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By Tara McNamara
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Porky & Daffy's alien adventure mixes scares, silliness.
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
What's the Story?
In THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck (both voiced by Eric Bauza) need to make money to fix the roof of their house, so they get jobs at the Goodie Gum factory. But after Daffy realizes that the gum mixture has been compromised by an alien with nefarious plans, he and Porky must work together to save the Earth. Tied to the 2020 Looney Tunes Cartoons series, which was based on the classic Warner Brothers cartoons, this is the first fully animated feature made of entirely original Looney Tunes material to receive a worldwide theatrical release.
Is It Any Good?
Mixing Looney Tunes with sci-fi horror elements is a fun idea, and the result is wackily entertaining, but it's missing one important thing: Bugs Bunny. Porky Pig was actually the first star of Warner Bros. cartoons, he and Daffy have been a duo longer than Bugs has been around, and, historically, Bugs rarely interacts with the other two. But still, almost everyone identifies the "wascally wabbit" as the face of Looney Tunes and the franchise's star attraction. It's also surprising that The Day the Earth Blew Up introduces a new alien rather than include Looney Tunes' own classic character Marvin the Martian. So no matter how entertaining the film is, audiences who grew up loving the WB's loony crew may experience some disappointment.
Kids are less likely to have these attachments, especially if this film is their introduction to these characters. An alien takeover is just the right kind of panic to send Daffy's overreactive chaos energy into overdrive, serving—as always—as the perfect foil to Porky's calm, thoughtful approach. That said, when you're used to this duo in short form, 91 minutes can feel uncomfortably long. (Even the animators must think so: A memory montage of Daffy and Porky's beloved father figure, Farmer Jim, is literally the exact footage from an early montage of Farmer Jim.) And the restless urge to wrap it up may also manifest in antsy kids who, in today's animation universe, often have less patience for the absurd.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about whether they consider The Day the Earth Blew Up scary. Why is it scary, or why not? How much scary stuff can young kids handle?
How has animation changed from the original Looney Tunes cartoons of the 1930s and '40s? What other Looney Tunes characters are you familiar with?
Porky and Petunia have stutters, and Daffy Duck has a lisp. In the original Looney Tunes cartoons, were their speech differences examples of representation or were they used as a way to get laughs? Do you think it's different in The Day the Earth Blew Up?
Characters use a lot of insult words and call others names throughout the movie, which is a hallmark of Looney Tunes cartoons. Do you think it's still OK today?
What does it mean to "break the third wall"? When is this technique used here, and how does it make you feel as an audience member to be included?
Movie Details
- In theaters : March 14, 2025
- On DVD or streaming : April 15, 2025
- Cast : Eric Bauza , Candi Milo , Peter MacNicol
- Director : Pete Browngardt
- Inclusion Information : Asian Movie Actor(s) , Female Movie Actor(s) , Latino Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Ketchup Entertainment
- Genre : Family and Kids
- Character Strengths : Teamwork
- Run time : 91 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : cartoon violence/action and rude/suggestive humor
- Last updated : February 9, 2026
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