The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie blends humor with horror as Daffy Duck and Porky Pig navigate a bubblegum factory job gone awry. An alien overlord taints their bubblegum with mind-control technology, turning townspeople into zombies. The plot thickens when the gum gains sentience, attacking the trio as they attempt to fend off the creature. Director Peter Browngardt incorporates elements reminiscent of 1980s body horror, effectively paying homage to both Looney Tunes and iconic horror films like John Carpenter's The Thing.
When the gum gains sentience, that's a John Carpenter movie. That happens to be the situation Daffy and Porky wind up in halfway through the new theatrical feature.
The Invader reduces Daffy and Porky's fellow townspeople to slavering automatons. They secure a sample of the gooey mystery treat for Petunia to study.
The Day the Earth Blew Up director Peter Browngardt may have added too generous a splash of 1980s body horror to his lovingly rendered take on Looney Tunes.
Genre enthusiasts will relish the movie's parallels with The Thing: the monster's weakness against flame; the unnerving life it has taken.
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