Mark Kausler
Actor
Movies12
Movie6.0DocumentaryThe life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008 · 13 votes
Movie6.8AnimationComedyIn this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire's death for a time (as chronicled in Daffy Dilly (1948), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire's assets. But the millionaire's will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire's ghost will "repossess" his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned "ghost-busting" talents to rid himself of the millionaire's nagging spirit.
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
1988 · 153 votes
Movie7.8DocumentaryThere's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator.
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · 11 votes
Movie7.9DocumentaryA documentary about the life and career of legendary cartoon director Fred "Tex" Avery.
Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
1988 · 17 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation.
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008 · 2 votes
MovieDocumentaryAnimationA look at the career of Warner Bros. animator and director Robert McKimson.
MovieA documentary about the early days of animation.
Movie6.0DocumentaryThe titular directors discussed are: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1930-1933), Jack King (1934-1936), Ub Iwerks (1937), Ben Hardaway (1934-1940), Norm McCabe (1940-1943), and Art Davis (1945-1949)
Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute
2007 · 1 votes
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A look at the fairy tale-based Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, starring characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, and more.
MovieDocumentaryAnimationHistorians and modern animators discuss classic era Warner cartoons without "stars": characters who returned in subsequent cartoons.
MovieDocumentaryAnimationHistorians and animators discuss the Private Snafu cartoons made for military training during World War II.
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The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration. Each animator worked on his or her own sequence only and did not know what action preceded or followed his or her sequence, except that the first drawing of a sequence is the last drawing from the previous sequence. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Anijam
1984 · 3 votes