Looney Tunes: Back in Action (PG, 2003)

common sense media says

Live action/animated tale will amuse cartoon fans.


parents & educators say
  • 100% say violence is an issue
  • 67% say sexual content is an issue

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that there's a great deal of comic peril and violence, though of course no one is hurt. The film includes a little potty humor and a couple of mildly naughty words.

Positive messages: A little potty humor.
Violence & scariness: A great deal of comic violence, though of course no one is hurt. Comic peril, no one hurt, some scary-looking monsters.
Sexy stuff: Mild references to cross-dressing and kissing.
Language: A couple of mildly naughty words.
Consumerism: Walmart mentioned in scene.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Mild drinking joke.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the original cartoons and which characters they like the best. How are the Looney Tunes different from other animated characters, such as those in the Disney movies?

What's the story?

What's the story?
This live action/animated feature begins when Daffy Duck – jealous of Bugs Bunny's high-profile career -- is let go by the studio after he demands more money and attention. But Daffy soon gets caught up in a plot involving the kidnapping of secret agent Damien Drake (played by Timothy Dalton) by the evil chairman of the Acme Corporation (Steve Martin). With help from the Drake's son (Brendan Fraser), Daffy embarks on a mission to rescue the kidnapped spy. Meanwhile, Bugs and a Warner Brothers executive (Jenna Elfman) decide that Daffy is an integral part of the Looney Tunes gang.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The subversive spirit of the Looney Tunes is in good hands in LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION. Director Joe Dante is clearly a fan and he keeps the jokes coming. There are movie parodies (Psycho, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), throwaway gags, and lots of all-out mayhem, especially a wildly surreal romp through the paintings at the Louvre. And though Wile E. Coyote is now ordering online from Acme.com, the goodies are just as outrageous and subject to Murphy's Law as ever.

Live-action performers Brendan Fraser, Timothy Dalton, Steve Martin, and Joan Cusack, all have fun, but they can't steal the movie from Bugs, Daffy, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweetie Pie, Marvin Martian, the Tasmanian Devil, Pepe LePew, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, and of course Mr. Coyote.

Movie themes & details

Themes
Movie Details
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin
Genre: Family and Kids
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: November 14, 2003
DVD release: March 2, 2004
MPAA Rating: PG
MPAA explanation: some mild language and innuendo

This review was written by Nell Minow
 
 

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What parents & educators say

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Based on 3 parent & educator reviews:
  • 100% say violence is an issue
  • 67% say sexual content is an issue
  • 67% say they noticed product placement
  • 67% say language is an issue
  • 33% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking

Most useful reviews by all members

Sanjay407
kid, 13 years old
 

dancing girl
kid, 12 years old
 
OK movie but the Looney Tunes cartoons are way better than the movie. That's what I think.

 
Perfect for adults, but not for kids or teens
I have the feeling that it should be rated R. It should not have drag-racing in a film. It should have no gambling at casinos.

allietron
kid, 13 years old
 
Awesome Movie
Love the movie. Very good!


kid, 12 years old
 
FUNNY BUNNY KNOWHUTIMEAN?!
hahahahahahahah!!!! It's so funny! Use as family favs!


teen, 14 years old
 
FUNNY BUNNY KNOWHUTIMEAN?!
hahahahahahahah!!!! It's so funny! Use as family favs!


kid, 11 years old
 
FUNNY BUNNY KNOWHUTIMEAN?!
hahahahahahahah!!!! It's so funny! Use as family favs!

robinrunner
teen, 14 years old
 
Looney Tune Spectacular, with mild innopropriote content
I love looney tunes, so I loved this movie, but really any child will most likely find it entertaining. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the rest of the bunch are potrayed through out the film as spies or assains trying to capture a chrystal that turns people into monkeys (kids will adore the concept). Mild sexual issues are seen, like when one of the main charecters tries to sneak a peak at a woman changing, or when you see the Monalisas underwear for a split second. Other than that Back in Action is funny, suspensful, and fun to watch.

lolalover13
kid, 12 years old
 
Great mix of plot and characters
This has been my favorite movie since I was 3 years old!!! And it still is. I love how they mix Loony tunes with actual people, it was really funny!!! Daffy and bugs are my favorite. It is a great movie for kids not only does it have a great plot there favorite cartoons are in it!!!

FooZirc
kid, 12 years old
 
This is one of my favorite movies!!!!
I love this movie!!! It's sooo funny!!! I'm watching it right now!

Frylock
teen, 14 years old
 
That's all folks.
Some funny parts, but not that good.

Film Friend
kid, 12 years old
 
I like it
It's good and pretty funny but it has violence like the ACME bad guy who wants to turn everyone into a blue monkey and he also wants a train to drive over a movie star spy.

Divine_Munchie_99
teen, 17 years old
 
Weird, NOT for young kids.
A little too weird. Should be PG-13. I know someone who got scared watching it when they were little. REALLY terrifying scenes with alien-like creatures.


kid, 12 years old
 
this movie had some sexual humor to it
i love it.bugs bunny is back for some more.


teen, 14 years old
 
this movie had some sexual humor to it
i love it.bugs bunny is back for some more.


kid, 11 years old
 
this movie had some sexual humor to it
i love it.bugs bunny is back for some more.

Marvin Martian
parent of 15 year old
 
More for older children
Very good couple of scary scenes in aliens, walmart mentioned, some kissing, and mild swear words. But very good. Remember weapons. Marvin does very well!!

nduns
adult
 
People missed the point of this one
Why is this movie so widely hated? Is it the fact that people just don't like live-action, animated hybrids? Wait, I know what it is: People missed the point. See, all the stuff that makes this movie "bad" like the acting and what-not was all intentionally done as a way to make fun of Hollywood. It saddens me that people prefer Spacejam, a movie where all the Looney Tunes are mostly out of character, over a movie where they're COMPLETELY in character from start to finish.

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