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"Great Performances" Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)


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Paul Bacon (writer)
Greg Ford (writer)
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21 November 2000 (Season 29, Episode 4)
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The life and works of a legendary animator. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Ken Burns ... Himself
Linda Jones Clough ... Herself

Joe Dante ... Himself

Roger Ebert ... Himself
June Foray ... Herself
Stan Freberg ... Himself
Robert Givens ... Himself
Eric Goldberg ... Himself

Whoopi Goldberg ... Herself
Matt Groening ... Himself

Ron Howard ... Himself

Chuck Jones ... Himself
Marian Jones ... Herself
Norton Juster ... Himself
Glen Keane ... Himself
John Lasseter ... Himself

Leonard Maltin ... Himself
Roger Mayer ... Himself

Lorne Michaels ... Himself
Rob Minkoff ... Himself
André Previn ... Himself
John Schulman ... Himself
Martha Sigall ... Herself

Steven Spielberg ... Himself

Robin Williams ... Himself
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USA:90 min
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portrait of a great artist, 8 April 2009
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Author: didi-5 from United Kingdom

Chuck Jones remains one of the great names of American animation, credited with presenting and directing snappy ideas for Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, creating the Road Runner and Coyote, and spoofing Charles Boyer with the skunk Pepe Le Pew.

This documentary follows the threads of Jones' career from his days as a cel washer through to the highs of Termite Terrace and later work for MGM and as an independent animator. There are clips galore of the top cartoons, especially from Looney Tunes days, as well as contributions from family, collaborators, and Jones himself, at that time still an active and sprightly 80-something.

Engrossing, interesting, and almost a fan letter to the cartoon, 'Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens' is definitely worth your time if you like the antics of the W-B gang, or want to see how a master of his craft works.

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