List of Looney Tunes feature-length films
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This is a list of feature films with appearances by the Looney Tunes
characters, either centered on that series or just cameo roles only.
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
characters, either centered on that series or just cameo roles only.
Cameo roles only
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| Haunted Gold Haunted Gold Haunted Gold is a 1932 Western film starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1928 film The Phantom City.-Cast :*John Wayne as John Mason*Sheila Terry as Janet Carter*Harry Woods as Joe Ryan*Erville Alderson as Tom Benedict... |
1932 | LTGC Volume 6, Disc 3 (special feature, opening animated title sequence only) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.... |
Western staring John Wayne John Wayne Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height... , animated bat at the beginning. |
| Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland (1933 film) Alice in Wonderland is a 1933 film version of the famous Alice novels of Lewis Carroll. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures, featuring an all-star cast. It is all live-action, except for the Walrus and The Carpenter sequence, which was animated by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Stars featured... |
1933 | Leon' Schlesinger studio produced the Walrus and The Carpenter sequence in other wise Live-action film for Paramount Pictures. | |
| When's Your Birthday? When's Your Birthday? When's Your Birthday? American film directed by Harry Beaumont. While original prints of this film had a cartoon sequence in Technicolor directed by Bob Clampett and Leon Schlesinger, most prints have the sequence in black-and-white.- Plot summary :Dustin Willoughby When's Your Birthday? (1937)... |
1937 | Opening sequence to film produced by Andrew Stone Productions an idependent film company . |
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| The Big Broadcast of 1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures film featuring W.C. Fields and Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies... |
1938 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still... s film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio.Unlcear if the other films in the Big Bordcast series featured animation form Leon and co. |
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| She Married A Cop | 1939 | Republic Picturss film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio. | |
| Love Thy Neighbor Love Thy Neighbor Love Thy Neighbour was a 1970s British situation comedy.Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour may also refer to:* the Biblical phrase from Leviticus and the New Testament about the Ethic of reciprocity... |
1940 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still... s film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio. |
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| The Lady Eve The Lady Eve The Lady Eve is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. The film is based on a story by Monckton Hoffe about a mismatched couple who meet on board a luxury liner... |
1941 | Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still... s film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio |
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| Hi Diddle Diddle Hi Diddle Diddle Hi Diddle Diddle is a black-and-white American comedy film made in 1943 directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and Pola Negri.... |
1943 | United Artists film, with animation sequences produced by Leon Schlesinger studio | |
| Two Guys From Texas Two Guys from Texas Two Guys from Texas is a 1948 musical comedy film starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, and Dorothy Malone. The movie was directed by David Butler, written by Allen Boretz and I.A.L. Diamond, produced by Alex Gottlieb, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 4, 1948... |
1947 | LTGC Volume 1, Disc 1 (special feature, cameo parts only) | Cameo Appearnace of Bugs Bunny. |
| My Dream Is Yours My Dream Is Yours My Dream Is Yours is a 1949 musical romantic comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson and Lee Bowman.The film is perhaps best remembered today for an extended dream sequence combining animation and live action which featured a cameo appearance by Bugs Bunny, dancing with Jack Carson and Doris... |
1949 | LTGC Volume 1, Disc 1 (special feature, cameo parts only) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on October 28, 2003. It contains 56 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements... Stand-alone release of whole film also available |
Cameo Appearance of Bugs Bunny and Tweety. |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit Who Framed Roger Rabbit Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy-noir film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film combines live action and animation, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, which depicts a world in which cartoon characters... |
1988 | Stand-alone DVD release (1-disc and 2-disc versions) | A Disney Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney... /Amblin Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment is an American film and television production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in 1981. Amblin is only a production company, and has never distributed its own movies, nor has it fully financed its... film released by Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Pictures Touchstone Pictures is an American film production label and is one of several film labels of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. Established in 1984, its releases typically feature more mature themes and darker tones than those that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.Touchstone... . See the film page for further info. |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch Gremlins 2: The New Batch Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American horror comedy film, and the sequel to Gremlins . It was directed by Joe Dante and written by Charles S. Haas, with creature designs by Rick Baker... |
1990 | Stand-alone DVD release | Featuring cameo appearance of Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny during the opening credits. |
Compilation films
All directed by Friz Freleng except where noted.| Title | Year | DVD release | Included shorts | Notes |
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| Bugs Bunny: Superstar Bugs Bunny: Superstar Bugs Bunny: Superstar is a 1975 Looney Tunes documentary film, narrated by Orson Welles and produced and directed by Larry Jackson.The film includes nine Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons which were previously released during the 1940s :* What's Cookin' Doc? * The Wild Hare Bugs Bunny:... |
1975 | LTGC Volume 4, Discs 1 and 2 (special feature) Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on November 14, 2006... |
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*The only LT compaltliton film that doesn't contain new animation since the bridge sequences are all live-action documentary. |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie is a 1979 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences, hosted by Bugs Bunny... |
1979 | Looney Tunes Movie Collection |
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*Directed by Chuck Jones |
| The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie is a 1981 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences produced by Friz Freleng, hosted by Bugs Bunny... |
1981 | Stand-alone DVD release |
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| Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales is a 1982 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences, hosted by Bugs Bunny... |
1982 | Looney Tunes Movie Collection |
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| Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island is a 1983 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences, hosted by Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales... |
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| Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Daffy Duck's Quackbusters is a 1988 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts and animated bridging sequences, starring Daffy Duck. It is the final Looney Tunes project in which Mel Blanc provided the voices of the characters. The film was released to theaters by... |
1988 | Stand-alone DVD release |
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*Only compilation film not directed by a Termite Terrace alumn |
Theatrical releases
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| The Incredible Mr. Limpet The Incredible Mr. Limpet The Incredible Mr. Limpet is a 1964 American live-action/animated film from Warner Bros. It is about a man named Henry Limpet who turns into a talking fish resembling a tilefish and helps the U.S. Navy locate and destroy Nazi submarines. Don Knotts plays the title character. The live action was... |
1964 | Stand-alone DVD release | ||
| Space Jam Space Jam Aside from Jordan, a number of NBA players and coaches appeared in the film. Larry Bird portrays a friend of Jordan who joins him for a game of golf. When the Monstars steal the NBA players' talent, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks' Patrick... |
1996 | Stand-alone DVD release (1-disc and 2-disc versions) | ||
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action Looney Tunes: Back in Action Looney Tunes: Back in Action is a 2003 American live action/animated adventure comedy film directed by Joe Dante and starring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Timothy Dalton, and Steve Martin. The film is essentially a feature-length Looney Tunes cartoon, with all the wackiness and surrealism typical... |
2003 | Stand-alone DVD release | Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television... November 18 2011 |
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| Marvin the Martian Marvin the Martian Marvin the Martian is a fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons. Marvin's likeness appears in miniature on the Spirit rover on Mars.-Conception and creation:... |
2012 | CGI/Live Action film, starring Mike Myers as Marvin the Martian | ||
| Speedy Gonzales Speedy Gonzales Speedy Gonzales is an animated caricature of a mouse in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent... |
2014 | CGI/Live Action film, starring George Lopez George Lopez George Lopez is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including the Mexican American culture... as Speedy Gonzales |
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| Pepé Le Pew Pepé Le Pew Pepé Le Pew is a fictional character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, first introduced in 1945. A French skunk that always strolls around in Paris in the springtime, when everyone's thoughts are of "love", Pepé is constantly seeking "l'amour" of his own... |
2013 | CGI/Live Action film | ||
| Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most... |
2013 | CGI/Live Action film | ||
| ACME Warehouse | 2013 | CGI/Live Action film | ||
Direct-to-video
| Title | Year | Notes |
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| Tweety's High Flying Adventure Tweety's High Flying Adventure Tweety's High-Flying Adventure is a 2000 direct-to-video animated film produced by Tom Minton and James T. Walker, written by Tom Minton, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, directed by James T. Walker, Karl Toerge and Charles Visser, starring Sylvester and Tweety... |
2000 | VHS released in 2000 DVD released in 2007 |
| Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas is a 2006 animated direct-to-video film starring the Looney Tunes and directed by Charles Visser and produced by Warner Bros. Animation... |
2006 | |
Further reading
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (1989), Henry Holt, ISBN 0-8050-0894-2
- Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist by Chuck Jones, published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, ISBN 0-374-12348-9
- That's Not All, Folks! by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (Softcover) ISBN 0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover)
- Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Leonard Maltin, Revised Edition 1987, Plume ISBN 0-452-25993-2 (Softcover) ISBN 0-613-64753-X (Hardcover)
See also
- Looney TunesLooney TunesLooney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
- Merrie MelodiesMerrie MelodiesMerrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
- Looney Tunes Golden CollectionLooney Tunes Golden CollectionThe Looney Tunes Golden Collection was an annual series of six four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros.' home video unit Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts...
- List of films based on cartoons
External links
- The Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....
entry for Merrie Melodies Cartoons and for Looney Tunes Cartoons - Golden Age Cartoons' The Ultimate Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Website by Jon Cooke
- "Warner Brothers Cartoon Companion", a wealth of trivia about the Warner cartoons
- Official site