Joe Ranft Movies

When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the...

When Toaster and the gang spark friendships with the playful animals at the veterinary hospital, they soon discover their new pals are about to be...

An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just...

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to...

An old square-headed man tries to watch TV while a little girl makes a playful ruckus outside.

Uncle Scrooge donates an old beat-up trophy for Huey, Dewey and Louie's soccer tournament. But when he finds out that it is actually worth a million...

Trudie Styler, a documentarian, had been allowed to film the production of Kingdom of the Sun/The Emperor's New Groove as part of the deal that...

Documentary of the making of the groundbreaking Disney/Pixar animated hit movie.

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the...

This short is about a purple dinosaur named Sigmund, who likes to bounce on top of trees.

Tim Burton's reimagined classic combines live action and stop motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods. It is known for having aired only...

This delightful story is simply about a boy wanting to go outside and play in the snow. After getting all bundled up by his mother, the boy has found...

An animatronic talking-head replica of Abraham Lincoln (voiced by Phil Proctor) hosts a tour of what the future will look like.

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek their young 8 year old...

a Joe Ranft Cartoon

Short featurette about the inspiration behind Pixar's "Cars".