Daffy Duck in Hollywood

Daffy barges into Wonder Studios to demand an acting role, immediately irritating producer I.M. Stupendous. Stupendous refuses, even breaking the fourth wall by calling the duck 'screwy.' The scene sets the film's chaotic tone from the start.

The phone rings and Daffy pops out shouting 'You're correct, absolutely correct!' Stupendous looks overwhelmed, but the meta-joke keeps his trouble mounting. The moment shows Daffy immediately pulling the strings behind the scenes. The chaos is now officially personified by Daffy.

Stupendous calls Director von Hamburger (parodying Josef von Sternberg) and orders him to finish the picture that very day. Hamburger scrambles to salvage a doomed shoot while the producer looms over his shoulder. The directive cements Daffy's influence over the production.

On the set, Hamburger demands a close-up while the crew hurries. Daffy steals the spotlight by smoking along with Hamburger, and he even spells 'Warner Bros.' in smoke. He quips that he's giving his bosses a plug, hinting at the film's meta humor.

Daffy whistles into the microphone, provoking a bad reaction from the sound crew. He then rigs the lights so the emergency fire hose is feeding them, causing water to gush across the set. The combination sabotages the scene and heightens the chaos.

Hamburger laments that this isn't a gangster picture. Daffy plants bullets in the camera, and when the camera rolls on Hamburger's orders, it starts shooting bullets. The crew watches in shock as the safe film production degenerates into farce.

Hamburger sighs over the ruined take, and Daffy offers a gift as if to mend things, promising to stop being screwy. He then pops out of the gift box, bites Hamburger's nose, and keeps jumping around. The prank underscores how completely out of control the shoot has become.

A typical rooster-and-hen romance plays out on screen, but Daffy interrupts and kisses the hen. He repeats the kiss with childlike enthusiasm, further blurring the boundary between production and performance. The moment adds another layer of slapstick to the shoot.

As noon approaches, Hamburger asks for turkey with all the trimmings. Daffy, lurking under the platter, bites Hamburger's nose once more and scampers away. The lunch interlude becomes another gag in the escalating chaos.

Back in the film room, Daffy begins clipping and pasting together random film clips. He swaps out the footage with mismatched audio and wild juxtapositions, disregarding Hamburger's intent. The editor's chair becomes another stage for his anarchic humor.

Hamburger presents the final ‘film’ to Stupendous, who comments, 'Well it better be good.' Daffy swaps the reels and the title card reads Gold Is Where You Find It, followed by live-action clips with absurd audio. The assembled chaos fills the screen, much to Hamburger's fear and Stupendous's delight.

Despite the chaos, Stupendous praises the movie as a success. Hamburger, overwhelmed, faints from the absurdity of the production and the spectacle before him.

With the verdict rendered, Daffy proclaims himself the new director and repeats Hamburger's lunchtime line, even donning Hamburger's accent and clothes. Hamburger reshuffles roles, becoming the screwball who hides under the platter and bites Daffy's nose. The studio satire peaks as power flips between the two.

The chaos resolves with Hamburger, now the screwball, biting Daffy's nose and leaping away. The ending preserves the franchise's signature meta-humor by looping the nose-bite gag one last time. Daffy and Hamburger keep the energy of the production alive to the end.