Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Greg Ford
Friz Freleng

Writers:

Greg Ford (story) &
Terry Lennon (story) ...

Release Date:

24 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Horror

Tagline:

Join Daffy Duck and his friends in a quazy, quack-up comedy.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Daffy Duck | Sylvester | Bugs Bunny | Porky Pig | Merrie Melodies

Cast

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julie Bennett	...	Agatha and Emily - The Two-headed Vulture (voice)
Roy Firestone	...	(voice)
June Foray	...	(voice)
Ben Frommer	...	Count Bloodcount (voice)
Mel Tormé	...	Daffy Duck (singing) (voice)
B.J. Ward	...	Woman (voice)

Runtime:

USA:72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:G

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Uses the plot and some footage from _Daffy Dillt (1948)_ as a jumping-off point.

Quotes:

Bugs Bunny: Well what do ya know! He melted. He really was a snowman!
Daffy: Abominable, that is.

Movie Connections:

References Sybil (1976) (TV)

The best of all the Looney Tune movies

In this final installment of the compilation series, we go out with a bang. Once again, Daffy takes center stage in this clever and funny takeoff on "Ghost Busters" with Daffy, Bugs, Porky and Sylvester taking on everybody from killer mice to evil vampires.

This movie is, quite simply, funny. It is a great spoof of the 1984 comedy classic (not so much a spoof of the story as it is the idea) and most of the cartoons included are some of the funniest among the Looney Tunes canon. Particular highlights include "Daffy's Dilly" and "Prize Pest." Greg Ford and Terry Lennon wisely use vintage sound effects and music cues from the original cartoon and also provide a surprisingly catchy and somber instrumental version of "Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives" with the full song being sung superbly by Mel Torme.

Unfairly dismissed as just another cheap clip show "Quackbusters" is clever, entertaining, funny, and also poignant when one considers this was Mel Blanc's final Looney Tunes movie performance. Another highlight is a great cameo appearance by the forgotten Tune Egghead which provides a nice touch for film buffs.

What it boils down to is that this film is fine family entertainment and is a quality spoof (take note Friedburg and Seltzer). If nothing else, it is at least better than "Ghostbusters II."