen, without setting and without sound, just as well as with a lot of arbitrary props. He remains Daffy."
Songs include: "Old MacDonald" (Unknown-arr. Carl Stalling), Daffy Duck; "Igloo" (Carl Stalling); "Jingle Bells" (Unknown-arr. Carl Stalling), Daffy Duck; "Change of Scenery" (Carl Stalling); "Aloha Oe" (Queen Liliuokalani-arr. Carl Stalling), Daffy Duck.
Pictures
Reviews
Duck Amuck
Bugs Bunny has gotten Daffy Duck shot in the face many times, and there's really nothing funnier than seeing him tortured. But this cartoon is the best example of creativity in a cartoon I've seen. The best thing you could do is show it to a person who knows nothing about it. As soon as they are set with the time setting and atmosphere, everything is changed and it becomes an illusion that the artist is messing you. Of course the artist is Bugs Bunny, and the artist is making an artist mess with you, but mostly Daffy. Wow, this is confusing to write a review on. Anyway, this is one of the funniest and most original cartoons from Warner Bros., and with its complete insanity earns the title of being "looney".
Duck Amuck
This is both a commentary on life, and the funniest cartoon ever. It's random, and perfect.
Duck Amuck
This was by far the most clever of Daffy's shorts! The best part is when poor Daffy finds out who's behind his grief! The animation itself is marvelous!
Duck Amuck
A classic beyond words! Hillarious and sidesplitting! Everything Daffy Duck tries to do right, only to have the tables turned on him, by phanthom artist Bugs Bunny is hiarios! I can't stop laughing! This is a classic showndown of wits between Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny!
Duck Amuck
This is one of the classic cartoons of all time (and my personal fave...) You almost feel sorry for poor Daffy as the animator messes with him throughout the whole toon, changing his shape,voice..etc. Beautifully done and highly recommended.
Duck Amuck
Brilliant! Not only do the cartoons make fun of life, they make fun of cartoons!! See Daffy manipulated through different backdrops, body forms, erased, and generally deconstructed and reconstructed through no fault of his own...only at the end do you see the "brains" behind this madness..."Rabbit Rampage" is almost as good, is pretty much a sequel to this insane, original, irreverent look at animation.