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The Films of Ralph Bakshi. Ralph Bakshi is a living legend in the animation world, being among the first to introduce mature content and true independent spirit into animated features, as well as a pioneer of rotoscope technology.
In the 1970s, Bakshi set out to produce films using his innovative vision for how animated films should be. Krantz suggested Robert Crumb's "Fritz the Cat" comic book as Bakshi's first feature. The two set out to meet with Crumb and get the film rights.
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- 'American Pop' (1981) After losing his father to a pogrom, Zalmie (Jeffrey Lippa) and his mother immigrate to America. He is drawn to the music industry but is unable to become a singer due to personal tragedy.
- 'Heavy Traffic' (1973) Michael Corleone (Joseph Kaufmann) is a 22-year-old cartoonist born to an Italian Mafioso father and a Jewish mother. Seeing solace from their never-ending attempts to kill one another, he sneaks out to wander the city.
- 'Wizards' (1977) Two million years after a nuclear war, magic has returned to Earth, and with it, mystical creatures such as elves, fairies, and orcs.
- 'Coonskin' (1975) In an Oklahoma prison, two prisoners named Randy (Philip Michael Thomas) and Pappy (Scatman Crothers) wait for Randy's friends to break them out.
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.
9 titles. 1. Fritz the Cat (1972) X | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama. 6.2. Rate. 54 Metascore. Fritz drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem and hits the road with an ex-girlfriend before getting mixed up with domestic terrorists. Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles.
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.
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