Stupor Duck
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| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Daws Butler |
| Narrated by | Daws Butler |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by |
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| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:39 |
| Language | English |
Stupor Duck is a 1956 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson.[1] It was released on July 7, 1956, and stars Daffy Duck in a Superman spoof.[2]
Plot
[edit]Daffy Duck plays the roles of Stupor Duck and Cluck Trent in a parody of The Adventures of Superman. Mistakenly believing a soap opera villain named Aardvark Ratnik is real, Cluck transforms into Stupor Duck to combat the non-existent threat. Hilarity ensues as Stupor Duck tackles imagined disasters, from rescuing a sinking ship to stopping a supposed missile launch, all while inadvertently causing chaos. Eventually, Daffy finds himself clinging to a rocket, naked and screaming, as it heads toward the moon.
Production notes
[edit]Stupor Duck was created by Warner Bros. in collaboration with DC Comics, back when DC was known as National Comics Publications. This partnership occurred before Warner Bros.' merger with DC Comics in 1969.
Home video
[edit]- VHS – The Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck
- VHS – Looney Tunes Collectors Edition: Porky and Daffy
- DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1
- DVD – Superman: The Ultimate Collection
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. 288. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
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- Stupor Duck at IMDb
- 1956 films
- 1950s animated superhero films
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Parodies of Superman
- Parody superheroes
- Superman in other media
- American superhero comedy films
- 1950s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- Daffy Duck films
- Films directed by Robert McKimson
- Films produced by Edward Selzer
- Films about journalists
- 1950s English-language films
- English-language comedy short films
- English-language action comedy films
- 1956 animated short films