fiction.wikisort.org - MovieDuck Dodgers in the 24+1/2th Century (spoken as "twenty-fourth-and-a-one-half") is a 1953 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The cartoon was released on July 25, 1953, and stars Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig as his assistant, and Marvin the Martian as his opponent.[2] This cartoon marked the first of many appearances of the Duck Dodgers character.
1953 film by Chuck Jones
Not to be confused with Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
This article is about the 1953 cartoon short. For the 2000s TV series, see Duck Dodgers (TV series).
Duck Dodgers in the 24+1/2th Century |
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Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
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Story by | Michael Maltese |
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Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
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Starring | Mel Blanc |
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Music by | Carl Stalling |
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Animation by | (effects animator) |
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Layouts by | Maurice Noble |
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Backgrounds by | Philip DeGuard |
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Color process | Technicolor |
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
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Distributed by | - Warner Bros. Pictures
- The Vitaphone Corporation
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Release date |
- July 25, 1953 (1953-07-25) (U.S.)
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Running time | 7:03 |
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Language | English |
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Marvin the Martian had been introduced as an unnamed villain in Warner's cartoon Haredevil Hare (1948), playing opposite Bugs Bunny (Marvin wouldn't receive his proper name until 1979). He was later given the title 'Commander, Flying Saucer X-2' in 1952's The Hasty Hare. The Duck Dodgers cartoon is an extended parody of the pulp magazine, newspaper comic strip, and comic book character Buck Rogers, and his longtime run of space adventures, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
In 1994, Duck Dodgers was voted #4 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.[3] Because he was such a fan of the short in particular, Star Wars creator George Lucas requested that the short be shown before the original Star Wars film during its initial run in theaters.[4] In 2004 at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, it was retrospectively nominated for a Retro Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation—Short Form.
Plot
The film is set in the 24th century. The story begins with Duck Dodgers (Daffy) being tasked with locating the uncharted "Planet X", the only known remaining source for the dwindling element Illudium Phosdex, "the shaving cream atom". After a few small mishaps, Dodgers and his assistant, the "Eager Young Space Cadet" (Porky) set off by rocket. Once in flight, Dodgers plots what becomes an enormously complicated and inefficient course to Planet X, whereas the Cadet suggests a much simpler route, following a path of nearby planets bearing the letters of the alphabet (in order from A onward). After scoffing at the idea, Dodgers suddenly comes up with the same idea and takes credit for it. The ship then flies past the lettered planets and eventually arrives on Planet X.
Dodgers immediately claims the planet in the name of the Earth, but is quickly greeted by Marvin the Martian, as he claims it in the name of Mars. This has the two engage in a battle of wits (or lack thereof), with Dodgers getting shot multiple times in the face and disintegrated (and reintegrated) once. The battle continues through most of the film, until Dodgers finally declares enough is enough, and deploys his "secret weapon" that surrounds Marvin's ship with explosives. Marvin deploys the same type of weapon against Dodgers' ship.
When the two simultaneously detonate their weapons, the entire planet is destroyed, save for a small chunk. Dodgers pushes Marvin off this chunk, and once again claims it in his own name, as the Cadet and Marvin are seen hanging from a root underneath the chunk. The film closes with the Cadet saying "Eh-b-b-b-big deal."
Cast
Credits
The cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones (credited as Charles M. Jones), with the story by Michael Maltese, voices by Mel Blanc, and original music by Carl Stalling. The animation was credited to Lloyd Vaughan, Ken Harris and Ben Washam, with Harry Love receiving a credit for effects animation. The distinctive layouts were designed by Maurice Noble and the backgrounds produced by Phil DeGuard.[5]
Uncredited are Stalling's quotations of "Powerhouse" and "Egyptian Barn Dance" (in the opening credits), by Raymond Scott.
Production
Jones saw Porky Pig's sidekick role as set apart from Daffy as the hero: "I always felt that Porky Pig was the subtlest of all the characters because he was consciously playing a part. He's obviously putting Daffy on, but it's a very subtle thing. In Duck Dodgers in the 24+1/2th Century, he was playing the space cadet, but he was aware that he was playing it. He was like I would be in a class play — in which the hero really thought he was the character."[6]
Reception
Comic book writer Mark Evanier writes, "Director Chuck Jones and writer Mike Maltese inverted the usual cartoon convention of having the hero conquer the villain. Here, Daffy pretty much conquers himself with faulty disintegration rays and faultier personal swagger. As with the other times Jones handled the duck, the Oliver Hardy principle prevails: The joke is never the destruction that befalls the luckless character but their loss of dignity afterward."[7]
- Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (1980)
- Tiny Toon Adventures: "Duck Dodgers Jr.", segment in the episode "The Return of the Acme Acres Zone" (1990)
- Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension (1996), a 3-D cartoon
- Superior Duck (1996)
- Attack of the Drones (2003)
- Duck Dodgers (2003–2005), television series on Cartoon Network
This cartoon is available on Disc 2 of Volume 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and on Disc 2 of the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray box set, with the cartoon restored in high definition, as well as Disc 1 of The Essential Daffy Duck.
In popular culture
The cartoon can be seen in the background of one scene in Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).[8]
In the Season One episode of the 1990s hit science fiction TV series Babylon 5 entitled Midnight on the Firing Line, the head of security Michael Garibaldi invites the Minbari ambassador Delenn to his quarters with him, where they share popcorn and a night of watching Duck Dodgers, although the comedy is lost on her. Daffy Duck is Michael Garibaldi's favorite cartoon character.
See also
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
- List of cartoons featuring Daffy Duck
- List of Marvin the Martian cartoons
- List of cartoons featuring Porky Pig
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 103. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 251. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.
- Blum, Jeremy. "George Lucas Originally Wanted A 'Looney Tunes' Short To Run Before 'Star Wars'". Huff Post. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- Duck Dodgers In The 24½th Century at The Big Cartoon DataBase bcdb.com May 9, 2011
- Furniss, Maureen, ed. (2005). Chuck Jones: Conversations. University Press of Mississippi. p. 118. ISBN 1-57806-728-6.
- Beck, Jerry, ed. (2020). The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons. Insight Editions. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-64722-137-9.
- Gallagher, Brenden (July 28, 2015). "The Most Notable Marvin the Martian Appearances in Pop Culture History". Complex. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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1950s |
- The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
- The Ducksters (1950)
- Dog Gone South (1950)
- 8 Ball Bunny (1950)
- The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)
- Homeless Hare (1950)
- Caveman Inki (1950)
- Rabbit of Seville (1950)
- Two's A Crowd (1950)
- Bunny Hugged (1951)
- Scent-imental Romeo (1951)
- A Hound for Trouble (1951)
- Rabbit Fire (1951)
- Chow Hound (1951)
- The Wearing of the Grin (1951)
- Cheese Chasers (1951)
- A Bear for Punishment (1951)
- Drip-Along Daffy (1951)
- Operation: Rabbit (1952)
- Feed the Kitty (1952)
- Little Beau Pepé (1952)
- Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
- Orange Blossoms for Violet (1952)
- Beep, Beep (1952)
- The Hasty Hare (1952)
- Going! Going! Gosh! (1952)
- Mouse-Warming (1952)
- Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
- Terrier Stricken (1952)
- Don't Give Up the Sheep (1953)
- Forward March Hare (1953)
- Kiss Me Cat (1953)
- Duck Amuck (1953)
- Much Ado About Nutting (1953)
- Wild Over You (1953)
- Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- Bully for Bugs (1953)
- Zipping Along (1953)
- Lumber Jack-Rabbit (1953)
- Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953)
- Punch Trunk (1953)
- Feline Frame-Up (1954)
- No Barking (1954)
- The Cat's Bah (1954)
- Claws for Alarm (1954)
- Bewitched Bunny (1954)
- Stop! Look! And Hasten! (1954)
- From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954)
- My Little Duckaroo (1954)
- Sheep Ahoy (1954)
- Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
- Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
- Ready, Set, Zoom! (1955)
- Past Perfumance (1955)
- Rabbit Rampage (1955)
- Double or Mutton (1955)
- Jumpin' Jupiter (1955)
- Knight-mare Hare (1955)
- Two Scent's Worth (1955)
- Guided Muscle (1955)
- One Froggy Evening (1955)
- A Hitch in Time (1955)
- 90 Days Wondering (1956)
- Bugs' Bonnets (1956)
- Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)
- Rocket Squad (1956)
- Heaven Scent (1956)
- Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956)
- Barbary Coast Bunny (1956)
- Rocket-Bye Baby (1956)
- Deduce, You Say! (1956)
- There They Go-Go-Go! (1956)
- To Hare Is Human (1956)
- Scrambled Aches (1957)
- Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
- Go Fly a Kit (1957)
- Boyhood Daze (1957)
- Steal Wool (1957)
- What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
- Zoom and Bored (1957)
- Touché and Go (1957)
- Drafty, Isn't It? (1957)
- Robin Hood Daffy (1958)
- Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)
- To Itch His Own (1958)
- Hook, Line and Stinker (1958)
- Hip Hip-Hurry! (1958)
- Cat Feud (1958)
- Baton Bunny (1959)
- Hot-Rod and Reel! (1959)
- Wild About Hurry (1959)
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- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
- The Pogo Special Birthday Special (1969)
- Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
- The Cat in the Hat (1971)
- The Cricket in Times Square (1973)
- A Very Merry Cricket (1973)
- Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
- The White Seal (1975)
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
- Mowgli's Brothers (1976)
- Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (1976)
- A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979)
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
- Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (1980)
- Daffy Duck’s Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)
- A Chipmunk Christmas (1981)
- Peter and the Wolf (1995)
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- Daffy Duck for President (1997)
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На других языках
- [en] Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
[ru] Дак Доджерс в 24½ веке
«Дак Доджерс в 24½ веке» (англ. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century) — анимационный комедийный короткометражный мультфильм, созданный в 1952 году на студии Warner Bros. Animation и выпущенный как эпизод Merrie Melodies 25 июля 1953 года. В мультфильме участвуют: Даффи Дак в роли космического героя Дака Доджерса, Порки Пиг в роли его помощника и Марвин Марсианин в роли их врага. Марвин уже появлялся на экране в роли безымянного врага Багза Банни в мультфильме Haredevil Hare (1948) (а также был указан в титрах как Коммандер летающей тарелки X-2 в мультфильме The Hasty Hare 1951 года), но для Дака Доджерса это стало первым полноценным появлением на экране. Доджерс был основан на герое комиксов Баке Роджерсе.
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