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Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator.
Beginning his career at the Terrytoons television cartoon studio as a cel polisher, Bakshi was eventually promoted to director. He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1967 and started his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968. Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, Fritz the Cat, released in 1972. It was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent animated feature of all time.
Over the next eleven years, Bakshi directed seven additional animated features. He is well known for such films as Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), American Pop (1981) and Fire and Ice (1983). In 1987, Bakshi returned to television work, producing the series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which ran for two years. After a nine-year hiatus from feature films, he directed Cool World (1992), which was largely rewritten during production and received poor reviews. Bakshi returned to television with the live-action film Cool and the Crazy (1994) and the anthology series Spicy City (1997).
Ralph Bakshi The Wizard of Animation
Ralph Bakshi: Surviving In Tough Times
Ralph Bakshi's 'Malcolm & Melvin'
MiND Movie Reviews: The Films of Ralph Bakshi
Wizards Trailer - Ralph Bakshi
Ralph bakshi takes another violent dump for 10 minutes straight
Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" Official Trailer HD
"Breaking The Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse"
What A Cartoon - "Babe, He Calls Me" - Ralph Bakshi
1977 Ralph Bakshi - "Wizards" (visual highlights)
Great Documentary about our fav. American animator!
Legendary animation director, Ralph Bakshi discusses how he survived the collapse of theatrical animation and offers tips to current animators for how to succeed in the cartoon business. ( Animation Resources / www.animationresources.org / San Diego Comic-Con 2008 )
For Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network - Ralph Bakshi's bizarre story of a clown and a jazz trumpet playing cockroach. Sequel to this is 'Babe, He Calls Me', with Sound Design and final mixing by Roy Yokelson - Antland Productions.
Ralph Bakshi is a director and animator who pushed the limits of animation by creating adult themed animated films, proving that animation isn't only for kids. He started his career at Terrytoons working on cartoons such as "Mighty Mouse", "Heckle and Jeckle", and "Deputy Dawg". He then went on to direct feature films including "Fritz the Cat", "Heavy Traffic", and "Wizards" among others. Reviewer Sean O'Leary discusses Bakshi's career and unique visual style.
One of the most controversial movies of the 1970's is out on DVD completely restored and remastered. "A Masterpiece" - New York Times Order here:http://tinyurl.com/9ga5eda
Includes New Interviews With: Ralph Bakshi Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc.) John Kricfalusi (The Ren & Stimpy Show) Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) Kent Butterworth Mike Kazaleh Libby Simon Tom Minton (Flash Gordon) Jim Reardon (The Simpsons) Vicky Jenson Jeff Pidgeon (Wall-E)
Second film that Ralph Bakshi wrote and directed for the What A Cartoon series. Dialog recording, sound design and mixing by Roy Yokelson - Antland Productions at Soundtrack, NY.
After his "urban adult" movies "Fritz the Cat", "Heavy Traffic" and "Coonskin" Ralph Bakshi decided to go for a more family friendly fantasy feel with his next project "War Wizards" ("War" was scrapped after a request by George Lucas to avoid conflict with "Star Wars"). Although some of the material is "edgy" compared to other family entertainment, and it borrows a bit from Vaugh Bode's adult cartoons, this movie did not need an X-rating or cause the controversy its predecessors did. While much of the rotoscope experimentation was done because of budget reasons it turned out quite effective. Bakshi: ""I thought that if we dropped all the detail, it would look very artistic, and very beautiful, and I felt, why bother animating all of this? I'm looking for a way to get realism into my film ...
DONATE HERE: http://www.maddiestrong.org/donations/ This time on "Cartoons VS Cancer", we talk to the one and only Ralph Bakshi, the director behind "Fritz the Cat, "Lord of the Rings", "Wizards", "Heavy Traffic", "Coonskin (AKA Street Fight)", "American Pop", "Fire and Ice", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Last Days of Coney Island" and "Cool World". Woah! With nearly 50 years in animation, we're in for a treat! Every episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpooKpsO0P6wVk2MjHU9SW6ddFUuN1zpd Know any cartoon creators you'd like to see or know personally? Get in touch at gruppetstudios@gmail.com! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/givethegruppetabuck?ty=h Thanks for watching!
En este vídeo demostramos que Peter Jackson plagió varias escenas y planos a la película de animación de Ralph Bakshi. Peter Jackson nunca ha admitido haberse inspirado en la película de Bakshi.
John Kricfalusi is the creator of Ren & Stimpy and has a new kickstarter animated show Cans Without Labels. Support and get cool stuff! Includes New Interviews With: Ralph Bakshi Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc.) John Kricfalusi (The Ren & Stimpy Show) Bruce Timm .
Red-headed lady was the best character, too bad she got killed too soon.
If the more orthodox of these two animators pushed the Disney-established envelope of content in animated films, then the other used said envelope as toilet paper before mailing it back with a ransom note and multiple severed fingers belonging to the sender's wife enclosed. • CAST: • - Rod Rhodes as Don Bluth - Carlos Reyis as Ralph Bakshi - Toby Navarro as Mrs. Brisby - Griffin Oldenkamp as Fritz the Cat - David Ohlsen as Charlie B. Barkin - Francisco G. as Avatar the Wizard - Anna Valenzuela as Anastasia - TheLegion as a Hellhound - Dragonsblood23 as a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment - Austin Green as a Mutant Soldier - MolemanNineThousand as Himself Next Battle Hint: Respect the authority of these emcees; they mean business…
"Frodo lives!" TV promo for Ralph Bakshi's animated film, 'The Lord of the Rings.' Spot aired in February 1979. *Visit BionicDisco.com for 1970s pop culture fun.* Fair Use. No copyright infringement is intended. Posted for museum purposes only.