Portrait of Ralph Bakshi

Directing

Ralph Bakshi

Career

Active from 1965 to 2023, with a break from 1998 to 2011, busiest in 1967 with 14 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for What a Cartoon!
What a Cartoon!
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ralph Bakshi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Adult Animation 3
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Dark Fantasy 2
  • Political Allegory 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Controversial 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Anthology Series 2
  • Absurdist Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Midwest
Midwest (2023)

Writer, Director

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Last Days of Coney Island
Last Days of Coney Island (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Writer

Trickle Dickle Down
Trickle Dickle Down (2012)

Director, Producer

Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'
Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings' (2010)

Thanks

2000s

1 title ยท average score 57
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Ralph Bakshi (voice)

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 42
Spicy City
Spicy City (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Stevie (voice) / Connelly / Goldblum (voice)

Malcom and Melvin
Malcom and Melvin (1997)

as Super Hero

Babe, He Calls Me
Babe, He Calls Me (1997)

as Super Hero

Cool and the Crazy
Cool and the Crazy (1994)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Writer

Cool World
Cool World (1992)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

The Ren & Stimpy Show
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)

Storyboard Artist

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 56
Hound Town
Hound Town (1989)

Director

The Butter Battle Book
The Butter Battle Book (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

This Ain't Bebop
This Ain't Bebop (1989)

Writer, Director

Imagining America
Imagining America (1989)

Director

Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 (1989)

Writer

Tribe
Tribe (1989)

Writer

Christmas in Tattertown
Christmas in Tattertown (1988)

Director, Characters

Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II (1984)
GoodWatch score 31

Animation

Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

Hey Good Lookin'
Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer, Director

American Pop
American Pop (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as Piano Player (voice)

The Cigarette and the Weed
The Cigarette and the Weed (1981)

as Cigarette / Weed (voice)

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 65
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Wizards
Wizards (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Fritz (voice, uncredited) / Storm Trooper (voice, uncredited)

Coonskin
Coonskin (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)

The Junker
The Junker (1975)

Director

The Monsterizer
The Monsterizer (1975)

Director

The Plastic Blaster
The Plastic Blaster (1975)

Director

The Bigger Digger
The Bigger Digger (1974)

Director

Heavy Traffic
Heavy Traffic (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Various Characters (voice) (uncredited)

Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice)

The Timekeeper
The Timekeeper (1972)

Director

The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow (1972)

Director

The Drifter
The Drifter (1970)

Director

1960s

32 titles
The Stretcher
The Stretcher (1969)

Director

Mouse Trek
Mouse Trek (1967)

Director, Executive Producer

The Fuz
The Fuz (1967)

Executive Producer, Director

Mini-Squirts
Mini-Squirts (1967)

Character Designer, Director

Mr. Winlucky
Mr. Winlucky (1967)

Director

Traffic Trouble
Traffic Trouble (1967)

Supervising Animation Director, Director

Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty (1967)

Director

The Opera Caper
The Opera Caper (1967)

Director

Fancy Plants
Fancy Plants (1967)

Director

Scuba Duba Do
Scuba Duba Do (1966)

Director, Animation

Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy
Gadmouse: The Apprentice Good Fairy (1965)

Animation, Director

Dress Reversal
Dress Reversal (1965)

Director