Duck Amuck
1953·Animation·7m
7.4
★
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.
Directed by Chuck Jones
transformation
cartoon
pencil
surrealism
drawing
doppelgänger
cartoon duck
short film
Rank
#7 in 1953·#1471 overall
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Mel Blanc
Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny (voice)
Crew
Chuck Jones
Director
Carl W. Stalling
Original Music Composer
Ben Washam
Animation
Michael Maltese
Story
Milt Franklyn
Orchestrator
Maurice Noble
Layout Supervisor
Popular Reviews
220 reviews
jota florez
Now how about some color, stupid?
Chuck Jones wasn't just one of the best animators in history, but one of the most important figures in the development of cinema. Let me explain: he created several of the most iconic characters in the world of animation and managed to bring them into the real world, leaving an indelible and non-transferable mark.
Duck Amuck is, in my opinion, Jones's best work and the only one capable of condensing, in just seven minutes, the essence of animation. It's pure comedy, hilarity, and ingenuity, taken to its ultimate consequences through something that had been done before but had never been so far-reaching: the interaction between creator and creation; Lucas versus the animator, both aware of each other's existence, a brutal breaking of the "Fourth Wall." In 1953, Duck Amuck isn't just hilarious, it's magical. The organic nature of the script (i.e., Daffy talking to "someone") lends an aura of improvisation; it's impossible to know how it will continue, much less discover the ending ahead of time.
Duck Amuck is a marvel of wit, with that way of breaking the fourth wall, which separates the creation from its creator and, therefore, from the viewer. The discussion between character and creator is superb; it's not for nothing that Daffy Duck, with his despicable nature, has been the most multifaceted character on the WB.
I couldn't help but shed a few tears; as an artist, as an aspiring animator, it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
I want to dedicate this review to my boyfriend; this is his favorite animated film. Also I beg yall to read his review, it's fantastic and unbelievable for being a Looney Tunes review
Now how about some color, stupid?
Chuck Jones wasn't just one of the best animators in history, but one of the most important figures in the development of cinema. Let me explain: he created several of the most iconic characters in the world of animation and managed to bring them into the real world, leaving an indelible and non-transferable mark.
Duck Amuck is, in my opinion, Jones's best work and the only one capable of condensing, in just seven minutes, the essence of animation. It's pure comedy, hilarity, and ingenuity, taken to its ultimate consequences through something that had been done before but had never been so far-reaching: the interaction between creator and creation; Lucas versus the animator, both aware of each other's existence, a brutal breaking of the "Fourth Wall." In 1953, Duck Amuck isn't just hilarious, it's magical. The organic nature of the script (i.e., Daffy talking to "someone") lends an aura of improvisation; it's impossible to know how it will continue, much less discover the ending ahead of time.
Duck Amuck is a marvel of wit, with that way of breaking the fourth wall, which separates the creation from its creator and, therefore, from the viewer. The discussion between character and creator is superb; it's not for nothing that Daffy Duck, with his despicable nature, has been the most multifaceted character on the WB.
I couldn't help but shed a few tears; as an artist, as an aspiring animator, it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
I want to dedicate this review to my boyfriend; this is his favorite animated film. Also I beg yall to read his review, it's fantastic and unbelievable for being a Looney Tunes review
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Tommy
8.0★ · 06/04/26
Yeah this is still genuinely funny. Holds up so well and was so important in showing what animation could do at that time. This short does something that could never be done in live action. It doesn't feel old and feels like something that could be made and loved today.
Yeah this is still genuinely funny. Holds up so well and was so important in showing what animation could do at that time. This short does something that could never be done in live action. It doesn't feel old and feels like something that could be made and loved today.
nisosPRO
boyle eski seyleri seviyorum ya
boyle eski seyleri seviyorum ya
Jack Smith
Daffy Duck did numbers for the lisp community
Daffy Duck did numbers for the lisp community