Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi

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Born 1938-10-29 Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel] 83 credits Inkpot Award 1 Winsor McCay Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Inkpot Award Award

Inkpot Award 1 won

  • 2008 Inkpot Award Won

Winsor McCay Award 1 won

  • 1988 Winsor McCay Award Won

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Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is a Palestinian-born American animator and filmmaker. 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 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). He founded the Bakshi School of Animation and Cartooning in 2003. During the 2000s, he has focused largely on painting. He has received several awards for his work, including the 1980 Golden Gryphon for The Lord of the Rings at the Giffoni Film Festival, the 1988 Annie Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Animation, and the 2003 Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest Film Festival.
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Directing 45 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director, Writer
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
1967 · ★ 7.9 · Director, Executive Producer, Producer
What a Cartoon!
What a Cartoon!
1995 · Director, Writer, Animation
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway
1994 · Director, Writer
Cool World
Cool World
1992 · ★ 5.7 · Director
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
1978 · ★ 6.6 · Director
American Pop
American Pop
1981 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer, Piano Player (voice)
Spicy City
Spicy City
1997 · Creator, Director, Producer
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
1983 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer, Characters
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat
1972 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Screenplay, Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice)
Wizards
Wizards
1977 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Writer, Producer
Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
1973 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Screenplay, Various Characters (voice) (uncredited)
Coonskin
Coonskin
1975 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Writer, Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)
Mini-Squirts
Mini-Squirts
1967 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
Hound Town
Hound Town
1989 · Director
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Fuz
The Fuz
1967 · Director, Executive Producer
Mr. Winlucky
Mr. Winlucky
1967 · Director
Dress Reversal
Dress Reversal
1965 · Director
Mouse Trek
Mouse Trek
1967 · Director, Executive Producer
Malcom and Melvin
Malcom and Melvin
1997 · Director, Writer, Super Hero
Midwest
Midwest
2023 · Director, Writer
The Butter Battle Book
The Butter Battle Book
1989 · Director, Producer
Cool and the Crazy
Cool and the Crazy
1994 · Director, Writer
Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
1965 · Director, Animation
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow
1972 · Director
Traffic Trouble
Traffic Trouble
1967 · Director, Supervising Animation Director
Christmas in Tattertown
Christmas in Tattertown
1988 · Director, Characters
The Junker
The Junker
1975 · Director
Last Days of Coney Island
Last Days of Coney Island
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Frog
The Frog
1969 · Director
The Drifter
The Drifter
1970 · Director
The Monsterizer
The Monsterizer
1975 · Director
The Stretcher
The Stretcher
1969 · Director
Imagining America
Imagining America
1989 · Director
Fancy Plants
Fancy Plants
1967 · Director
Frozen Sparklers
Frozen Sparklers
1967 · Director
The Timekeeper
The Timekeeper
1972 · Director
Scuba Duba Do
Scuba Duba Do
1966 · Director, Animation
The Paper Monster
The Paper Monster
1973 · Director
Dr. Ha-Ha
Dr. Ha-Ha
1966 · Director
This Ain't Bebop
This Ain't Bebop
1989 · Director, Writer
Babe, He Calls Me
Babe, He Calls Me
1997 · Director, Writer, Super Hero
Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty
1967 · Director
The Heat's Off
The Heat's Off
1967 · Director
Acting 25 credits
What a Cartoon!
What a Cartoon!
1995 · Director, Writer, Animation
American Pop
American Pop
1981 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer, Piano Player (voice)
Spicy City
Spicy City
1997 · Creator, Director, Producer
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
1983 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer, Characters
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat
1972 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Screenplay, Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice)
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
1984 · ★ 5.4 · Animation
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
2003 · Ralph Bakshi (voice)
Wizards
Wizards
1977 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Writer, Producer
Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
1973 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Screenplay, Various Characters (voice) (uncredited)
Coonskin
Coonskin
1975 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Writer, Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)
Mini-Squirts
Mini-Squirts
1967 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
The Ren & Stimpy Show
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991 · Storyboard Artist
Malcom and Melvin
Malcom and Melvin
1997 · Director, Writer, Super Hero
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Self
Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
1965 · Director, Animation
Traffic Trouble
Traffic Trouble
1967 · Director, Supervising Animation Director
Christmas in Tattertown
Christmas in Tattertown
1988 · Director, Characters
Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse
2010 · Self
Frazetta: Painting with Fire
Frazetta: Painting with Fire
2003 · Self
House of Hashimoto
House of Hashimoto
1960 · Animation
A Voodoo Spell
A Voodoo Spell
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
Which Is Witch?
Which Is Witch?
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
Scuba Duba Do
Scuba Duba Do
1966 · Director, Animation
Babe, He Calls Me
Babe, He Calls Me
1997 · Director, Writer, Super Hero
Dr. Rhinestone's Theory
Dr. Rhinestone's Theory
1967 · Supervising Animation Director
Writing 21 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director, Writer
What a Cartoon!
What a Cartoon!
1995 · Director, Writer, Animation
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway
1994 · Director, Writer
Spicy City
Spicy City
1997 · Creator, Director, Producer
Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat
1972 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Screenplay, Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice)
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
1987 · Creator
Wizards
Wizards
1977 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Writer, Producer
Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic
1973 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Screenplay, Various Characters (voice) (uncredited)
Coonskin
Coonskin
1975 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Writer, Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)
Mini-Squirts
Mini-Squirts
1967 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Mighty Heroes
The Mighty Heroes
1966 · Creator
Malcom and Melvin
Malcom and Melvin
1997 · Director, Writer, Super Hero
Midwest
Midwest
2023 · Director, Writer
Cool and the Crazy
Cool and the Crazy
1994 · Director, Writer
Possible Possum
Possible Possum
1965 · Creator
Last Days of Coney Island
Last Days of Coney Island
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
Tribe
Tribe
1989 · Writer
This Ain't Bebop
This Ain't Bebop
1989 · Director, Writer
Babe, He Calls Me
Babe, He Calls Me
1997 · Director, Writer, Super Hero
Reflections of A Native Son
Reflections of A Native Son
1989 · Writer
Producing 11 credits
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
1967 · ★ 7.9 · Director, Executive Producer, Producer
American Pop
American Pop
1981 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer, Piano Player (voice)
Spicy City
Spicy City
1997 · Creator, Director, Producer
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
1983 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer, Characters
Wizards
Wizards
1977 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Writer, Producer
Mini-Squirts
Mini-Squirts
1967 · Creator, Director, Executive Producer
Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin'
1982 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Fuz
The Fuz
1967 · Director, Executive Producer
Mouse Trek
Mouse Trek
1967 · Director, Executive Producer
The Butter Battle Book
The Butter Battle Book
1989 · Director, Producer
Last Days of Coney Island
Last Days of Coney Island
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
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