Draftee Daffyis a 1945Warner Bros.Looney Tunescartoon directed byBob Clampett.[1]The cartoon was released on January 27, 1945, and starsDaffy Duck.[2]
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| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
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| Starring | Mel Blanc(uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Rod Scribner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film depicts Daffy as adraft dodger,who desperately tries to avoid an agent of the draft board. Part of the film is set inhell,but Daffy is unable to end this pursuit.
Plot
editDaffy Duck finds himself in a patriotic mood after reading about the United States Armed Forces' success in pushing back Nazi German troops duringWorld War II.However, his mood quickly turns to fear when he receives a phone call from the draft board.
Determined to evade conscription, Daffy engages in a series of frantic attempts to escape the persistent draft board representative. Despite his efforts, Daffy's plans backfire, and he ultimately crash-lands in Hell. To his dismay, he discovers that the demon pursuing him is none other than the man from the draft board, signaling that he cannot escape his fate.
Reception
editAnimation historianJerry Beckwrites that in this film, Clampett "gives Daffy Duck the first nuance to his zany personality—somethingChuck Joneswould expand upon in later shorts—by making the duck an out-and-out coward. Even funnier, the little man from the draft board is portrayed by a nerdy4Freject, who personifies government intrusion in our lives. "[3]
Home media
edit- VHS, LaserDisc -Cartoon Moviestars:Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
- LaserDisc -The Golden Age of Looney Tunes,Vol. 2, Side 5: Bob Clampett
- VHS -Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 7: Welcome To Wackyland(USA 1995 Turner print)
- DVD -Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3,Disc Four (with audio commentary by Eddie Fitzgerald and John Kricfalusi)
- Blu-ray, DVD -Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3,Disc 2
References
edit- ^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989).Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons.Henry Holt and Co. p. 157.ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
- ^Lenburg, Jeff (1999).The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons.Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72.ISBN0-8160-3831-7.Retrieved6 June2020.
- ^Beck, Jerry, ed. (2020).The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons.Insight Editions. p. 54.ISBN978-1-64722-137-9.
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