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Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American retired animator and filmmaker, known for his fantastical animated films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent [ 4 ] and adult-oriented productions .
Wizards is a 1977 American animated post-apocalyptic science fantasy film written, directed and produced by Ralph Bakshi and distributed by 20th Century-Fox.The film follows a battle between two wizards of opposing powers, one representing the forces of magic and the other representing the forces of technology.
Coonskin is a 1975 American live-action/animated satirical crime film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi.The film references the Uncle Remus folk tales, and satirizes the blaxploitation film genre as well as Disney's film Song of the South, adapted from the Uncle Remus folk tales. [1]
Also during that time, Ralph Bakshi got his start as an animator, and eventually as a director, at Terrytoons. [3] Terrytoons shorts were originally released to theaters by 20th Century Fox from 1935 until 1973. After Terry had retired, Terrytoons was sold to CBS, which would later purchase the entire library.
The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated epic fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi from a screenplay by Chris Conkling and Peter S. Beagle.It is based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien, adapting from the volumes The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. [6]
Heavy Traffic is a 1973 American live-action/adult animated drama film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. [5] The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with live-action, explores the often surreal fantasies of a young New York City cartoonist named Michael Corleone, using pinball imagery as a metaphor for inner-city life.
Spicy City is an adult animated erotic cyberpunk television series which was created by Ralph Bakshi for HBO.The first of two adult animated series to air on HBO in the same year, [1] [a] the show serves as an anthology series in a similar format as television programs such as The Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt.
Shannon Appelcline noted that after Ken Whitman published the role-playing game Mutazoids through his company Whit Productions, "He followed that up with a second company, Whit Publications, and two licensed games: Edward Bolme's Ralph Bakshi's Wizards (1992) and David Clark's WWF Basic Adventure Game (1993)."