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Washington Post
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
What to watch with your kids: ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up' and more
Porky and Daffy's alien adventure mixes scares and silliness. Tied to the 2020 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' series, this animated sci-fi horror spoof follows Porky Pig and Daffy Duck (both voiced by Eric Bauza) as they team up to save Earth from an alien scheme that turns humans into zombies when they chew gum. The tainted gum takes over people's tongues, then grows an eyeball and morphs into a living gum monster. It's all quite silly but could still give younger kids a real scare. The over-the-top, consequence-free cartoon action and slapstick violence are typical for Looney Tunes: Expect to see characters catapult through a wall, explode or suffer electrocution, then be fine a moment later. Daffy and Porky's father figure, Farmer Jim, passes away by disappearing into the sunset, though it's presented so subtly that small children may not perceive that he has died. There's some rude humor and a bit of innuendo ('you can tickle my taste buds anytime!') that might raise adults' eyebrows but will probably sail over kids' heads. A negative character is drawn with breasts so large that she can barely fit into her car. Insults include 'losers,' 'nerd' and 'stupid.' Porky and his love interest, Petunia, bond over their mutual stutter, which isn't portrayed negatively, and the film has clear messages about the importance of teamwork. (91 minutes) Available in theaters. Streaming Violence, peril and language in book-based sci-fi tale. This sci-fi western comedy, based on Simon Stalenhag's graphic novel, is set in a dystopian version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown stars as a teenager who lives with a callous foster father (Jason Alexander) after losing her family in a car accident. Expect violence and peril: A young boy is kept in a comatose state for nefarious purposes, and there are scenes from a deadly war between humans and robots. Expect battles among humans, human-driven drones and robots. These conflicts involve a multitude of deaths, including those of main characters. Weapons range from guns to Tasers. There is one penis joke and a mention of a mother with an alcohol problem. Characters connected to virtual-reality-style helmets look like they're strung out on drugs, and there are timely messages about ditching screens and interacting with others instead. Swearing includes variations of 's---,' 'damn,' 'hell,' 'b----,' 'a--,' 'frickin',' 'moron' and 'b-----d.' Chris Pratt co-stars. (128 minutes) Available on Netflix. Streaming Forgettable horror comedy has scares, language and slurs. This horror comedy has a star-studded cast (including Parker Posey, Brian Cox, Edie Falco and Lisa Kudrow) and some scares. A demon possesses humans — entering them through their nostrils — and the ghosts of people from decades ago haunt a home. A possessed man threatens loved ones, projectile vomits, yells slurs and stabs people (they're sewn up with floss). His head also spins, and he levitates while begging to be killed. Dogs are killed or injured. Adults drink alcohol and get high on marijuana gummies. Two characters kiss and plan a marriage proposal. A man's naked butt is seen. There's discussion of being 'horny,' 'pants-petting' and penis size, and there's a joke about a dog being a lesbian. Sounds in one scene are assumed to be lovemaking. Language includes 'f---,' 's---,' 'goddamn,' 'dammit,' 'hell,' 'b----,' 'a--' and 'whore.' (100 minutes) Available on Max. Streaming Kids jump into a video game world to practice life skills. 'Skillsville' is an educational show about a diverse group of friends who practice life skills within a virtual reality video game. Young viewers will learn about executive function skills like cognitive flexibility, focus, organization and memory, as well as different jobs. The show promotes teamwork, helping others and problem-solving when you make a mistake. There are no iffy or scary moments, but the content will be most relevant for older preschoolers or younger grade-school kids. (40 episodes) Available on PBS Kids. Common Sense Media helps families make smart media choices. Go to for age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites and books.
New York Times
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Eric Bauza Voices Bugs Bunny and More Looney Tunes Greats
'We all want to be like Bugs, but we're all really Daffy,' said the voice actor Eric Bauza with a hearty laugh during a recent interview in Los Angeles. For the past five years, the Canadian performer, 45, has played both the clever rabbit and the hyperactive duck. He has won two Children's & Family Emmy Awards for voicing these pair, as well as other characters, in the series 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' and 'Bugs Bunny Builders.' Video transcript 'Eh ... What's up, doc?' Eh ... What's up, doc? 'Eh ... What's up, doc?' Over the years he's also summoned Sylvester, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn and Elmer Fudd. In the director Peter Browngardt's 'The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie' (in theaters March 14), Bauza voices both Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Distributed by Ketchup Entertainment, the first fully-animated original feature starring these characters to get a theatrical release is a zany, hand drawn, sci-fi romp in which buddies Daffy and Porky must defeat a malicious alien invader. Sitting in a meeting room at the Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, and wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with Wilma Flintstone (Hanna-Barbera's 'The Flintstones' is among his favorite classic cartoons), Bauza recalled first watching 'Looney Tunes' on Saturday mornings growing up in Scarborough, Ontario. The wacky violence and daring humor of those cartoons enticed a young Bauza. As he recounted one of his favorite 'Looney Tunes' shorts, 'Long-Haired Hare,' in which Bugs Bunny torments an opera singer, Bauza seamlessly shifted into singing in the voice of the famed animated wise guy, 'Music hater and a rabbit hater too, apparently,' he recited. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
