Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island

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Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Friz Freleng
Phil Monroe (co-director)
Story by John Dunn
Dave Detiege
Friz Freleng
Produced byFriz Freleng
Hal Geer
Jean MacCurdy
Starring Mel Blanc
June Foray
Les Tremayne
Music by Rob Walsh
Gene Poddany
Orchestration:
Don McGinnis
Animation by Brenda Banks
Warren Batchelder
Brad Case
Bob Matz
Norm McCabe
Richard Thompson
Bob Bransford
Terrence Lennon
Sam Nicholson
Derry Ray
Scanimation Effects:
Ed Kramer (uncredited)
Layouts by Bob Givens
Michael Mitchell
Backgrounds byRichard Thomas
Color processColor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (also known as Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island) is a 1983 American animated anthology film directed by Friz Freleng and Phil Monroe with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences, hosted by Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales. [1] This was the first Looney Tunes compilation film to center on Daffy Duck, as the previous ones had centered on Bugs Bunny. The premise of the framing animation was a general parody of the popular 1970s/1980s television series Fantasy Island , with Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales playing caricatures of that series' principal characters, Mr. Roarke and Tattoo (respectively).

Contents

A note in the end credits dedicates the film to animator and story man, John Dunn, "who inspired it." [2] Dunn died of heart failure in San Fernando, California on January 17, 1983; six months before the film's release.

Plot

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales are castaways shipwrecked on a desert island for months with nothing on it but a coconut tree. Daffy is sick and tired of eating coconuts and losing his sanity. They discover a treasure map which leads them to a magical, talking wishing well. The greedy Daffy proposes to use the power of the well, which obeys the commands of whoever holds the map. Rather than simply wishing for a heap of wealth, Daffy figures he can make himself and Speedy rich by transforming the barren island into a verdant tourist paradise and selling other people wishes for a hefty fee. Speedy and Daffy attire themselves in the white suits worn by Tattoo and Roarke in the television show Fantasy Island, with Speedy exclaiming "da plane, da plane" as an airplane carrying various Looney Tunes characters arrives on the island. As the customers step up for their chance at the well, their wishes are fulfilled through the events of classic Looney Tunes cartoons.

Meanwhile, pirate Yosemite Sam and his first mate, the Tasmanian Devil, search for the map, which originally belonged to them. They had earlier lost their ship in a battle with Bugs Bunny. With a single black feather for a clue, they eventually find out that Daffy took it. In their pursuit of Daffy and Speedy, Sam inadvertently chases the former up a mountain and, upon both losing their grip on the map, into a field of volcanic rock. The map is lost to all because of this, causing the island to revert to what it once was. Daffy, Speedy, Sam, and Taz are trapped on the once-again-deserted island. The well gives them three wishes individually, but warns them to use them wisely, for they are the last wishes it will ever grant. Daffy and Speedy waste their wishes, Speedy wishing for a burrito, then Daffy angrily responding by wishing the burrito was stuck on the end of Speedy's nose. Daffy asks Sam to wish the burrito off Speedy's nose, but discovers that Sam already wished for a ship, abandoning Daffy and telling them after he sinks Bugs, he'll come back and pick the pair up. Daffy, now furious, shouts his catchphrase "You're despicable!" at Sam and Taz. The wishing well signs off with "That's all, folks!", concluding the movie.

Classic cartoons in order

The following includes the Well's descriptions of each cartoon (except for the first one) in relation to that character's wish. Some cartoons are abridged.

Voice cast

Merchandise

In 1981, a puzzle showing 105 Looney Tunes characters was issued. Among the characters are three who had never appeared in animation, identified as Hoppy, Hysterical Hyram and Minniesoda Fats. In one scene in Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, Hoppy and Hysterical Hyram are seen waiting for their chance to make their dreams come true (along with two other unidentified characters, namely a white dog and a small mouse with a hat). It is their only known appearance in animation. [3]

Home media

The film was released on DVD exclusively through Wal-Mart on August 12, 2014 and by Warner Home Video on November 18, 2014. It is also available as a download from the iTunes Store. It finally saw a UK DVD release on July 5, 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ↑ (October 23, 2012) The Forgotten Toons Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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