Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank actually has sort of a fascinating backstory that spans over a decade of development and many, many different production companies. Originally called Blazing Samurai, the film was envisioned as the animated story of a Black samurai protecting an Asian village. That eventually shifted into a story of a dog samurai in a world full of cats, with a story loosely based on Mel Brooks’ classic parody Blazing Saddles. This is all to say that reading about the wild production of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is far more interesting than the finished product has to offer, a humorless, exhausting 85 minutes of nonstop puns, stereotypes, fart jokes and ancient pop culture references.