Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a 2003 American live-action/animated
comedy film directed by Joe Dante and written by Larry Doyle. The plot
follows Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny (both voiced by Joe Alaskey) as they
help aspiring daredevil Damian "D.J." Drake, Jr. (Brendan Fraser) and
Warner Bros. executive Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) find the "blue
monkey" diamond in order to prevent the evil Mr. Chairman (Steve
Martin) of the Acme Corporation from using it to turn mankind into
monkeys that will manufacture his products; the group also attempts to
rescue D.J.'s father (Timothy Dalton), an actor and spy who has been
captured by Mr. Chairman. The animation was directed by Eric
Goldberg.The film was theatrically released in the United States on
November 14, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was a box office
bomb, grossing $68.5 million worldwide against an $80 million budget.
This was the final film to be scored by composer Jerry Goldsmith, who
died less than a year after the film's release. This was also the
final film to be produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation.
comedy film directed by Joe Dante and written by Larry Doyle. The plot
follows Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny (both voiced by Joe Alaskey) as they
help aspiring daredevil Damian "D.J." Drake, Jr. (Brendan Fraser) and
Warner Bros. executive Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) find the "blue
monkey" diamond in order to prevent the evil Mr. Chairman (Steve
Martin) of the Acme Corporation from using it to turn mankind into
monkeys that will manufacture his products; the group also attempts to
rescue D.J.'s father (Timothy Dalton), an actor and spy who has been
captured by Mr. Chairman. The animation was directed by Eric
Goldberg.The film was theatrically released in the United States on
November 14, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was a box office
bomb, grossing $68.5 million worldwide against an $80 million budget.
This was the final film to be scored by composer Jerry Goldsmith, who
died less than a year after the film's release. This was also the
final film to be produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation.
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