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Duck Amuck

Duck Amuck

A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~

19538.10h 7m

Overview

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.

Directed by Chuck Jones
Written by Michael Maltese
Produced by Edward Selzer
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Top Cast

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny (voice)

Themes & Keywords

transformationcartoonpencilsurrealismdrawingdoppelgängercartoon duckshort filmlooney tunes

About Duck Amuck

Duck Amuck is a animation, comedy film released in 1953 exploring themes of transformation, cartoon, pencil, surrealism, drawing, doppelgänger. Directed by Chuck Jones, it stars Mel Blanc. 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.

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