Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

Daffy Duck opens a detective agency for the supernatural along side his Looney Toon buddies.

Directors:

Greg Ford, Friz Freleng

Writers:

Greg Ford (story), Terry Lennon (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Mel Tormé, Roy Firestone

Cast

Cast overview:
Mel Blanc	...	Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny / Butler / J.P. Cubish / Porky Pig / Birdbath owner / Asylum collector / Drunk / Coyote / Sylvester / Tweety / Mr. Hyde / Hugo the Abominable Snowman (voice)
Mel Tormé	...	Daffy Duck (singing voice)
Roy Firestone	...	Announcer (voice)
B.J. Ward	...	Melissa Duck (voice)
Ben Frommer	...	Count Bloodcount (voice) (archive footage)
Julie Bennett	...	Agatha and Emily - The Two-headed Vulture (voice) (as Julie Bennet)

Storyline

In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire's death for a time (as chronicled in Daffy Dilly (1948), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire's assets. But the millionaire's will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire's ghost will "repossess" his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned "ghost-busting" talents to rid himself of the millionaire's nagging spirit.

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Plot Keywords:

rabbit | pig | duck | daffy duck character | warner bros. | 

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Taglines:

It's everything it's quacked up to be.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Horror

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the last Looney Tunes film (both theatrical and non-theatrical) to be Rated G by the MPAA.

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Goofs

When the movie segues into "Claws for Alarm", Porky's voice clearly changes from his 1988 voice to his 1954 voice.

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Quotes

Butler: [answers door] Yeeeessss?
Daffy Duck: Your troubles are over, Jeeves! Leave me to your stricken master.
Butler: Be gone!
Daffy Duck: Can't go in, huh?
Butler: Eeh, no.
Daffy Duck: Ohwell, no hard feelings, shake.
[shocks Butler with hand buzzer, squirts him with flower, hits him in the face with a cigarette box, and tickles him]
Butler: [laughing] Oh oh, you can see him, you can see him! Right this way.

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Connections

Featured in Drive (2011)

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Soundtracks

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

Quackbusters: A Gut-Busting Movie

This is yet another old Looney Tunes classic that I have treasured for years and watch when I can. I'd really recommend it to Daffy Duck fans since the movie brings back some old throwback episodes with slight edits. You can clearly tell when the old scenes and the new scenes are meshing with one another due to the animation, but I wasn't too bothered by that.

Daffy is on his way to millionaire J.P. Cubish's house to try and make him laugh one last time. If he does so, Cubish will give him one million dollars. I'm not going to reveal anything else since that is not my style (it's also against the rules here to do so without putting up a warning, I believe), but you'll see for yourself how good the movie is if you watch it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aventurile lui Daffy Duck

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min 78 min (with bonus footage)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1