Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)

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Memorable, crazy movie

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This old Looney Tunes short "Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 century" is fantastic and stars three great characters Daffy Duck,Porky Pig and Marvin The Martian.Its about Daffy Duck living in a sci-fi like universe were he is known as Duck Dodgers ,he is ordered to go to a place called Planet X to find a rear shaving cream.Once he gets their alongside Porky Pig he declares the planet in the name of Earth,but Marvin The Martian comes along and wants to declare it in the name of Mars ,and since they both agree that the planet isn't big enough for the two of them they both get into a small war for who gets it.

Here is another great example of the sometimes annoying yet lovable Daffy Duck trying to play a well known character, like he did in Robin Hood Daffy, and making it hysterical fun. Based on the popular science fiction character Buck Rogers of the space stories, this is a great cartoon spoof in the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies collection. Set in the future, with huge colourful cities in space, space hero Duck Dodgers, Daffy, arrives to hear a mission to go to Planet X in search for what is believed to be the last place to find Illudium Phosdex, the re-shaving cream atom. So after making himself light up and proclaiming "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century", he and his eager young space cadet, Porky Pig, are in a rocket ready to go. Dodgers explains the plan to get to Planet X, it seems very complicated, and they could easily follow planets A-W, so they do. They reach the planet, and Dodgers claims it for the Earth, but then another rocket rushes overhead, with Marvin the Martian walking out to claim it for Mars, and so begins an argument to have the planet. Marvin and Dodgers both fire disintegration guns (Daffy's literally disintegrating itself), Marvin gets a stick of dynamite, he and Dodgers send each other ultimatum messages (Marvin's being an explosive shot), and Marvin sends a final explosive shot. Dodgers loses it and decides to use his secret weapon on Marvin's rocket, and Marvin does the same to Dodgers', and they both end up blowing Planet X to a piece of rock which they stand on, and after pushing Marvin off, finally claiming the planet and saying his catchphrase, Porky says "big deal". Daffy Duck was number 30, and Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies number 20 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons. Very good!

"Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century" is a classic Daffy Duck/Porky Pig/Marvin Martian cartoon written by Michael Maltese, composed by Carl Stalling, and directed by Chuck Jones. But the artist whose work really stands out in this cartoon - I think - is Maurice Noble. The NUMEROUS layout designs that he devised for the science fiction atmosphere of this film are absolutely BRILLIANT! The following are my favorite scenes from "Duck Dodgers". Upon Daffy's first triumphant announcement that he is indeed Duck Dodgers, his flashing frame suspends in the air for a few seconds before falling to the ground after he states his name. Marvin Martian blasts Daffy in the face through a video monitor. And when Daffy whips out his disintegrating pistol, it . . . . . disintegrates.Catch "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century" on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1 Disc 2, with an optional audio commentary by Michael Barrier, an animation historian whose insights I greatly appreciate.

Easily one of Chuck Jones and WB's top five best cartoons, "Duck Dodgers" is still hilarious and inventive after 50 years. Daffy Duck, always fun to watch, and his companion Porky have to travel to Planet X to discover a precious atom. They have to compete with the Marvin the Martian for the discovery of the atom and the planet. I have to agree with the below user-comment that the opening scenes are breathtakingly surreal and mind-blowing. The cartoon is best appreciated if you seen the other Looney Tunes starring Daffy Duck and Porky. A classic.