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	Ralph Bakshi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ralph Bakshi may be best known as the director of the first X-rated animated feature, Fritz the Cat, and the critically acclaimed Heavy Traffic, Wizards, and Lord of the Rings; but his career in animation began much earlier than that.
		Ralph Bakshi is heralded as the first to introduce personal adult themes to a largely Disney-oriented medium.
		Ralph currently resides in New York, and pursues his life as a painter when he is able to take time away from his various film projects.
	www.bouska.com /fritzthecat/fritz3.htm (446 words)

	Ralph Bakshi - The Lord of the Rings Wiki
		Ralph Bakshi (October 1938) is a director of animated and occasionally live-action films.
		As the American animation industry fell into decline during the 1960s and 1970s, Bakshi tried to bring change to the industry by creating and directing a number of animated feature films that were aimed at adults instead of children.
		Bakshi had originally intended his adaptation to be made in three parts, later reduced to two parts after negotiation with the studio.
	lotr.wikia.com /wiki/Ralph_Bakshi (259 words)

	Ralph Bakshi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ralph Bakshi was born of Krymchak descent on October 29, 1938, in Haifa, then part of the British Mandate of Palestine.
		Bakshi ran into trouble when he was unable to complete the battle sequences with the budget 20th Century Fox had given him, and the studio refused to raise his funds.
		Bakshi worked on a short-lived animated TV series called Spicy City in 1997, and in 2003 he was the model for and the voice of the eccentric, midget-hating Fire Chief in protégé John Kricfalusi's Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ralph_Bakshi (2833 words)

	ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project Blog: Media: Ralph Bakshi's Phone Doodles
		Ralph showed that animation- the most collaborative art form ever- could be an intensely personal medium.
		Ralph took a chance on the ideas of a kid named John Kricfalusi, and set up the studio after the unit structure model used at Warners.
		Bakshi's rotoscoped Lord of the Rings is one of the most underrated animations of all time.
	animationarchive.org /2006/03/media-ralph-bakshis-phone-doodles.html (1650 words)

	Peter Jackson vs. Ralph Bakshi --The Lord Of The Rings -Part 2. --Hollywood Jesus
		Bakshi's use of "rotoscoping," somewhat new at the time, was very startling and (at times) extremely satisfying.
		Bakshi seems to think that Sam is along for comic relief only; and that the best form of comic relief is Down Syndrome.
		For Bakshi, the episode with the Mirror of Galadriel is an opportunity to show the lightness of mind which a 5000-year-old lady might bring to the temptation of the Ring; but Cate Blanchett's Galadriel is all imperiousness and dark night.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /lord_of_the_rings_feature_06.htm (1466 words)

	ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Biopedia: BAKSHI, Ralph
		Ralph Bakshi was born in October 1938 in Haifa, Israel.
		Ralph said that he looked around the room and saw in his boss's eyes the realization that after 70 someodd years in business, Terrytoons might be no more.
		Ralph said that at first he was worried that his bosses would begrudge him moving up so fast.
	www.animationarchive.org /bio/2005/12/bakshi-ralph.html (1583 words)

	Ralph Bakshi / Biography
		Bakshi ended up graduating with an award in cartooning in 1957, (10) Bakshi went to work for Terrytoons Animation Studio (11, 12) in New Rochelle as a cell polisher, graduating to cell painting.
		Practicing nights and weekends he quickly became an inker, and then directly to animator (by claiming an empty desk on the animators floor and, claiming that he was promoted to animator, (13) asked for scenes to animate for characters such as Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, (14) Deputy Dawg, Foofle & Lariat Sam.
		In 1967 Bakshi (17) accepted the position of Producer and Director of Paramount Cartoon Studios (aka Famous Studios) which had been the Max Fleicher Studio.
	www.ralphbakshi.com /bio.php (290 words)

	IGN: Featured Filmmaker: Ralph Bakshi
		Ralph Bakshi got his start working for Terrytoons as an animator in 1959.
		Bakshi's rotoscoping (a process where animation is added over live-action film) was too different from the animation the public was used to.
		Since then, Bakshi has turned his attention to expressionistic paintings, which can be seen on his website, RalphBakshi.com.
	movies.ign.com /articles/317/317033p1.html (862 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| Ralph Bakshi
		Bakshi's former producer Steve Krantz purchases a minor feline character from R. Crumb (in Terry Zwigoff's documentary on the cartoonist, Crumb claims his ex-wife signed the contract against his wishes).
		Bakshi's take on Tolkien was much smaller in scope than the current trilogy--though the Ringwraiths' attack on the hobbits at the Prancing Pony is a highlight (and it's worth considering Bakshi's claim that it was perhaps an influence on the new version of The Fellowship of the Ring).
		Bakshi: The deal with the story of Malcolm the cockroach who leaves the woman who's been taking care of him is based on personal experiences of fl men I knew who couldn't afford to feed their families, so they left because they couldn't stand to see them suffer.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/02.27.03/bakshi-0309.html (2015 words)

	FOX Animation Division Should Initiate Production of Wizards II by Ralph Bakshi Petition
		Bakshi’s continued support of this project and the willingness of Bakshi Productions to fully produce and supervise any secondary production that may occur after a director’s cut of the film has been finished,we, the undersigned feel very sure the production of Wizards II would be a mutually beneficial financial endeavor for FOX and Bakshi Productions.
		Bakshi’s popularity among his older fans and among newer generations as well, should lead to the conclusion that Wizards II would be a feasible and socially applicable project.
		Bakshi allowed to self produce another of his fine socially driven films in the combined animation style he is so loved for pioneering.
	www.petitiononline.com /wizards2/petition.html (510 words)

	Interview: Ralph Bakshi
		The cliché is to describe Ralph Bakshi as the "bad boy" of animation.
		Bakshi was a bad boy indeed; Fritz the Cat deserved its X rating, as it featured sex, drugs, and an unflinching, satirical look at the experiences of an opportunistic, sex-obsessed college-dropout tomcat.
		When Bakshi's Wizards was released on DVD in May, I had the opportunity to speak to Bakshi in a conference call with him (from his home in New Mexico) and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's publicist, Josh Kushins.
	www.fpsmagazine.com /feature/040703bakshi.php (415 words)

	Amazon.com: The Lord of the Rings: Video: Christopher Guard,William Squire,Michael Scholes,John Hurt,Simon ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bakshi's lamentable decision to combine traditional cel animation with "rotoscoped" (i.e., meticulously traced) live-action footage is jarringly distracting and aesthetically disastrous, but when judged by its narrative content, this Lord of the Rings deserves more credit than it typically receives.
		Ralph Bakshi - Director, J.R.R. Tolkien - Writer (Novels The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers), Chris Conkling - Writer (Screenplay), Peter S. Beagle - Writer (Screenplay), Nancy Eichler - Producer (assistant producer), Saul Zaentz - Producer (producer)...
		Ralph Bakshi made a movie that was so on par with the books that you could read the book as you watch the movie.
	www.amazon.com /Lord-Rings-Ralph-Bakshi/dp/B00005MP5C (2297 words)

	Ralph Bakshi \| The A.V. Club
		Writer, director, and producer Ralph Bakshi got his start in animation at 21 in 1959, working for Terrytoons Animation Studio on low-end titles such as Heckle & Jeckle and Deputy Dawg.
		Bakshi also directed three high fantasy films--the Frank Frazetta-designed Fire And Ice, the tanks vs. elves cult favorite Wizards, and the animated screen adaptation of Lord Of The Rings.
		Bakshi recently spoke to The Onion A.V. Club about the history of Lord Of The Rings, why some of his own work horrifies him, and why Hollywood is hell.
	www.avclub.com /content/node/22810 (3956 words)

	A Critique of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings
		Bakshi; I admire the fact that he was willing to attempt the Herculean task of committing The Lord of the Rings to film.
		Bakshi, or someone else associated with the making of the film, would like to post a rebuttal to this review or other related information, I'll be happy to add it (or a link to it) to this server.
		Bakshi has added a strange scene to the story: Saruman stands before his armies of Orcs, and gives them a good Knute Rockne-styled pep speech.
	flyingmoose.org /tolksarc/bakshi/bakshi.htm (4857 words)

	'The Lord of the Rings' From Ralph Bakshi
		Bakshi is, I'm told, already working on the second part utilizing the third book, "The Return of the King." You are thus warned to have some kind of explanation ready for your child when the movie ends without actually ending.
		Bakshi tempts to go beyond the limits of movie animation as we know it.
		Bakshi appears to have had his own fun quoting such films as "2001," "Ivan the Terrible," "Henry V" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." His hobbits look very much like Disney dwarfs, though somewhat more introspective, and not once does anyone waste time wishing on a star.
	www.nytimes.com /1978/11/15/movies/tolkien-bakshi.html (646 words)

	ralphbakshi
		The series is highlighted by screenings of Bakshi’s personal prints of LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) and WIZARDS, which rarely, if ever screened; as well as a selection of rareties including the World Premiere of an unseen Bakshi short, plus a long-lost series of 1960s Coca-Cola commercials made by Bakshi and Peter Max.
		Ralph Bakshi.) Bakshi completely reinvented the classic "Mighty Mouse" series with his frantic and subversive visual humor, paving the way for later shows like "Ren and Stimpy," "Dexter’s Laboratory" and more.
		Originally a topic of griping among hardcore Tolkien fans, Bakshi’s bold, hallucinogenic interpretation of hobbits and the journey they undertake to save Middle Earth was recently hailed by Peter Jackson as one of his inspirations for the live-action trilogy.
	www.americancinematheque.com /archive1999/2005/ralphbakshi.htm (877 words)

	RALPH BAKSHI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ralph Bakshi produced the first cartoon ever to receive an X-rating: "Fritz the Cat" (1972), based on Crumb's character and produced by Steve Krantz.
		Bakshi belongs to the vast number of New York minority artists who brought their street-life experiences to the 1970's world of entertainment.
		This rather farfetched plot is animated with flair, and although Holli Would is certainly NO Jessica Rabbit, she sure is sexy enough to be desired by collectors.
	www.xs4all.nl /~hwalther/ralphbakshi.htm (556 words)

	American Pop
		Until recently, the only way you could see Ralph Bakshi's 1980 animated feature American Pop was on cable, if Cinemax bothered to show it.
		When a bashful young man visits a demurely half-dressed stripper in her dressing room, Bakshi is just as bashful and demure about cutting away from what happens between them.
		Coonskin is, I think, Bakshi's masterpiece; American Pop is his epic, a sprawling and messy work whose flaws are inextricable from its brilliance.
	www.angelfire.com /movies/oc/americanpop.html (710 words)

	A TROTH EXCLUSIVE!!! Meriadoc's Interview with Ralph Bakshi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For those of you who don't know, Ralph Bakshi was the director of the first Lord of the Rings film,
		Ralph Bakshi on the DVD release of "Wizards", May 25
		Ralph Bakshi is the master animator/director from a generation of character animators who took pride in what they
	hometown.aol.com /provencedaughter/InterviewRalphBakshi.html (879 words)

	IGN: An Interview with Ralph Bakshi
		During the 1970's, if you were seek out that generation's most famous iconoclast, the name you'd quickly arrive at would be Ralph Bakshi.
		From Fritz the Cat to Heavy Traffic, American Pop to his influential adaptation of Lord of the Rings (just ask Peter Jackson), Ralph Bakshi has – at the very least – proved himself to be an artist with a decided independent streak, even if it wasn't always commercially viable.
		BAKSHI: I only later on realized I was reacting against – I have to tell you the truth, it never started with a lightbulb.
	movies.ign.com /articles/518/518805p1.html (1878 words)

	Z reviews Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings
		The Bakshi film showed the inn as being a merry place, with a warm fire, and singing and dancing.
		The Bakshi film spent a bit more time in introducing the character of Aragorn, and his attempts to win the hobbits' trust.
		In Bakshi's film, after she told him that the destruction of the Ring would cause the fair realm of Lothlórien to fade away, Frodo offered her the Ring.
	pw1.netcom.com /~zmoq/pages/RBLOTR.htm (3739 words)

	Ralph Bakshi Photos - Ralph Bakshi News - Ralph Bakshi Information
		From RalphBakshi.com: "Ralph Bakshi was born in October 1938 in Haifa, Israel.
		Bakshi ended up graduating with an award in cartooning in 1957, Bakshi went to work for Terrytoons Animation Studio in New Rochelle as a cell...
		Father of Preston Bakshi, Eddie Bakshi and Victoria Bakshi.
	www.tv.com /ralph-bakshi/person/45086/summary.html (261 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Lord of the Rings (Widescreen): DVD: Ralph Bakshi,Billy Barty,Norman Bird,Simon Chandler,Anthony ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Les autres, une fois plongés dans le dessin animé de Ralph Bakshi, seront intrigués par son sens du merveilleux et de l'aventure, cherchant à connaître l'origine de ce film atypique, à la technique à la fois révolutionnaire et obsolète, à la poésie naïve et épique.
		Ralph Bakshi really drops the ball on this one and his directing is really sloppy and the movie is literrally cut off at the end where it starts with Bilbo's 111th birthday as usual but ending suddenly with the Battle of Helm's Deep and never going any further.
		Considering the year of production for a second, director Ralph Bakshi had a vision, and the same kind of idea as Jackson, but without the backing, the money, or the technology to carry it off.
	www.amazon.ca /Lord-Rings-Widescreen-Ralph-Bakshi/dp/B00005MP5B (1845 words)

	Ralph Bakshi - Lord of the Rings - Anime
		Ralph Bakshi directed the Spider Man TV series, and also handled the Fritz the Cat movie, Wizards and Cool World.
		He is probably best known for his questionable treatment of the Lord of the Rings in 1978.
		Ralph was born in 1938 and grew up in Brooklyn.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art9844.asp (284 words)

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