Looney Tunes: Back in Action


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The Blu-ray release of the titular movie, which is its own can of worms that ended up being a box office bomb and practically halted any further production of new movies on the series until 2021.

What was included as a bonus were the Larry Doyle-produced shorts that was made around the time that was intended to be shipped to theaters. Out of those, barely much of them managed to reach the public eye until they were released on home media. According to Doyle in an interview, none of his crew had ever worked on, let alone seen a Looney Tunes production prior to being assigned (akin to Gene Deitch's crew while working on their Tom and Jerry cartoons), and they had severe production issues in the back that led to them being unfavorably viewed and often pointed as the worst shorts in the post-Golden Age.

All six of the shorts that were completed are presented here, but only half of them are present in HD. The other half were transferred from their original 2004 DVD release, and thus are still present as their cropped SD prints. Due to how poorly the shorts were received, alongside the Blu-ray being out of print, this is primarily only to be targeted by completionists.

Disc Specifications

  • Release Date: December 2, 2014
  • Format(s): Blu-ray
  • Disc(s): 1 (BD-50)
  • Shorts Included: 6
  • In Print?: No
  • Runtime: 91 minutes (1 hour, 31 minutes)
  • Region: Region-free

Collector's Recommendation Score

What's this?This is a rating of how recommended it is to obtain the set, rated from a scale of 0 to 10. This is automatically done and is calculated from three criteria by default: how many shorts are new to the format (20%), how many shorts is an upgrade from previous releases (30%), and how many shorts don't have an upgrade in future releases (50%). The higher the score, the more recommended the set is.

Each short in itself contributes an equal amount, and miscellaneous and post-Golden Age shorts are also included. Thus, even if all Golden Age shorts are upgraded in later sets, shorts in other categories may still prevent the set from scoring a 0.

For compilation sets, only the amount of shorts without a better version on later sets are scored for up to 10 points, as they tend to be repackages of previously released sets.

Any set that scores 0 on new-to-format or upgrade tests are deemed as double dip-only sets and instantly fails with a 0. Sets that also scores 0 on the "don't have an upgrade" test are also deemed as obsolete, usurped sets and instantly fails with a 0. As more sets get released, the score may be subject to change.

This is not an exhaustive rating on the set itself in terms of quality, but rather a marker on how worthwhile it is the obtain the set for a complete collection in the most cost-efficient way. Thus, sets with a higher score are a much better value for your cash than lower rated ones; sets rated with a 0 are generally a waste of cash.
This set has achieved a Collector's Recommendation Score of 8.333 out of 10, based on the sum of the score from the following categories:
  • New-to-format score (up to 2 points): 1.67
  • Upgrade score (up to 3 points): 2.5
  • Doesn't have an better version score (up to 5 points): 4.17

It is recommended to get this set for collection's sake, as it currently contains a significant portion of the best versions of the cartoons available. The set may contain a small amount of double dips or shorts that have been upgraded that dips the rating down, but not enough to deter collecting.

Included Shorts

Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Looney Tunes Whizzard of OwNovember 1, 2003Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
Looney Tunes Museum ScreamNovember 14, 2003Restored HD
Looney Tunes Hare and Loathing in Las VegasMarch 31, 2004Restored HD
Looney Tunes Attack of the DronesMarch 31, 2004Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
Looney Tunes Cock-a-Doodle-DuelMarch 31, 2004Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
Looney Tunes My Generation G...G... GapMarch 31, 2004Restored HD
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