Ralph Bakshi
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 his fantasy films, which include Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978) 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 before it was canceled due to complaints from a conservative political group over perceived drug references. After a nine-year hiatus from feature films, he directed Cool World (1992), which was largely rewritten during production ...
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth. (more)
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth. (more)
American Pop (1981)
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities. (more)
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities. (more)
Cool and the Crazy (1994)
Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all. (more)
Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all. (more)
Cool World (1992)
Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack didn't realize is that Cool World really does exist, and a "doodle" ... (more)
Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack didn't realize is that Cool World really does exist, and a "doodle" ... (more)
Coonskin (1975)
Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia. (more)
Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia. (more)
Fire and Ice (1983)
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, however, as ... (more)
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, however, as ... (more)
Fritz the Cat (1972)
A hypocritical swinging college student cat raises hell in a satiric vision of various elements on the 1960's. (more)
A hypocritical swinging college student cat raises hell in a satiric vision of various elements on the 1960's. (more)
Heavy Traffic (1973)
An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork. (more)
An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork. (more)
Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn. (more)
An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn. (more)
Christmas in Tattertown (1988)
Christmas in Tattertown is a 1988 television special created and directed by Ralph Bakshi about a place where everything discarded in the world came alive. It aired on the cable television network Nickelodeon. (more)
Christmas in Tattertown is a 1988 television special created and directed by Ralph Bakshi about a place where everything discarded in the world came alive. It aired on the cable television network Nickelodeon. (more)
Last Days of Coney Island (2015)
In the cheap glitter and glow of a fading Coney Island a group of characters live out their sordid, strange lives trying to get somewhere fast - any way they can. Desperately trying to love and be loved. These cops, call girls, mafia hoods, transvestites, ... (more)
In the cheap glitter and glow of a fading Coney Island a group of characters live out their sordid, strange lives trying to get somewhere fast - any way they can. Desperately trying to love and be loved. These cops, call girls, mafia hoods, transvestites, ... (more)
Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003)
A documentary on the life of painter Frank Frazetta, who revolutionized science fiction, fantasy and comic art with breathtaking realistic paintings of fantastic heroes, most famously Conan the Barbarian. (more)
A documentary on the life of painter Frank Frazetta, who revolutionized science fiction, fantasy and comic art with breathtaking realistic paintings of fantastic heroes, most famously Conan the Barbarian. (more)
The Butter Battle Book (1989)
The Zooks and the Yooks are at war over the butter and bread - on which side should one spread? (more)
The Zooks and the Yooks are at war over the butter and bread - on which side should one spread? (more)
Imagining America (1989)
An anthology film consisting of four shorts with the central theme being life in the United States. (more)
An anthology film consisting of four shorts with the central theme being life in the United States. (more)
Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011)
A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues, critics, and fans. (more)
A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues, critics, and fans. (more)
Ralph Bakshi short (more)
Obnoxious Obie (1963)
A canine sheriff's deputy in a backwoods Southern town always manages to catch the bad guy. (more)
A canine sheriff's deputy in a backwoods Southern town always manages to catch the bad guy. (more)
Gadmouse the Apprentice Good Fairy (1965)
The exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends. (more)
The exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends. (more)
Don't Spill the Beans (1965)
A combination of the stories of "Cinderella" with "Jack and the Beanstalk," in which Sad Cat beats his two "dear, mean brothers" up the giant beanstalk. Sad Cat's two brothers poke fun at him for being so dumb. He goes into the business of selling magic beans. (more)
A combination of the stories of "Cinderella" with "Jack and the Beanstalk," in which Sad Cat beats his two "dear, mean brothers" up the giant beanstalk. Sad Cat's two brothers poke fun at him for being so dumb. He goes into the business of selling magic beans. (more)
Dress Reversal (1965)
This series followed the exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends. (more)
This series followed the exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends. (more)