Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Xeth Feinberg

Writer:

Mike Reiss (writer)

Release Date:

18 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

He can't even fly straight!

Plot:

Seymour Duckstein (Queer Duck) leaves his lover, Openly Gator, when he becomes enamored of and marries the Nora-Desmondesque Ms. Buzzard.

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Waiter | Broadway | Awards Show | Musical

Cast

Jim J. Bullock	...	Adam Seymour 'Queer Duck' Duckstein (voice)
Jackie Hoffman	...	Lola Buzzard (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Stephen Arlo 'Openly' Gator / Additional Voices (voice)
Billy West	...	Bi-Polar Bear / Additional Voices (voice)
Estelle Harris	...	Mrs. Duckstein (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	Vendor (voice)
Tim Curry	...	Peccary (voice)
Andy Dick	...	Elizabeth Taylor / Rex ('Regina') (voice)
Chris Cox	...	Michael Jackson (voice)
Audrey Wasilewski	...	Rosie O'Donnell (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Oscar Wildcat / Martin Duckstein / Additional Voices (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Rev. Vandergelding / Additional Voices (voice)
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Barbara Goodson	...	Elizabeth Taylor (voice) (as Barbra Goodson)
Howard Hoffman	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Untitled Mike Reiss Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16

Company:

DVD Premiere

Quotes:

Lola Buzzard: [after getting a Jellyfish off her] What do you think of my new look?
Queer Duck: You look like The Joker.
Lola Buzzard: I was going for it. Quick, say something to make me frown again.
Queer Duck: Bush is running for a third term.
Lola Buzzard: Christ! The country's ruined.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Batman" (1966)

Should have been left alone

Out of the internet cartoon craze that exploded in the early 2000s, Queer Duck was one of my favorites. While not particularly clever, it managed to have an odd charm to it that kept me tuning in every time a new episode was released online. As the internet animation boom died down a few years ago, one would expect that there would be no continuations of such series as Booty Call, Lil' Pimp, and Queer Duck. All three series have now been turned into movies, none of which have been given a theatrical release. I was unimpressed with the Lil' Pimp movie, unable to find a screening of the Booty Call movie, and was only so-so with this feature length outing (pun intended) of Queer Duck and his pals. The charm of the web cartoons is present, though being much longer in running time, the hit and miss ratio is more uneven. About 60% of the jokes in QUEER DUCK: THE MOVIE hit, but when jokes bomb, they bomb big time. It doesn't help that gay humor isn't as shocking or original when the series came out in 1999. Slightly recommended to fans and the gay community only. 4/10