Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a 2003 American live-action/animated comedy film directed by Joe Dante and written by Larry Doyle. Eric Goldberg served as the animation director for the film. The plot follows the Looney Tunes characters Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny as they help aspiring movie stunt double Damian "D.J." Drake, Jr. (Brendan Fraser) and Warner Bros. executive Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) find the "Blue Monkey" diamond, to prevent the evil Mr. Chairman of the Acme Corporation (Steve Martin) from using it to turn mankind into monkeys that will manufacture his products; the group also attempts to rescue D.J.'s father Damian Drake, Sr. (Timothy Dalton), an action movie star and undercover spy who has been captured by Mr. Chairman.

The film was made following the success of Space Jam (1996), to which it was originally developed as a sequel titled "Spy Jam". Back in Action was theatrically released in the United States on November 14, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures and was a box-office flop, grossing $68.5 million worldwide against an $80 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its sense of fun but criticized the screenplay. Still, the film is largely considered by Looney Tunes fans to be an improved portrayal of the classic cartoon characters over Space Jam.

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. Along with this, it was also the last theatrically released feature film to prominently feature the Looney Tunes characters until Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).

Cast[]

Character		Actor
File:Damian "D. J." Drake, Jr. (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Damian "D. J." Drake, Jr.	Brendan Fraser
File:Brendan Fraser (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Brendan Fraser
File:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Tasmanian Devil
File:Tasmanian She-Devil (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Tasmanian She-Devil
File:Kate Houghton (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Kate Houghton	Jenna Elfman
File:Mr. Chairman (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Mr. Chairman	Steve Martin
File:Dusty Tails (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Dusty Tails	Heather Locklear
File:Kate Houghton (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Mother	Joan Cusack
	Damian Drake	Timothy Dalton
File:Bob Smith (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Bob Smith	Bill Goldberg
File:Mr. Warner (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Mr. Warner	Don Stanton
File:Mr. Warner's brother (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Mr. Warner's brother	Dan Stanton
File:Security Guard (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Security Guard	Dick Miller
File:Hollywood Director (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Hollywood Director	Roger Corman
File:Matthew Lillard (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Matthew Lillard
File:Jeff Gordon (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Jeff Gordon
File:Dr. Miles Bennell (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Dr. Miles Bennell	Kevin McCarthy
	Michael Jordan (archival footage)
File:Acme VP, Stating the Obvious (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png File:Acme VP, Never Learning (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png File:Acme VP, Rhetorical Questions (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Acme VPs	Marc Lawrence
		Ron Perlman
		Robert Picardo
	Bugs Bunny	Joe Alaskey
	Daffy Duck
File:Sylvester (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Sylvester
File:Beaky Buzzard (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Beaky Buzzard
File:Mama Bear (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Mama Bear
	Foghorn Leghorn	Jeff Bennett
File:Yosemite Sam (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Yosemite Sam
File:Nasty Canasta (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Nasty Canasta
File:Elmer Fudd (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Elmer Fudd	Billy West
File:Peter Lorre (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Peter Lorre	Billy West
	Marvin the Martian	Eric Goldberg
File:Speedy Gonzales (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Speedy Gonzales
	Tweety
File:Pepé Le Pew (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Pepé Le Pew	Bruce Lanoil
	Granny	June Foray
File:Porky Pig (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Porky Pig	Bob Bergen
	Shaggy Rogers	Casey Kasem
File:Scooby-Doo (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
File:Cottontail Smith (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Cottontail Smith	Danny Chambers
File:Junior Bear (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Junior Bear	Stan Freberg
File:Papa Bear (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Papa Bear	Will Ryan
File:Robo Dog (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Robo Dog	Danny Mann
File:Spy Car (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Spy Car	Danny Mann
File:Gremlin Car (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Gremlin Car	Mel Blanc (archive recordings)
File:Road Runner (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Road Runner	Paul Julian (archive recordings)
File:Michigan J. Frog (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Michigan J. Frog	Bill Roberts (archive recordings)
File:Owl Jolson (Looney Tunes Back in Action).png	Owl Jolson	Jackie Morrow (archive recordings)

International versions[]

	Language	Title
	Albanian	Luni Tuns: Përsëri në aksion
	Arabic	لوني تونز: باك إن أكشن
	Basque	Looney Tunes: Ekinean berriro
	Cantonese	樂一通反斗特攻隊
	Catalan	Looney Tunes: De nou en acció
File:Looney Tunes Back in Action - logo (Croatian).png	Croatian	Looney Tunes: Ponovno u akciji
	Czech	Looney Tunes: Zpět v akci
	Danish	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Dutch	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Estonian	Looney Tunes tegutseb jälle
	Filipino	Looney Tunes: Back in Action^[4]
File:Looney Tunes Back in Action - logo (Finnish).png	Finnish	Looney Tunes: Taas kehissä
	French (Canada)	Looney Tunes: Les revoilà
	French (Europe)	Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action
	German	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Hebrew	לוני טונס חוזרים לאקשן
	Hindi	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Hungarian	Bolondos dallamok – Újra bevetésen
	Icelandic	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Indonesian (RCTI)	Looney Tunes: Back in Action^[5]
	Indonesian (Trans TV)	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Italian	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Japanese	ルーニー・テューンズ:バック・イン・アクション
	Korean	루니 툰: 백 인 액션
	Latvian	Trakie Tūņi. Piedzīvojumi turpinās
	Mandarin	樂一通反斗特攻隊
	Norwegian	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Persian	لونی خرگوشه در ماموریت غیرممکن
	Polish	Looney Tunes znowu w akcji
	Portuguese (Brazil)	Looney Tunes: De Volta à Ação
	Portuguese (Portugal)	Looney Tunes: De Novo em Acção Looney Tunes: De Novo em Ação
	Romanian	Looney Tunes: Noi aventuri
	Russian	Луни Тюнз: Снова в деле
	Serbian	Šašava družina: Ponovo u akciji
	Slovak	Zajac Bugs opäť v akcii^[6]
	Slovene	Looney Tunes: Ponovno v akciji^[7]
	Spanish (Latin America)	Looney Tunes: De nuevo en acción
	Spanish (Spain)	Looney Tunes: De nuevo en acción
	Swedish	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Tamil	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Telugu	Looney Tunes: Back in Action
	Thai	ลูนี่ย์ทูนส์: รวบรวมนักผจญภัยที่ยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดของโลก
	Turkish	Looney Tunes: Maceraya Devam
	Ukrainian	Луні Тюнз: Знову в дії
	Vietnamese	Sự Trở Lại Của Những Giai Điệu Vui Vẻ^[8]

	Language	Title
	Azerbaijani	Luni̇ Tyuns yenə i̇ş başında
	Bulgarian (Nova TV)	Шантави рисунки: Отново в действие
	Bulgarian (bTV)	Шантави рисунки: Отново в действие
	Bulgarian (Doli Media Studio)	Шантави рисунки: Отново в действие
	Georgian	Looney Tunes:ისევ საქმეში ქართულად
	Lithuanian	Beprotiškos melodijos. Nuotykiai tęsiasi
	Russian (Glanz)	Луни Тюнз: Снова в деле
	Russian (Tycoon)	Луни Тюнз: Снова в деле
	Russian (Unknown)	Луни Тюнз: Снова в деле
	Ukrainian (Inter)	Луні Тюнз: Знову в дії
	Ukrainian (ICTV)	Луні Тюнз: Знову в дії

	Language	Title
	Bulgarian	Шантави рисунки: Отново в действие
	Greek	Looney Tunes: Επιστροφή στη Δράση
	Macedonian	Шашави цртани: Пак во акција^[9]

Notes[]

This is the first piece of Looney Tunes media to be dubbed into Canadian French despite the franchise itself was never dubbed into said language.

References[]

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Series

Looney Tunes (1930) • Merrie Melodies (1931) • The Bugs Bunny Show (1960) • The Porky Pig Show (1964) • The Road Runner Show (1966) • The Merrie Melodies Show (1972) • Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) • Taz-Mania (1991) • The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995) • The Daffy Duck Show (1996) • Baby Looney Tunes (2002) • Duck Dodgers (2003) • The Looney Tunes Show (2011) • New Looney Tunes (2015) • Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020) • Bugs Bunny Builders (2022) • Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023) • Sports Made Simple (2024)

Spin-offs
The Plucky Duck Show (1992) • Loonatics Unleashed (2005)

Shorts

Porky in Wackyland (1938) • Room and Bird (1951) • Duck Amuck (1953) • What's Opera, Doc? (1957) • Box-Office Bunny (1991) • Chariots of Fur (1994) • Carrotblanca (1995) • Superior Duck (1996) • Pullet Surprise (1997) • Coyote Falls (2010) • Fur of Flying (2010) • Rabid Riber (2010) • I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat (2011) • Daffy's Rhapsody (2012) • Flash in the Pain (2014)

Specials

Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (1977) • Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special (1977) • A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978) • Bugs Bunny's Valentine (1979) • The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special (1979) • Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1979) • Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979) • Daffy Duck's Easter Show (1980) • Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (1980) • The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980) • Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980) • Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982) • Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988) • Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years (1990) • Bugs Bunny's Overture to Disaster (1991) • Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes (1993)

Compilation films
Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975) • The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979) • The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982) • Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) • Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

Movies
Two Guys from Texas (1948) • My Dream Is Yours (1949) • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) • Space Jam (1996) • Back in Action (2003) • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

Direct-to-video films

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) • Tweety's High Flying Adventure (2000) • Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure (2003) • Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures (2003) • Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006) • Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015) • Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam (2021) • King Tweety (2022) • Taz: Quest for Burger (2023)

Video Games

Buster and the Beanstalk (1996) • Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time (1999) • Space Race (2000) • Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters (2000) • Looney Tunes Racing (2000) • Sheep Raider (2001) • Loons: The Fight for Fame (2002) • Taz Wanted (2002) • Back in Action (2003) • Acme Arsenal (2007) • Duck Amuck (2007) • Cartoon Conductor (2008) • MultiVersus (2022/2024)

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