Draftee Daffy
1945 animated short film directed by Bob Clampett
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::summary 1945 animated short film directed by Bob Clampett ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox film"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Draftee Daffy title card.png |
| caption | Title card |
| director | Robert Clampett |
| story | Lou Lilly |
| animator | Rod Scribner |
| starring | Mel Blanc (uncredited) |
| music | Carl W. Stalling |
| studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| distributor | {{Plainlist |
| released | |
| country | United States |
| color_process | Technicolor |
| runtime | 7 minutes |
| language | English |
| :: |
| image = Draftee Daffy title card.png | caption = Title card | director = Robert Clampett | story = Lou Lilly | animator = Rod Scribner | starring = Mel Blanc (uncredited) | music = Carl W. Stalling | studio = Warner Bros. Cartoons | distributor = {{Plainlist|
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- The Vitaphone Corporation | released = | country = United States | color_process = Technicolor | runtime = 7 minutes | language = English Draftee Daffy is a 1945 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on January 27, 1945, and stars Daffy Duck.
The film depicts Daffy as a draft dodger, who desperately tries to avoid an agent of the draft board. Part of the film is set in hell, but Daffy is unable to end this pursuit.
Plot
Daffy Duck finds himself in a patriotic mood after reading about the United States Armed Forces' success in pushing back Nazi German troops during World War II. However, his mood quickly turns to fear when he receives a phone call from the draft board.
Determined to evade conscription, Daffy engages in a series of frantic attempts to escape the persistent draft board representative. Despite his efforts, Daffy's plans backfire, and he ultimately crash-lands in Hell. To his dismay, he discovers that the demon pursuing him is none other than the man from the draft board, signaling that he cannot escape his fate.
Reception
Animation historian Jerry Beck writes that in this film, Clampett "gives Daffy Duck the first nuance to his zany personality—something Chuck Jones would expand upon in later shorts—by making the duck an out-and-out coward. Even funnier, the little man from the draft board is portrayed by a nerdy 4F reject, who personifies government intrusion in our lives."
Home media
- VHS, LaserDisc - Cartoon Moviestars: Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 5: Bob Clampett
- VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 7: Welcome To Wackyland (USA 1995 Turner print)
- DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3, Disc Four (with audio commentary by Eddie Fitzgerald and John Kricfalusi)
- Blu-ray, DVD - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3, Disc 2
References
References
- Beck, Jerry. (1989). "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons". Henry Holt and Co.
- Lenburg, Jeff. (1999). "The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons". Checkmark Books.
- (2020). "The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons". Insight Editions.
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