The story is highly entertaining and you cant help but rooting for daffy just this once. He is of irish, scottish, german, czech, and frenchcanadian ancestry. Back in action on dvd march 2, 2004 starring brendan fraser, joan cusack, timothy dalton, jenna elfman. As the movie opens, a little cartoon about bug, daffy and elmer fudd in the. As his parents frequently moved, brendan can claim affinity with ottawa, indianapolis, detroit, seattle. Fraser is best known for playing rick oconnell in the mummy trilogy, as well as for leading roles in comedy and fantasy films including encino man, george of the jungle, bedazzled, looney tunes. Drake brendan fraser to kick the duck off the studio lot.
Brendan fraser, dick miller, jenna elfman, joe alaskey, roger corman. Brendan fraser list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Brendan fraser and studio executive kate houghton jenna. And now last year or so warner brothers have decided for a little comback for the looney tunes. Brendan fraser full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The cgis were terrible and the acting by fraser felt wooden and forced. Looney tunes back in action full screen edition by brendan fraser. Back in action opens, daffy duck is in a heated salary dispute with warner bros.
Back in action is an english movie directed by joe dante, eric goldbergian grievejoy lissandrello released in the year 2003. Brendan fraser, jenna elfman, steve martin, heather locklear. Brendan fraser celebrity profile check out the latest brendan fraser photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. His quiet demeanor and unselfish nature were qualities that pushed him to the forefront. Looney tunes back in action vhs, 2004 for sale online. The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and the mythical blue monkey diamond. And this time they thrown in brendan fraser, jenna elfman and steve martin in the film. With help from the drakes son brendan fraser, daffy embarks on a mission to rescue the kidnapped spy. Back in action and journey to the center of the earth. Back in action stars brendan fraser, jenna elfman, steve martin, timothy dalton the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score. Sick of ceding the spotlight to bugs bunny joe alaskey, daffy duck is unceremoniously fired by studio boss kate houghton jenna elfman when he demands equal pay and billing.
Looney tunes back in action dvd, 2004, full frame for. Elfman, warners vice president in charge of comedy, is way ahead of daffy and orders studio stuntman d. Back in action relied on pop culture reference, one liners and slapstick to appeal to the audience. Brendan james fraser was born in indianapolis, indiana, to canadian parents carol mary genereux, a sales counselor, and peter fraser, a journalist and travel executive.
Daffy throws a tantrum, and kate orders a security guard brendan fraser to throw him off the lot. The only looney tunes compilation film with no new animation. Back in action bugs and daffy do hollywood after space jams release in 1996 was met with enormous box office success, warner bros. It is the third featurelength liveactionanimated film to feature looney tunes. The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and the mythical blue monkey. The plot revolves around daffy duck and bugs bunny both voiced by joe alaskey helping aspiring daredevil damian d.
And they even have bugs bunny and daffy duck empoyed at thier studio. Brendan fraser came to the worlds attention as the hapless tarzan figure in george of the jungle. Brendan james fraser born december 3, 1968 is an american actor known for his unusual, fantasybased roles in encino man, george of the jungle, the threepart mummy film series, dudley doright, monkeybone, journey to the center of the earth, crash, and the quiet american. Included on looney tunes golden collection, volume 4 as a special feature. Starring brendan fraser, jenna elfman, timothy dalton, and steve martin, the film has a solid cast with a lot of comedic talent. Michael jordan might be all over the news, but brendan fraser produced the real classic.
Brendan looney documentary brendan, is a documentary of a true american hero. One of the great things about them was that since many of them were made as shorts that were shown before theatrical movies, and therefore had to please both children and adults, they were multilayered with. Back in action theatrical release poster directed byjoe dante eric goldberg produced by paula weinstein bernie goldman screenplay bylarry doyle story bylarry doyle glenn ficarra john requa based onlooney tunes by warner bros. The movie moves and feels like one of the classic looney tunes cartoons, but is current enough to welcome new fans in. Meanwhile, bugs and a warner brothers executive jenna elfman decide that daffy is an integral part of the looney tunes gang. Back in action 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is the looney tunes first movie since 1996s space jam with michael jordan. Like many people my age or older, i grew up watching bugs bunny cartoons. One of the funniest features of the film was its constant.
John brendan aloysius looney, overcame personal obstacles to live his dream and serve his country. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie. The looney tunes search for brendan frasers missing father and the mythical blue monkey diamond. He is best known for playing rick oconnell in the mummy trilogy 1999, 2001, 2008, as well as for leading roles in comedy and fantasy films including encino man 1992, george of the jungle 1997, bedazzled 2000, looney tunes. This movie had brendan fraser, jenna elfman, steve martin, heather locklear in the lead roles of the film. Back in action, in which he played an actor who happens to be the stuntman for brendan fraser. Damian drake timothy dalton dj drake brendan fraser and daffy duck excerpt from scene at the home of damien drake timothy dalton. I rather like the way animation and live action are used beside each other in this film. Steve martin is a real scenestealer as a villain in this movie that has humans coexisting with cartoon.
Looney tunes back in action 2004 the movie brendan fraser. For years bugs bunny has been pulling down the big bucks, and now, as they prepare to costar in another movie, daffy is fed up. It begins with fraser trying to explain why he was drawn to the script for looney tunes. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Back in action 2003 sick of ceding the spotlight to bugs bunny joe alaskey, daffy duck is unceremoniously fired by studio boss kate houghton jenna elfman when he demands equal. Starring brendan fraser jenna elfman steve martin timothy dalton joan cusack heather locklear music byjerry goldsmith cinematographydean cundey edited by rick finney marshall harvey production company baltimore spring creek productions goldmann pictures lonely. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Back in action 2003 and journey to the center of the. Only looney tunes film originally distributed by united artists. Steve martin is a real scenestealer as a villain in this movie that has humans coexisting with cartoon characters. Our celluloid heroes embark on a hilarious adventure that takes them from hollywood to las vegas, paris and the jungles of africa. Looney tunes back in action feature film television.