Chuck Amuck: The Movie

Chuck Amuck: The Movie
Directed by	Chuck Jones Abe Levitow
Written by	John W. Dunn
Produced by	John Needham [1]
Narrated by	Dick Vosburgh
Release date	October 23, 1991 (1991-10-23)
Running time	51 minutes
Country	United States

Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones's career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes ; narrated by Dick Vosburgh. ^[2] Jones received an Honorary Life Membership from the Directors Guild of America, and a 1996 Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. And in 1992, What's Opera, Doc? was added to the USA's National Film Registry of most significant films of all time. ^[3]

Synopsis

An inside look and complete telling of Chuck Jones' career. Jones created the memorable cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Road Runner, Pepé le Pew and the remainder of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters. He is one of America's most notable animators. There are many classic clips of his work and there are multiple interviews of colleagues who worked with Jones.

Cast

• Chuck Jones
• Maurice Noble
• Lloyd Vaughan
• Retta Davidson
• Dick Vosburgh
• Mel Blanc
• Raymond Katz
• Michael Maltese
• Leon Schlesinger

Home video

The film was released on VHS. It also appears as a special feature on Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 and Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 . ^[4]

References

1. Jones, C.; Furniss, M. (2004). Chuck Jones: Conversations. Conversations with Comic Artists. University Press of Mississippi. p. 18. ISBN   978-1-57806-729-9 . Retrieved November 18, 2024.
2. Grant, John (1987). Masters of Animation. BBC Books. p. 137. ISBN   978-0-563-20417-6.
3. Porter, Andrew (May 2002). "Chuck Jones". Science Fiction Chronicle. 23 (5): 50.
4. Bowker's Complete Video Directory. Vol. 1–4. R.R. Bowker. 1996. p. 196. ISBN   978-0-8352-3767-3.

Further reading

• Jones, Chuck (1999). Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist. foreword by Steven Spielberg, preface by Matt Groening. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN   978-1-4668-3602-0.

External links

• Chuck Amuck: The Movie at IMDb