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*His real last speaking role was [[Jerry Recycled Batteries]], and [[Red]] didn't speak much (only cried). |
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| + | *In several Cars and Cars 2 interviews, John Lasseter said that [[Tow Mater]] IS really Joe Ranft. Joe rubbed off his loving, funny sweet personality on one of his favorite characters, Tow Mater. "I mentioned one of the key visual characteristics of Mater, the tow truck voiced by Larry The Cable Guy in the Cars films. "Mater's teeth are modeled on those fake Billy Bob hillbilly teeth Joe used to wear, right?" I said, referring to a set of fake teeth Ranft used to wear as props when checking into hotels or going out to dinner at fancy restaurants." Lasseter nodded. "Yeah, I gave him those. We had a lot of fun, Joe and I." "When he put in those fake teeth, he truly became this other hillbilly character. He could do great impressions of hillbillies. He did the voice scratches of Tow Mater on the storyboards before we found Larry the Cable Guy to do the real voice". Lasseter said. Joe IS TOW MATER, just the nicest guy that you ever met. The pure personality and heart of Mater is truly Joe Ranft. |
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Revision as of 21:39, 6 April 2014
Joe Ranft (March 13, 1960 - August 16, 2005) was a key creative member of Pixar. He was the co-director and writer of Cars, and performed the voice of Red in the film. He died in a car accident on August 16, 2005.
Voices
Roles
- Cars (co-director, writer, and voice actor)
Trivia
- Ranft also had a cousin (Lisa Ranft), as shown in one of his videos on YouTube (called "(R.I.P JOE RANFT (MY COUSIN)").
- Pixar's Cars and Tim Burton's Corpse Bride were the last two films that Ranft worked on, and they both were dedicated to him.
- His real last speaking role was Jerry Recycled Batteries, and Red didn't speak much (only cried).
- In several Cars and Cars 2 interviews, John Lasseter said that Tow Mater IS really Joe Ranft. Joe rubbed off his loving, funny sweet personality on one of his favorite characters, Tow Mater. "I mentioned one of the key visual characteristics of Mater, the tow truck voiced by Larry The Cable Guy in the Cars films. "Mater's teeth are modeled on those fake Billy Bob hillbilly teeth Joe used to wear, right?" I said, referring to a set of fake teeth Ranft used to wear as props when checking into hotels or going out to dinner at fancy restaurants." Lasseter nodded. "Yeah, I gave him those. We had a lot of fun, Joe and I." "When he put in those fake teeth, he truly became this other hillbilly character. He could do great impressions of hillbillies. He did the voice scratches of Tow Mater on the storyboards before we found Larry the Cable Guy to do the real voice". Lasseter said. Joe IS TOW MATER, just the nicest guy that you ever met. The pure personality and heart of Mater is truly Joe Ranft.