Duck Amuck
The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack and even his physical form shift and change at the whim of the animator.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 7m
- Released
- 1953
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1953
Storyline
The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack and even his physical form shift and change at the whim of the animator.
Top credits
Did you know
• According to Chuck Jones, the revelation of the animator in the ending is just for comedic value - Jones (the director) is speaking to the audience directly, asking "Who is Daffy Duck anyway? Would you recognize him if I did THIS to him?"
• In animation historian Jerry Beck's 1994 poll of animators, film historians, and directors, this cartoon was rated the second greatest cartoon of all time.
• Animator Ben Washam came up with Daffy's line, "Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin."
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $14,753
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $12,285 (1998-02-16)
User reviews
Chuck Jones' Duck Amuck is his most abstract and funniest cartoon short
A Looney Tunes short that may never get old- years ahead of its time
Duck Amuck: This Short is just incredible!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Color
