Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
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Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (also known as Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island) is a 1983 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences, hosted by Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales.
The premise of the framing animation was a general parody of the popular 1970s/1980s television series Fantasy Island, with Daffy and Speedy playing caricatures of that series' principal characters, Mr. Roarke and Tattoo (respectively). The pair, stranded on a desert island, discover a treasure map 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, to make himself and Speedy rich by selling wishes for a hefty fee, and has the well transform the island into a tourist paradise. (This showcases the modern Daffy's short-sightedness along with his greed, as he could have easily used the well himself to wish for all the wealth he desired). As various Warner Bros. animated characters step up for their chance at the well, their wishes are fulfilled through the events of a classic Warner cartoon. Meanwhile, Yosemite Sam, cast as a pirate, and his first mate, the Tasmanian Devil, search for the map, which originally belonged to them (they had earlier lost their ship in a battle with Bugs Bunny). Eventually, the map is lost to all, and Daffy, Speedy, Sam, and Taz end up trapped on the once-again-deserted island. The well gives them three wishes individually. After Daffy and Speedy waste their wishes, Sam wishes for a ship, abandoning Daffy.
This was the first Looney Tunes compilation film to center on Daffy Duck, as the previous ones had centered on Bugs Bunny.
[edit] Classic toons in order
Captain Hareblower (Pirate Sam Vs. Bugs Bunny)
Stupor Duck (Daffy's wish) (The Well: "Your fondest wish, your fondest dream. I'll make you Super Duck Supreme!")
Greedy For Tweety (Granny's wish) (The Well: "Your wish shall be granted. Gaze into me and see. The next time that you see yourself, a nurse is what you'll be.")
Banty Raids (Foghorn's wish) (The Well: "I am here to grant your wish; the Spirit of the Well. I will knock the cockiness out of that little cockerel!")
Louvre Come Back to Me! (Pepe Le Pew's wish) (The Well: "I grant your wish to meet a girl of beauty unsurpassed, which, when compared with works of art, will leave the Louvre outclassed.")
Tree For Two (Spike and Chester's wish) (The Well: "If that's his wish, and yours alike, I'll make Chester brave and strong, like Spike.")
Curtain Razor (Porky Pig's wish) (The Well: "Discovering new talent for the world to see; a wondrous thing for a producer to be.")
A Mouse Divided (Sylvester's wife's wish) (Sylvester's wife: "Wishing Well. Oh, Wishing Well, you I do entreat. I wish our house would resound, to the patter of little feet." The Well: "I hear your wish and I obey. The patter of little feet you shall hear this day.")
Of Rice And Hen & Lovelorn Leghorn (Prissy's wish) (The Well: "Your mind is such a simple thing. Your wish I can foretell. Your wishing for a husband, and the ring of a wedding bell?")
From Hare to Heir (Pirate Sam's wish) (The Well: "A very rich relative in poor health doth will to you his entire wealth.")
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