Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
1h 30m
Running Time
November 8, 2000Release Date
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
1h 30m
Running Time
November 8, 2000Release Date
Plot.
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons.
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Cast & Crew.
Ken Burns
Self
Linda Jones Clough
Self
Joe Dante
Self
Marian Dern
Self
Roger Ebert
Self
Tex Avery
Director
June Foray
Self
Chuck Jones
Director
Stan Freberg
Self
Robert Givens
Self
Maurice Noble
Director
Ben Washam
Director
Eric Goldberg
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Greg Ford
Writer
Matt Groening
Self
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 8, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
filmmaking
cartoonist
animator
animation documentary
Wiki.
Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens – A Life in Animation is a 2000 American television documentary film directed by Margaret Selby. The film chronicles the career of legendary Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies director, Chuck Jones. The film features interviews with Jones himself, as well as animators Matt Groening, Eric Goldberg, and John Lasseter, critics Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin, film directors Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, and Joe Dante, and comedians Whoopi Goldberg, Lorne Michaels, Robin Williams, and June Foray, as well as others. The film was originally broadcast as part of the Great Performances series on November 22, 2000, on PBS, and later released to VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video on October 22, 2002.