History Film / LooneyTunesBackInAction

Financially, it performed even worse than ''Space Jam''... in fact, it's estimated that Warner Bros. lost between $60 million and $80 million on the film, making it one of the biggest box office flops ''ever'' -- [[FranchiseKiller theaters retracted the film out of embarrassment, and the series of brand new theatrical cartoon shorts were all canceled...]] some of which ''were already finished''. This film made the company realize there doesn't seem to be any clear future for the Tunes, except for the occasional television special, [[DuckDodgers a faithful new TV series]] and [[WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed some controversial]] [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/warner-bros-next-movie-star-bugs-bunny/#more-61224 updates]] (at least until ''TheLooneyTunesShow''). Still however fans have been known to state the movie is much better than ''Space Jam'', bringing the characters back to their roots, and has gained a cult following on DVD. In fact, many claim one of the main reasons the film failed at the theaters was due in part to the lousy marketing of Warner Bros (Considering their treatment of ''Film/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' the previous year, the claim is not without justification).

Financially, it performed even worse than ''Space Jam''... in fact, it's estimated that Warner Bros. lost between $60 million and $80 million on the film, making it one of the biggest box office flops ''ever'' -- [[FranchiseKiller theaters retracted the film out of embarrassment, and the series of brand new theatrical cartoon shorts were all canceled...]] some of which ''were already finished''. This film made the company realize there doesn't seem to be any clear future for the Tunes, except for the occasional television special, [[DuckDodgers a faithful new TV series]] and [[WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed some controversial]] [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/warner-bros-next-movie-star-bugs-bunny/#more-61224 updates]] (at least until ''TheLooneyTunesShow''). Still however fans have been known to state the movie is much better than ''Space Jam'', bringing the characters back to their roots, and has gained a cult following on DVD. In fact, many claim one of the main reasons the film failed at the theaters was due in part to the lousy marketing of Warner Bros (Considering their treatment of ''Film/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' the previous year. The claims not without justification).

Financially, it performed even worse than ''Space Jam''... in fact, it's estimated that Warner Bros. lost between $60 million and $80 million on the film, making it one of the biggest box office flops ''ever'' -- [[FranchiseKiller theaters retracted the film out of embarrassment, and the series of brand new theatrical cartoon shorts were all canceled...]] some of which ''were already finished''. This film made the company realize there doesn't seem to be any clear future for the Tunes, except for the occasional television special, [[DuckDodgers a faithful new TV series]] and [[WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed some controversial]] [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/warner-bros-next-movie-star-bugs-bunny/#more-61224 updates]] (at least until ''TheLooneyTunesShow''). Still however fans have been known to state the movie is much better than ''Space Jam'', bringing the characters back to their roots, and has gained a cult following on DVD. In fact, many claim one of the main reasons the film failed at the theaters was due in part to the lousy marketing of Warner Bros.

Rumor has it that Dante made this revival in response to his deep hatred for the previous film incarnation, calling this the "anti-''Space Jam''". Ironically, its working title was ''Spy Jam'', and had an action-oriented, Film/JamesBond-like feel to it, instead of spoofing sports movies. It also was going to star [[JackieChan Jackie]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Chan]]. The secret agent story remains, but Bugs and company are AnimatedActors under contract at the Warner Studios lot, instead of otherworldly residents separate from our own. Rather than make all of them friends, they cast Elmer Fudd and the other supporting Tunes as enemies of Bugs and Daffy, several of which live around the world.

** TimothyDalton is D.J.'s father, who's [[JamesBond a British secret agent]].

* TrailerSpoof: One trailer appeared to be for the next JamesBond movie, showing 007 onscreen. Then it turned upside down and pulled back...

* CoolCar: The Spy-mobile.

* CoolCar: The Spy-mobile, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR_Tuscan_Speed_6]].

* CoolCar: The Spy-mobile, a [[TVR Tuscan Speed 6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR_Tuscan_Speed_6]].

* CoolCar: The Spy-mobile.

** When DJ and Daffy first get into the AMC Gremlin, fittingly enough, the music briefly changes to the ''Film/{Gremlins}'' theme.

** When DJ and Daffy first get into the AMC Gremlin, fittingly enough, the music briefly changes to the Film/Gremlins theme.

** When DJ and Daffy first get into the AMC Gremlin, fittingly enough, the music briefly changes to the [[Film/Gremlins]] theme.

** In an AnimatedActors kind of way, this trope also applies to the Looney Tunes themselves. Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky, Speedy and several others are depicted as actors who did star in their real-life shorts, but Tweety, Sylvester, Taz, Yosemite Sam, Marvin and several others are just depicted as people who hase seemingly no connection to the Warner Bros. studio.

** In the studio cafe scene during Bugs' discussion with Kate, Ralph the coyote is seen about to eat a (live) sheep sandwich but gets clobbered by Sam the sheep dog. Later in that same scene, the man from "One Froggy Evening" steals Michigan J. Frog and dashes away.

** Ron Pearlman's character (the VP who gets devoured by Taz), is a not-too subtle caricature of Ted Turner.
* TakeThatAudience: Kate reports that Bugs Bunny is popular with both men and women of all ages and nationalities, whereas Daffy Duck is only popular with "fat, basement dwellers."

** In an AnimateActors kind of way, this trope also applies to the Looney Tunes themselves. Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky, Speedy and several others are depicted as actors who did star in their real-life shorts, but Tweety, Sylvester, Taz, Yosemite Sam, Marvin and several others are just depicted as people who hase seemingly no connection to the Warner Bros. studio.

** Not only this, but one year after the film's release, the classic Looney Tunes shorts were canceled from CartoonNetwork, and were not seen on TV for nearly half a decade until Cartoon Network slowly began to bring them back in 2009.

-> "Bat-lights, Bat-conditioning, Bat-stereo. To the Duckcave!"

* CoolCar: The Spy-mobile

--> '''Kate''': ''(As scene begins to fade out)'' "What? That's not how it works!"

** Arguably the best scene in the whole film: the Louvre chase, where Elmer chases Bugs and Daffy through each and every painting in the hallway, taking on each of their styles.
** The relayed Civil Defense video tape has animated segments describing the villain's intent, and is animated in a more limited UPA style. (Probably because Warner Bros. used to make cartoon shorts in that style?)

* CelebrityParadox: See Art Shift above. Also, as stated above: DJ Drake, played by Brendan Fraser, punches... Brendan Fraser.

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* YankTheDogsChain: Poor, Daffy.

* PicturePastiche: During the art museum chase; it's also revealed via x-ray glasses that the Mona Lisa has a bra and a skeleton.

* TroubledProduction

* AdamWesting: Besides playing D.J. Drake, Brendan Fraser also plays... Brendan Fraser. Who ends up [[SelfParody being a complete]] {{Jerkass}} and punched in the face by D.J. (who, for extra MindScrew, is also played by Fraser)

* AdamWesting: Besides playing D.J. Drake, Brendan Fraser also plays...Brendan Fraser. Who ends up [[SelfParody being a complete]] {{Jerkass}} and punched in the face by D.J.