Duck Amuck

Duck Amuck is a 1953 American surreal animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. The short film was released in early 1953 by The Vitaphone Corporation, the short subject division of Warner Bros., as part of the Merrie Melodies series. It stars Daffy Duck, who is tormented by a seemingly sadistic, initially unseen animator, who constantly changes Daffy's locations, clothing, voice, physical appearance and even shape, much to Daffy's aggravation and rage. Pandemonium reigns throughout the cartoon as Daffy attempts to steer the action back to some kind of normality, only for the animator to either ignore him or, more frequently, to over-literally interpret his increasingly frantic demands. In the end, the tormenting animator is revealed to be Bugs Bunny. This cartoon was featured in The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie. Directed by Charles M. Jones. Produced by Edward Selzer (uncredited). Story by Michael Maltese. Daffy Duck [sarcastically] That's dandy, ho ho, that's rich I'll say. [Turns to the animator, angrily] Now how about some color, stupid? [The animator paints him instead of the scenery.] Hey! [growls] Not me, you slop artist! [pants angrily as the animator erases his whole body except his face] Well? Where's the rest of me? [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.] 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. [becomes suspicious of his unusual appearance] That's strange. All of a sudden, I don't quite feel like myself. Oh, I feel all right. [The animator writes a mirror in front of him.] And yet, I... I, uh... [He looks at himself at the mirror and shrieks after seeing how bizarre he looked.] Eeeeek!!! [to animator, angrily] You know better than that! Bugs Bunny [As he's venting, a doorway with an open door is drawn around Daffy, then the door is pushed closed by the eraser. The camera then pans from the scene into an animation studio. As it turns out, that the animator tormenting Daffy throughout the cartoon is revealed to be Bugs Bunny, the whole time!] Ain't I a stinker? Voice Cast Mel Blanc as Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny See also Rabbit Rampage One Carroter in Search of an Artist External links 0045708 Duck Amuck Category:1953 American animated films Category:1953 English-language films Category:American animated short films Category:Bugs Bunny cartoons Category:Children's animated comedy short films Category:Children's animated fantasy short films Category:Daffy Duck cartoons Category:Films directed by Chuck Jones Category:United States National Film Registry films Category:Chuck Jones films