Duck Amuck (1953)

"A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~"Movie
Audience Score
81
Duck Amuck
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StarringMel Blanc
DirectorChuck Jones
NR 7 minFeb 28th, 1953Animation, Comedy
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 28th, 1953
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Cartoons

Duck Amuck Quotes

Confusion in Animation and Identity

Daffy Duck: [sarcastically; Turns to the animator, angrily; The animator paints him instead of the scenery.; growls; pants angrily as the animator erases his whole body except his face; The animator draws him as a bizarre mismatched animal with a flower head and a screwball flag on its tail, instead of his usual appearance as a duck.; becomes suspicious of his unusual appearance; The animator writes a mirror in front of him.; He looks at himself at the mirror and shrieks after seeing how bizarre he looked.; to animator, angrily; The animator erases him and the mirror.; The animator draws him in a sea sailor uniform.; starts singing "The Song of the Marines"; He falls into the water, then swims ashore to an island from the distance.; The animator crops out everything except the island.; shouting; The animator gives him an extreme close-up, showing his angry bloodshot eyes! He then walks back away from the close-up. sarcastically; turns around to face the animator; A black curtain falls on him.; The animator draws a stick for him to hold up the curtain.; The stick breaks and the curtain falls on him again, nearly covering the entire screen. He grunts as he tries to hold up the curtain, but then pants in exhaustion as the curtain flattens him and covers the entire screen, except for him. He screams hysterically as he rips the curtain to shreds.; pants as he rips another part of the curtain; The animator irises out the screen and a "The End" card appears.; He pushes the "The End" card away in a panic.; He dances for a bit, but then the screen goes out of alignment by the animator, revealing another Daffy.] That's dandy, ho ho, that's rich I'll say. Now how about some color, stupid? Hey! Not me, you slop artist! Well? Where's the rest of me? It isn't as though I haven't lived up to my contract. Goodness knows. And, goodness knows, it isn't like I haven't kept myself trim, goodness knows. I-I've done that. That's strange. All of a sudden, I don't quite feel like myself. Oh, I feel all right. And yet, I... I, uh... Eeeeek!!! You know better than that! Well? Hmm. Sea picture, eh? I always wanted to do a sea-epic. Now, Mr. Rembrandt, if you'll kindly oblige with a little appropriate scenery... Over the sea, let's go, men! We're shovin right off, we're shovin right off... again? Hey! Come here! Come here! Gimme a close-up! A close-up! This is a close-up? A CLOSE-UP, YA JERK! A CLOSE-UP!! Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin. Now, look, buster, let's have an understanding. Now what? Brother, what a way to run a railroad. Now then, as I was saying... AAAAAHHHHH!!! All right, let's get this picture started! NO! NO! Listen, pal, let's discuss this thing sanely, huh? Look, I tell you what. You go your way and I'll go mine. Live and let live, right? Right. Ladies and gentlemen, there will be no more delays, so I shall attempt to entertain you in my own inimitable fashion. Now what?!
Daffy Duck Clone: What are you doing down there?