Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters

Year: 1988

Runtime: 72 mins

Language: English

Directors: Chuck Jones, Greg Ford

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A feature-length blend of classic Warner Bros. shorts and new bridging animation follows Daffy Duck, who inherits a millionaire’s fortune on the condition he uses it for the public good. To meet the will, Daffy opens a “ghost‑busting” agency, hiring Porky Pig, Sylvester and Bugs Bunny to chase and capture spirits, while secretly plotting to rid himself of the millionaire’s lingering ghost.

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