Duck Amuck (1953)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Michael Maltese (story)

Release Date:

28 February 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

Plot:

The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

Plot Keywords:

Animator | Daffy Duck | Cartoon Character Draws Own Reality | Movie Star | Split Screen

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mel Blanc

...

Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #15191) | UK:U | Canada:G (Nova Scotia)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Released in 1953, but completed and copyrighted in 1951. During this late forties-early fifties period, Warner Bros., MGM and Disney/RKO stockpiled many cartoons, releasing them a year or two after completion.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Daffy Duck: Stand back, musketeers, they shall sample my blade! Touche!
[suddenly realizes that there is absolutely nothing behind him]
Daffy Duck: Musketeers? Hm? En Garde, eh? My blade? Hey, psst. Whoever's in charge here! The scenery! Where's the scenery?

Movie Connections:

References Conrad the Sailor (1942)

Soundtrack:

The Song of the Marines

Duck Amuck: This Short is just incredible!

Already as a boy I could understand the humor in 'Duck Amuck' - but perhaps not it's meta-ambitions! If I knew then how good this short movie is I would never ever let my father erase it!

Quotes like: "NOW WHAT?" and "Give me a close-up!" can't leave my head! Duffy (or Daffy) has since this movie always been my personal cartoon favorite.

Don't miss this incredible masterpiece, then you will miss one of the best movies ever made!!!

Rating: 10 of 10.