Greg Ford

Greg Ford is an animator, director, historian and consultant to Warner Bros. Animation. He is perhaps best known for directing the films Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) and (Blooper) Bunny (1991).

Biography

During the late 1970s, he interviewed many of the key people responsible for Warner Bros.' success during The Golden Age of American animation (including Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng),^[1] and was given "special thanks" for working on the documentary film Bugs Bunny: Superstar, before officially joining the staff at Warner Bros. Animation in 1985.^[2] He teamed with director Terry Lennon on several theatrical shorts, television specials, and documentaries.

In 1988, he and Terry Lennon directed the well-received compilation film Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. Exploring the vaults of the WB studio, Ford discovered master tapes of the Milt Franklyn and Carl Stalling recording sessions for several Looney Tunes of the late 1940s and 1950s. This material would serve as the basis for the two-volume CD set of The Carl Stalling Project, coproduced with Hal Willner.^[3]

In the early nineties, Greg Ford continued actively contributing to Warner Bros. animation history. For example, he (again, along with Terry Lennon), directed and produced the cult classic (Blooper) Bunny (1991), which has garnered a huge following among animation fans for its edgy humor.^[4] Starting in 2003, Greg Ford serves as a consultant and contributor to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD box set series, conducting many audio commentaries and helping in the production of many bonus features.

Greg Ford is a particular champion for the works of Friz Freleng, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett.

Filmography

Writer

• Friz on Film (2006)
• Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation (2000) TV episode
• Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992) (story)
• Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster (1991) (TV) (story)
• Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture (1991) (story)
• (Blooper) Bunny (1991) (story)
• The Earth Day Special (1990) (TV) (segment "Bugs Bunny")
• Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989) (TV)
• Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988) (TV) (story)
• Night of the Living Duck (1988) (story)
• The Duxorcist (1987) (story)
• Bugs Bunny's Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986) (TV)

Director

• Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992)
• Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster (1991) (TV)
• (Blooper) Bunny (1991)
• Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports (1989) (TV)
• Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988) (TV)
• Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
• Night of the Living Duck (1988)
• The Duxorcist (1987)
• The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986) TV series (original material)

Producer

• Friz on Film (2006) (V)
• It's the Cat (2004)
• Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation (2000) TV episode (co-producer)
• Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992)
• Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster (1991) (TV)
• Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture (1991) (V)
• (Blooper) Bunny (1991)

Miscellaneous

• Behind the Tunes: Wagnerian Wabbit - The Making of What's Opera, Doc? (2004) (V) (project consultant)
• Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003) (V) (project consultant)
• Bugs Bunny's Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986) (TV) (consultant)

Soundtrack

• The Night of the Living Duck (1988) (writer: "Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives")
• Howard the Duck (1986) (producer: "Anxiety Montage")

Music Department

• Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation (2000) TV episode (music supervisor)

Special Thanks

• First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (2006) (V)
• Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975)
• Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003) (V)

References

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Notes

1. ^ Canemaker, John. The Boys from Termite Terrace. A Camera Three Documentary, 1975.
2. ^ Beck, Jerry. The Animated Movie Guide (2005). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press.
3. ^ Beck, Jerry. The Animated Movie Guide (2005). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press.
4. ^ Chicago Reader.

Sources

• Beck, Jerry. The Animated Movie Guide (2005). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press.
• Greg Ford at IMDb.
• The Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD series.