Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

  • 56% of critics liked it
    (132 reviews)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (56,622 ratings)

In a land where cartoon characters and flesh-and-blood 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. Daffy Duck (voice of Joe Alaskey) has grown tired of his status as Warner Bros.'… More

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Joe Dante
Written By
Larry Doyle
Genres
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 14, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Mar 2, 2004
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Robert Zemeckis isn't a Hal Walker, but Joe Dante's right up there with Tashlin, Avery, and Jones.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    The film's appeal is universal, much as the appeal of the Looney Tunes characters is universal.

  • David Edelstein, Slate

    A nutty, zany, wacky, unruly, spastically hilarious hodgepodge that hits at least twice as often as it misses.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    ... a cheerful and self-referential romp blending animation with live action in a non-stop quest for silly laughs.

  • Charles Taylor, Salon.com

    It's not a disgrace, but it is a missed opportunity.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Directors C


    A very entertaining tribute to classic Looney Tunes cartoons and a very diffeent take on them too of which they are all just animated actors. The effects are well done and although the toons steal the show it's still a really fun ride and will bring a smile to everyone's… More

  • Lucas M


    The bad plot and the excited, but terrible screenplay, don't made this movie a good thing to the filmography of Looney Tunes. With the nonsense gags based in old cartoons, Larry Doyle and Joe Dante does another damm motion picture that gonna make the audience think twice, before… More

  • Brad W


    Ok, the Looney Tunes are cool and funny. But thats just because, well, ITS THE LOONEY TUNES!!! The plot, actors, and settings ar boring, horrible, & couldve been done better. The comedy is pretty good though, but as I said, its only cause its The Looney Tunes.

  • Ken S


    What starts out as promising, quickly turns to cinematic crap once Steve Martin shows up.

  • KJ P


    I liked it, but I didn't love it! I mildly recommend it, and say that it could have been done so much better!

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