Duck Amuck

"A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~"

1953 0h 7m EN

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★8.1TMDB · 260

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~”

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Cast

Mel Blanc
Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chuck Jones
Writers: Michael Maltese
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carl W. Stalling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Treg Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chuck Jones directs. Carl W. Stalling scores. Treg Brown cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Carl W. Stalling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Treg Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marketing tagline: "A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~".
7IMDB entry: tt0045708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "transformation", "cartoon", "pencil", "surrealism".