Joe Ranft
Joseph Henry "Joe" Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, voice actor and magician. He worked for Pixar Animation Studios and The Walt Disney Company.[1] His brother, Jerome Ranft, is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar movies.
He received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination as one of the writers of Toy Story (1995).[2] He was also a story supervisor for the film.[3] He had just finished his assignment as head of story for the 2006 movie Cars, when he was killed in a car crash.[3]
Feature Films[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Story Supervisor |
Story Artist | Directing Animator |
Executive Producer |
Other | Voice Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Gurgi | |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| An American Tail | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 1987 | The Chipmunk Adventure | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| The Brave Little Toaster[4] | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Elmo St. Peters/Clown | ||
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit[5] | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Goons | Animation: Storysketch |
| Oliver & Company[6] | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| The Land Before Time | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Spike | ||
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid[6] | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Storyboards | |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under[6] | No | Screenplay | Yes | No | No | No | No | Animation Screenplay | |
| 1991 | Rock-a-Doodle | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| Beauty and the Beast[6] | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | ||
| Aladdin | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas[7][6] | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Igor | |
| 1994 | Thumbelina | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| The Lion King[8] | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| A Troll in Central Park | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| 1995 | Pocahontas | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Thomas the Tank Engine | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Donald | ||
| Toy Story[8] | No | Original Story | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Lenny | ||
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach[4] | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Hercules | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| Anastasia | No | Original Story | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 1998 | Mulan | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Jack | Direct-to-video | |
| A Night at the Roxbury | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | The Hottie Dancer | ||
| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Direct-to-video | ||
| A Bug's Life[8] | No | Original Story | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Heimlich/Fly | ||
| The Rugrats Movie | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |||
| The Prince of Egypt | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 1999 | Tarzan | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| The Iron Giant[8] | No | Story | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Enormous Turkey | Direct-to-video | |
| Pokémon: The First Movie | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Toy Story 2[8] | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Wheezy/Heimlich | Additional Story Material | |
| Fantasia 2000[4] | No | No | No | Additional | No | No | No | Additional Artist: Story | ||
| 2000 | Chicken Run | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Thomas and the Magic Railroad | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Donald | ||
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Wheezy | Direct-to-video | |
| Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Spider | Direct-to-video | |
| Meet the Parents | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Snuffy | ||
| The Emperor's New Groove | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Special Thanks to Joe Ranft | ||
| 2001 | Monkeybone[9] | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Streetsquashed Rabbit | |
| Pokémon 3: The Movie | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Goo Monster | ||
| The Trumpet of the Swan | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |||
| Shrek | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |||
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Voices | ||
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Moon Goon #1 | Direct-to-video | |
| Monsters, Inc.[8] | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Pete "Claws" Ward | Additional Story Material | |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yolkians | ||
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Aliens | |
| Hey Arnold!: The Movie | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | General Dick Horowitz | ||
| Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| Treasure Planet | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Pirates | ||
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Jacques | |
| Brother Bear | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | |||
| 2004 | Home on the Range | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
| The Incredibles | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Crowd Member/Universal Man/Monodrawolverine | ||
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Reporters | ||
| 2005 | Robots | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Garbage Robots | |
| Madagascar | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| Corpse Bride[4] | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | "In Memory of" Dedication | ||
| Chicken Little | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Cars[10] | Co-Director | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Red/Peterbilt | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2008 | WALL-E | No | Original Story | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Bolt | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Coraline | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Up | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | No | Screenplay | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Cars 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Brave | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Monsters University | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Big Hero 6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2015 | Inside Out | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Coco | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Onward | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Soul | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2022 | Lightyear | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Television[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Writer | Story Supervisor |
Other | Voice Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1999 | Rugrats | Yes | No | No | 5 episodes | |
| 1997-2003 | Hey Arnold! | No | No | Yes | General Dick Horowitz | 18 episodes |
| 1998 | Rolie Polie Olie | No | No | Yes | Gizmo Polie | Episode: "Our Two Dads" |
| 2003-2004 | Sesame Street | No | No | Yes | Larry The Cucumber | |
| 2004-2005 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | No | No | Yes | Gus |
Short Films and TV Specials[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Writer | Puppeteer | Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Luau | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Fun with Mr. Future | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1983 | Hansel and Gretel | No | Yes | No | TV Special |
| 1987 | Sport Goofy in Soccermania | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlight[11] | Original Story | No | Yes | End Credits Designer |
Documentaries[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Himself | "In Loving Memory of" Dedication, Very Special Thanks |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | caricaturist | "In Memory of" Dedication |
Video Games[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Writer | Voice Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Toy Story Animated Storybook | No | Lenny |
| 1998 | Spyro the Dragon | Yes | |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life: The Video Game | No | Heimlich |
| 2001 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | No | Ganondorf |
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | No | Pete "Claws" Ward |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo: The Video Game[6] | No | Jacques |
| Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure | No | Wheezy | |
| 2007 | Cars Mater-National Championship | No | Red (credit only) |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Larry Carroll (August 18, 2005). "'Toy Story' Writer Dies When Car Tumbles Into The Ocean". MTV News. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ Charles Solomon (August 18, 2005). "Joe Ranft, 45; Artist for Pixar Animated Films, Voice of Heimlich in 'A Bug's Life'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sarah Baisley (August 19, 2005). "Services Set for Story Genius Joe Ranft". AWN, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Soloman, Charles (August 18, 2005). "Joe Ranft, 45; Artist for Pixar Animated Films, Voice of Heimlich in 'A Bug's Life'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Disney Legends « Disney D23". Legends.disney.go.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Joe Ranft". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ↑ Sragow, Michael (November 23, 1999). ""Toy" story man". Salon. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Pixar exec dies in car accident". Variety. August 18, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Joe Ranft". British Film Institute. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian (June 4, 2006). "Film Review: Cars". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (2017). The Art of Pixar Short Films. Chronicle Books. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9781452165219.