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Joseph Henry Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor. He worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation.
Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.The film was directed by John Lasseter, co-directed by Joe Ranft, produced by Darla K. Anderson, and written by Lasseter, Ranft, Dan Fogelman, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, and Jorgen Klubien based on a story by Lasseter, Ranft, and Klubien.
Joe Ranft, member of Pixar's story team, played Heimlich the caterpillar at the suggestion of Lasseter's wife, Nancy, who had heard him playing the character on a scratch vocal track. [17] For Hopper, the film's villain, Lasseter's top choice was Robert De Niro, who repeatedly turned the part down, as did a succession of other actors. [17]
Cars is an American animated film series and media franchise set in a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles created by John Lasseter, Joe Ranft and Jorgen Klubien. The franchise began with the 2006 film, Cars, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was followed by the sequels Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017).
Along with director Henry Selick and head of story Joe Ranft, the small and mighty team knew they were making history. “This [film] was like nothing else and everybody knew it,” explains Taylor.
Toy Story is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.It is the first installment in the Toy Story franchise, the first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film from Pixar.
Joe Ranft as Elmo St. Peters, the owner of a spare appliance parts shop where he disassembles appliances and sells the parts. Ranft also voices the evil clown in Toaster's nightmare. [9] [10] Beth Anderson as the Mae West-inspired reel-to-reel tape recorder in "It's a B-Movie" and the wooded wagon in "Worthless".
Cars 2 was the first film Lasseter directed without Ranft, who died in 2005. However, Ranft continued to serve as inspiration for Lasseter during the making of the film and in crafting Mater's arc. On working in Ranft's absence, Lasseter commented, "It was rough[...]Joe was such an important part of my life. You know, like my best friend.