Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Friz Freleng
Chuck Jones

Writers:

John W. Dunn (story) and
David Detiege (story) ...

Release Date:

5 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny...

Plot Keywords:

Daffy Duck | Cartoon | Speedy Gonzales | Yosemite Sam | Tasmanian Devil

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Tweety / Sylvester / Yosemite Sam / Speedy Gonzales / Taz / Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
June Foray	...	Granny (voice)
Les Tremayne	...	The Well (voice)

Also Known As:

Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Quotes:

The Well: And now I say, without the jokes,
[imitates Porky Pig]
The Well: Th-th-th-th-th-That's all, Folks.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Jazz Singer (1927)

Soundtrack:

Aloha Oe

FRELENG'S THIRD FEATURE IS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS

"Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island" is Friz Freleng's third compliation film, following his previous two successes "Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie" and "Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales". This third feature is a tremendous success in its' own right and it continues the winning formula Freleng introduced in his first film: he creates one humdinger of a story to place the footage in.

This time, Freleng spoofs the hit TV series "Fantasy Island" with Daffy Duck in the Ricardo Montalban role and Speedy Gonzales in the Tattoo role. It opens with a side splitting gag (Speedy tells Daffy: Ze Plane! Ze Plane!) and it never lets up for all of its 78 minute screen time. Freleng also uses the film to continue his Yosemite Sam/Bugs Bunny fight which occupies about 20 minutes of this feature.

Well, anyway, back to the story. The premise is that Daffy and Speedy are stranded on a deserted island which has a wishing well. Daffy, being the self described "greedy coward", decides to open a resort that can grant wishes. That's where the classic footage comes into play.

There are many highlights: Tweety, Sylvester and Spike in a pet hospital, Foghorn Leghorn and the womanizing rooster, Yosemite Sam will inherit several million pounds ONLY if he keeps his temper in check and Bugs is the executor of the will! And Daffy Duck is STUPOR DUCK!

As per the previous films, they work on two levels. For kids, as simple entertainment. For adults, savage satire. Most of the shorts here are shown in their entirety, although a few are trimmed for time. This is wonderful entertainment and a worthy addition to any video library.

**** out of 4 stars