# Coyote Vs. Acme trailer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [April 22, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480 "2026-04-22T14:43:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/21 "2026-08-29T22:13:36Z")
It opened yesterday. Has anyone seen it? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/22 "2026-08-29T22:16:52Z")
I have. It’s no _Roger Rabbit_ but, at least, it’s not just a merchandizing cash grab like _Space Jam_. It’s mostly a showcase for revisiting some of the absurdist gags (and Acme products) conjured by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese. There are plenty of Looney Toon cameos including some delightfully obscure ones. The human characters are okay, but Will Forte and John Cena play well inside their usual comfort zones. I could have waited until it hit streaming but an air conditioned theater and some popcorn were particularly appealing last night ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/23 "2026-08-29T22:47:16Z")
I saw it on Thursday, in an almost empty theater. I liked it. It’s sad that Warner Bros dropped it. It really could have helped develop their cartoon characters. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/24 "2026-08-30T17:48:35Z")
Saw it yesterday and it was… okay. Probably perfect at the 90 minute run time. Thought it might hit some nostalgic notes like Roger Rabbit did but not so much. I am going a bit “Looney” however searching for a song that was used in it. When they first show the Prickly Pear Motel that Will Forte calls home there is an obscure song playing with a female vocalist that almost sounds like an old Patsy Cline track. All an internet search keeps going back to is the Steven Price soundtrack and any list of licensed tracks has just a handful of songs from more modern artists. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/25 "2026-08-30T21:37:45Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > there is an obscure song playing with a female vocalist that almost sounds like an old Patsy Cline track. Looking at the full credits[here](https://jhmovie.fandom.com/wiki/Coyote_vs._Acme/Credits) I see one song that sticks out - Gopher Mambo by Yma Sumac, a Latin american singer most popular in the 1940s-50s. She doesn’t remind me of Patsy Cline, but give it a listen, particularly the seond half of the song, and see if that’s what you heard. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7JWxNqyIRtk/hqdefault.jpg "Yma Sumac - Gopher Mambo (Capitol Records 1954)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWxNqyIRtk&list=RD7JWxNqyIRtk) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/26 "2026-08-30T22:23:49Z")
On the subject of music, I just figured out what was missing for me in this movie. No Carl Stalling! Nothing even in the style of Carl Stalling. And certainly no walking, falling, hitting, or winking cues. This is why it doesn’t “feel” very Looney Tunes to me. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/27 "2026-08-30T23:24:47Z")
Looking at that list I think I was mistaken remembering it as female. I believe it was Born to Wander by Jack Wood. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/28 "2026-08-31T00:45:02Z")
I thought it was fuckin’ great! Saw it with my 26 year old film school graduate daughter. We both loved it! Nailed just about everything. I will concede as pointed out above that Foghorn cadence was off. Not sure why, that should have been easy?!? Cameo’s were great. Yes, tweety bird repartee was spot on. I was hoping that [Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qI4zOL2co8&utm_source=copilot.com) would make an appearance, but alas. No spoilers but there was a sappy moment or three and plot twists that were cute. Coyote showcased his greatest trap evah! Two thumbs up! Certainly put it on the streaming backlog if you don’t see it in the theater. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/29 "2026-08-31T18:07:18Z")
Any small reference easter eggs that stand out for you? Two off the top of my head were the delay in getting to DC because they took the left turn at Albuqureque. And the news report of the mouse in Mexico that broke the land speed record ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/30 "2026-08-31T19:11:50Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Two off the top of my head were the delay in getting to DC because they took the left turn at Albuqureque. I noticed this one but not the other one you mentioned. I’d like to see it again when it’s available on a streaming service but I don’t know which will carry it. Perhaps HBO Max, which would be good as I subscribe to that. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/31 "2026-08-31T19:30:19Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Perhaps HBO Max, which would be good as I subscribe to that. I initially assumed it would eventually come to HBO Max since Warner Brothers owns HBO, but I was just reading in the news articles posted in this thread previously that WB sold the rights to the movie to an independent distributor called Ketchup Entertainment. I’m guessing the fact that WB doesn’t own the distribution rights might impact which streaming service it ends up on. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/32 "2026-08-31T19:37:38Z")
The reason I thought it might become available on HBO Max is that several years ago, another Warner Bros movie, _[The Day the Earth Blew Up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Blew_Up)_, was scheduled to be released on HBO Max but it too was pulled from distribution and also sold to Ketchup Entertainment. Despite that, it was still released on HBO Max last year. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/33 "2026-08-31T19:47:09Z")
Yeah, I definitely don’t understand all the complexities of movie distribution rights. For all I know Ketchup Entertainment just got the theatrical distribution rights and Warner Brothers retains the streaming rights. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/34 "2026-08-31T21:02:53Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > And the news report of the mouse in Mexico that broke the land speed record Also the precedent for liability lawsuits brought by predators in the case of Sylvester vs Gonzales ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/35 "2026-09-04T03:29:23Z")
My mother and I watched it yesterday. It was fun! Funny, funny movie, and it had some touching parts in it too. ---
**Author:** ![sboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@sboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sboy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/36 "2026-09-08T18:03:59Z")
I have saved the essay from the New Yorker for the last 20 years. SO funny. Saw the movie last week and it was almost as funny. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/37 "2026-09-08T19:53:01Z")
Incidentally, on rare occasions, a coyote is successful in capturing a roadrunner. See this [gift link to a New York Times article](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/road-runner-coyote-photograph.html?unlocked_article_code=1._lA.mZjG.S66bFE0Iwyh9&smid=url-share) for an example. [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/09/04/multimedia/04xp-road-runner/04xp-road-runner-superJumbo-v2.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp) ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/09/04/multimedia/04xp-road-runner/04xp-road-runner-superJumbo-v2.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/38 "2026-09-09T06:09:36Z")
Ticket sales are still doing fairly well. > **[Coyote vs. Acme - Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl409240321/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs)** > > After enduring years of malfunctioning products, Wile E. Coyote teams up with a local personal injury attorney to take on ACME, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters. Latest total worldwide gross [$49,504,410](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3300545029/?ref_=bo_rl_su) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/39 "2026-09-12T22:12:14Z")
Saw it today and enjoyed well enough (6/10). The human cast did a decent job considering the real stars were the Looney Tunes gang, and it was good to see them back in action on the big screen. My favorite “Easter egg” was the real eatery across the street from the Prickly Pear Motel, The Dog House Drive-In. My biggest disappointment: where the heck was the Road Runner theme song? I was hoping for it to run at the end of the credits, but no such luck. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coyote-vs-acme-trailer/1029480/40 "2026-09-13T00:53:53Z")
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