Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, with Coyote vs. Acme finally hitting theaters, Zach and Chris discuss another Looney Tunes movie, 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Brendan Fraser stars as DJ Drake, the son of actor Damian Drake (Timothy Dalton), who plays a spy in movies and turns out to be a secret agent in real life as well. Captured by the sinister CEO of ACME, Mr. Chairman (Steve Martin), DJ is tasked with finding the legendary "Blue Monkey" diamond that has the power to turn people into monkeys. DJ has the recently fired Daffy Duck (Joe Alaskey) tagging along, and the pair are followed by Warner Bros. executive Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) and Bugs Bunny (Alaskey), who want Daffy to return to their in-production movie. Zach and Chris try to figure out what Steve Martin is doing in his villain role, Yosemite Sam's awesome Las Vegas casino, the alien cameos in Area 52, and whether it would have been better as more of a Hollywood satire instead of a spy/action movie parody. You can buy or rent Looney Tunes: Back in Action on Prime Video, Apple TV, or Fandango. Next week, we're getting ready for Onslaught by discussing a movie it may have taken some inspiration from: Universal Soldier. We want to hear your comments and feedback. Send them all to [email protected]. Also, let us know your movie suggestions for discussion. Please subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. You can also find the podcast on YouTube. Check us out on Twitter (@evaction), Facebook (www.facebook.com/everything.action), Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram (@everything.action).