Ralph Bakshi Trailers
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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.
Most Popular Ralph Bakshi Trailers
Total trailers found: 74
31 October 1989
The misadventures of a small mutt named Rusty and his human family and canine friends.
05 January 2010
Documentary about Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.
24 May 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.
15 November 1978
Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron.
01 December 1967
Marvin, a teenage ball of fur, gets the idea to paint the entire city in groovy, psychedelic colors.
21 December 1988
Told by an anthropomorphic saxophone, a young girl named Debbie, her pet dog, and her toy doll Muffet are sent to a magical world called Tattertown, where Muffet comes to life and, seeking freedom, refuses to go back to Debbie.
29 June 1984
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast.
09 February 1977
After the death of his mother, evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers long-lost military technologies.
10 March 1965
Gadmouse attempts to make a happy ending for a cat stuck being abused by his brothers.
01 January 1966
A Terrytoons Cartoon
13 February 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.
10 July 1992
While incarcerated for murder, cartoonist Jack Deebs found escape by creating Cool World, a series featuring a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would.
25 March 1983
The villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, plot against the human race from their frigid fortress.
01 May 1961
A CinemaScope Terrytoon released in May 1961
14 April 1972
In late 1960s New York City, fed up with monotonous college life and police repression, free-spirited Fritz, an impenitent seducer and unrestrained party-animal, decides to explore the world.
01 October 1965
The fairy tale of "Cinderella" is combined with the classic adventure of "The Three Musketeers." Sad Cat wants to be a musketeer like his two older brothers.
31 December 1967
A cat is made General of an alien planet's army and put in charge of hunting a giant mouse.
08 August 1973
A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him.
20 August 1975
A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated tale of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.
29 November 1967
James is a secret agent who is incredibly clumsy. Yet, no matter how many mistakes he makes in his el
30 June 1966
The cat's been assigned by brothers Fenimore and Latimore to clean the chimney. There, Sad finds a treasure map.
01 June 1970
A Terrytoons Cartoon
24 November 1967
In this one, the spy hound is trying to prevent a traffic jam of various remote-controlled cars.
16 September 1994
High school sweethearts Roslyn and Michael, now in their twenties, co-exist in a deeply unfulfilling marriage with kids.
01 September 1967
An evil genius gathers real witches to plague the world. Once again, it's secret agent James Hound to the rescue.
01 October 1982
In 1953 Brooklyn, charismatic hood and The Stompers leader Vinnie Genzianna, his friend and second-in-command Crazy Shapiro, and their respective girlfriends Roz and Eva get wrapped up in an escalating conflict with the rival Black gang, The Chaplains, lead by Boogaloo Jones.
01 June 1961
George Washington wants to cross the Delaware, but he has no boats. Hector's in the business of renting boats, but they all seem to have problems.
19 November 1989
An anthology consisting of four shorts with the central theme of life in the United States, including a surreal narrative about a man's search for his past in Los Angeles; an impressionistic look at American myths and rituals, featuring a large dance sequence; a stylized portrait of the South Bronx; and a delve into the history of Route 66.
01 October 1967
James is a secret agent who is incredibly clumsy. Yet, no matter how many mistakes he makes in his efforts to capture the bad guy, he winds up bagging the criminal.
28 November 1997
Melvin's saga continues as his partnership with Malcom is compromised by an urban superhero's intrusion.
31 December 1967
Another adventure of James Hound, secret agent extrodinaire.
01 January 1967
James Hound is sent to a deserted island to break up a group of evil voodoo worshippers.
01 August 1967
Someone has stolen the Statue of Liberty, and James Hound is to find it. He finds a recorded message with a clue.
19 November 1989
Short documentary about the great American '50s highway
19 November 1989
a vivid look at the teenage subculture of South Bronx.
07 December 1967
a Terrytoons Cartoon
01 February 1967
The King has his valuable jewel collection stolen. James Hound is called in to find the thief and have the jewels returned.
26 April 1967
It's the heat of summer, but the whole town is freezing up. It's up to James Hound to find out why.
08 July 1965
This series followed the exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends.
01 April 1972
A Mighty Heroes cartoon.
29 March 1966
James is a secret agent who is incredibly clumsy. Yet, no matter how many mistakes he makes in his efforts to capture the bad guy, he winds up bagging the criminal.
01 November 1967
Two inept crooks have hilarious misadventures as they try to kidnap a opera singer.
29 October 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.
01 January 2012
An animated parody of trickle down economics
11 August 1991
a groundbreaking Nickelodeon cartoon (1991-1995) about neurotic Chihuahua Ren and dimwitted cat Stims
01 December 1972
A Mighty Heroes cartoon.
01 August 1974
A Mighty Heroes short.
30 May 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.
14 December 1960
A mechanical monster from outer space has been kidnapping the little boys of Mouseville and is sending them to his hideout on an unknown planet.
01 January 1989
This Ain't Bebop is Ralph Bakshi's first live action short, starring Harvey Keitel and featuring Ron Thompson as the beatnik poet and Rick Singer as Jackson Pollock.
19 November 1989
a cross between impressionist documentary, music video and live-action photo-essay
13 November 1989
A cold war between two lands over a ridiculous dispute leads to a perilous arms race.
10 April 2010
A deep look at how Ralph Bakshi made his version of Lord of the Rings (1978). With Ralph Bakshi, Victoria Bakshi-Yudis, Chris Conkling, Timothy Galfas, Scott Kleinman, & Tom Tataranowicz.
08 May 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.
29 November 1960
Hashimoto tells his friend G.I. Joe about the Invisible Mouse.
01 December 1975
The Monsterizer and his gang of monsters kidnap prominent citizens of Good Haven, including the Mayor and Police Chief.
28 November 1997
Melvin is an alienated loser until he meets Malcom, a trumpeter cockroach who has a huge talent.
12 October 2023
A new Bakshi joint. A poem about the American Midwest. One from a series of new work by Ralph and his grandson, Miles Bakshi.
01 October 1969
A Mighty Heroes short.
01 June 1975
The Junker, whose base of operations is beneath a junk yard in Good Haven, creates robots that "eat" metal.
