Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Friz Freleng Phil Monroe (co-director)
Story by	John Dunn Dave Detiege Friz Freleng
Produced by	Friz Freleng Hal Geer Jean MacCurdy
Starring	Mel Blanc June Foray Les Tremayne
Music by	Rob Walsh Gene Poddany Orchestration: Don McGinnis
Animation by	Brenda Banks Warren Batchelder Brad Case Bob Matz Norm McCabe Richard Thompson Bob Bransford Terrence Lennon Sam Nicholson Derry Ray Scanimation Effects: Ed Kramer (uncredited)
Layouts by	Bob Givens Michael Mitchell
Backgrounds by	Richard Thomas
Color process	Color
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (also known as Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island) is a 1983 American animated anthology film directed by Friz Freleng and Phil Monroe with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences, hosted by Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales.^[1] This was the first Looney Tunes compilation film to center on Daffy Duck, as the previous ones had centered on Bugs Bunny. The premise of the framing animation was a general parody of the popular 1970s/1980s television series Fantasy Island, with Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales playing caricatures of that series' principal characters, Mr. Roarke and Tattoo (respectively).

A note in the end credits dedicates the film to animator and story man, John Dunn, "who inspired it."^[2] Dunn died of heart failure in San Fernando, California on January 17, 1983; six months before the film's release.

Plot

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales have been stranded on a desert island for months with nothing on it but a coconut tree. Daffy, sick and tired of eating and drinking coconuts, and Speedy discover a treasure map in a chest left behind from a battle between Bugs Bunny and pirate Yosemite Sam and his first mate, the Tasmanian Devil, which leads them to a magical, talking wishing well. The greedy Daffy proposes to use the power of the well, which obeys the commands of whoever holds the map. Rather than simply wishing for a heap of wealth, Daffy figures that he can make himself and Speedy rich by transforming the barren island into a verdant tourist paradise and selling other people wishes for a hefty fee. Speedy and Daffy attire themselves in the white suits worn by Tattoo and Roarke in the television show, with Speedy exclaiming "da plane, da plane" as an airplane carrying various Looney Tunes characters arrives on the island. As the customers step up for their chance at the well, their wishes are fulfilled through the events of a classic Looney Tunes cartoon.

Meanwhile, Sam and Tax search for the map, which originally belonged to them. After coming across Daffy and the well, they eventually find out that Daffy took it (the two pirates had a single black feather for a clue). In their pursuit of Daffy and Speedy, Sam inadvertently chases the former up a mountain and onto a volcanic field, when they lose their grip on the map; the map is blown away and lost to all because of this. The well gives them three wishes individually, but warns them to use them wisely for they are the last wishes it will probably ever grant. After Daffy and Speedy waste their wishes -Speedy wishing for a burrito, then Daffy angrily responding by wishing the burrito to be stuck on the end of Speedy's nose- Daffy asks Sam to wish the burrito off Speedy's nose, but discovers that Sam already wished for a ship, abandoning Daffy and telling them after he sinks Bugs, he'll come back and pick up the pair. Daffy (now furious) then shouts his catchphrase "You're despicable!" at Sam and Taz. The film concludes with the wishing well doing the famed "That's all, folks!" sign-off.

Voice cast

• Mel Blanc as Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny, Tasmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Spike, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, and Crows.
• June Foray as Granny, Mrs. Sylvester, and Miss Prissy.
• Les Tremayne as Wishing Well.

Merchandise

In 1981, a puzzle showing 105 Looney Tunes characters was issued. Among the characters there are three that never appeared in animation, identified as Hoppy, Hysterical Hyram and Minniesoda Fats. In one scene in Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Hoppy and Hysterical Hyram are seen waiting for their chance to make their dreams come true (along with two other unidentified characters, namely a white dog and a small mouse with a hat). It is their only known appearance in animation.^[3]

Home media

The film was released on DVD exclusively through Wal-Mart on August 12, 2014 and by Warner Home Video on November 18, 2014. It is also available as a download from the iTunes Store. It finally saw a UK DVD release on July 5, 2021.

See also

• List of animated feature films of 1983
• List of animated package films

References

External links

• Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island at IMDb
• Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island at Rotten Tomatoes
• Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island at The Big Cartoon DataBase