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Warner Bros. Tried to Kill Coyote vs. Acme. They Failed.

Snarky Jay

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Warner Bros. completed Coyote vs. Acme in 2022... and then decided the movie was worth more as a tax write-off than something audiences could actually watch.
It would've meant a burial for the movie... but just like Wile E. Coyote himself, the movie "somehow" survived.
Let's talk about why this all went down the way it did, and get to the bottom of how the hell this thing ended up in theaters anyways.
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20 Comments

@snarkyjay Creator 3 weeks ago Pinned

Now that audiences have finally been allowed to see it: what did YOU think of Coyote vs. Acme?
And do you wish BATGIRL had gotten the same treatment, or do you think it's for the best that one got shelved for good? 👀

@chance_ondriezek99 3 weeks ago (edited)

“Would you call him a friend?”
A scene where a cartoon bird says “beep beep” was more emotionally impactful than most other films in Hollywood.

@cyborgrex 3 weeks ago (edited)

I thought it was rather heartwarming that they added a special thanks at the end of the credits thanking all the fans who rallied behind the movie to get it released.

@andrelott6920 3 weeks ago

I saw Coyote vs. Acme in theaters yesterday and I enjoyed it and I’m glad that I supported the movie!

@HI_MY_Name_IS_Donavin 3 weeks ago

Trying to Kill the Looney Tunes Franchise is literally one of the most dumbest idiotic business moves of all time because idc how old are you and what Era you was born everyone has seen shows like The Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo & Tom & Jerry, etc

@DrAwesome43 3 weeks ago

Makes me question the tax system more than anything else.

@BrentAPhillips 3 weeks ago

I rely on Snark to keep me abreast of all the latest movie news and she never lets me down.

@ArikElman 3 weeks ago

The tax law that makes this sort of decisions profitable needs to be reviewed.

@TheHomelessMedic 3 weeks ago

Wile E. Coyote deserves his reparations.

@fidelcibeira7018 3 weeks ago

At the end of the movie when the coyote goes back to the desert, I found myself saying "Go get him!"

@dph025prod 3 weeks ago

If companies want to declare a project a "total loss" they should be forced to release any such work into the public domain and expressly forbidden from destroying it.

@etpadgett3266 3 weeks ago

Coyote Vs Acme is so worth seeing! The humor is top notch and its underdog story taps into the American Dream. It truly felt like a film for an American audience. The hand drawn animation that is sprinkled about looks amazing.

@themightyfleaforonce4656 3 weeks ago

I was extremely surprised at how good this movie was. People were cheering and crying at points. It was better than 99% of movies out there right now.

@LatinoGooseEntertainment 3 weeks ago

Was NOT expecting you to cover this but so glad you did!

@SnakePlissken3465 3 weeks ago

The fact that Hollywood tried to kill off a movie about two cartoon characters that have made generations of people laugh to the point of crying and wheezing is the most Hollywood thing Hollywood could do. Glad they failed to do so. No sense of humor among their absences of creativity and taste.

@herbie_the_hillbillie_goat 3 weeks ago (edited)

Canning a $70M film for a $30M tax write off doesn't make financial sense. I'm not convinced that's what happened. 🤔

@justsomedude7556 3 weeks ago

my wife and I saw this today, it was pretty good. We are both old enough to know the old school loony tunes with Mel Blanc voices. I think we were the only 60+ year olds in the theater without a young kid with us.