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Pixar's secret weapon is no longer with us... Joe Ranft has passed on...

Too bad... by dr_inde	Aug 18th, 2005 01:27:59 AM

Wow... by HomerGator	Aug 18th, 2005 01:38:35 AM
That's really sad. I remember my first introduction to Joe was watching the Bug's Life DVD (Which, in addition to be the MOST underrated Pixar flick, it is BY far the FUNNIEST, was also the first DVD I ever bought) where they talked about him voicing Heimlich for the story boards and being so good that they kept him on for the role. He showed up in subsewuent DVD's, and it's a true shame. My wishes go out to his family, and to his other family, Pixar.
by CoursinLarry	Aug 18th, 2005 02:02:57 AM
Thanks, Joe.
Damn, what a bummer by Bryan	Aug 18th, 2005 02:05:36 AM
And everyone who knew him seems to say he was the nicest guy in the world. Which I guess is what you would imagine someone behind Toy Story would be. He will be missed, even by those of us who only knew him through his movies.
Wow by Banky the Hack	Aug 18th, 2005 02:15:12 AM
Super boo...Heimlich was awesome.
Don't worry folks... by Rearden	Aug 18th, 2005 02:31:08 AM
...Pixar is the greatest studio on the planet. It is their high standards that brought someone like Ranft on board, and it is their high standards that will be the key to their continued success.
A sad day, indeed. Reminds me of when we lost Jim Henson. by seeitattheskyway	Aug 18th, 2005 03:13:45 AM

Cars will be dedicated to him by moviemaniac-7	Aug 18th, 2005 03:38:46 AM
Hopefully the movie lives up to it.
Cars will be dedicated to him... by vipurrxxx	Aug 18th, 2005 05:23:23 AM
The irony! Considering how he died... I'm sure a funnyman like Ranft would appreciate that.
Fuck man, just... fuck... by pencil-man	Aug 18th, 2005 05:29:04 AM
...that Aeon Flux trailer blew hard.
I think i feel a song coming on! by Indiana Clones	Aug 18th, 2005 07:27:08 AM
Wheezy was a brilliant character.
Dying is car accident is a horrible thought... by Big Bad Clone	Aug 18th, 2005 09:04:20 AM
since some fuckers will be cursing you because they are late going to the mall or some shit. Michael Bay and Akiva Goldman are still walking around while someone that could make the ENG and Pixar films dies in such a shitty way. What a shame.
the emperor's new groove was excellently funny by RevSam	Aug 18th, 2005 10:15:09 AM
this is quite sad news. the idea that pixar might never put out a film as clever and funny as toy story 2 again is distressing to say the least... you will be missed mr. Ranft
RIP by billwiser	Aug 18th, 2005 10:45:55 AM
down a pre-noon beer in memorial.
This is so tragic, its angering. by JAGUART	Aug 18th, 2005 01:28:58 PM
It was never about the animation, it was the damned stories that made them universally good.
Heaven just got more CG looking. by Some Dude	Aug 18th, 2005 02:54:26 PM
Anchorite, don't weep. Now he is making movies for god. You can watch them when you go to heaven.
Salon.com - "Toy" story man (Nov. 23, 1999) by grillskill	Aug 18th, 2005 03:28:30 PM
http://www.salon.com/ent/col/s rag/1999/11/23/story/
Far before his time by hamo455	Aug 18th, 2005 03:40:28 PM
Rest in peace sir.
Crap... by tango fett	Aug 18th, 2005 05:16:18 PM
Emperor's New Groove, Nightmare Before Christmas and pretty much all the Pixar movies are my favorite Disney movies (oh the irony). Rest in Peace homes.
The insanely talented Ranft by Latauro	Aug 18th, 2005 05:27:53 PM
All I knew him directly from were the special features on the Pixar DVDs, but he was always one I looked out for. This sort of random loss of life is always frustratingly tragic, but with Ranft, we knew where he was headed. I mean, how long would it have been until he was doing what Lasserter and Stanton did, writing and directing his own stuff? He clearly had the talent for it. I knew the Emperor's New Groove story, but didn't know it was he who saved it -- my respect for the man increased even further. I'll put in either Bug's Life or Monster's Inc tonight and pay my respects to the man. Sad, sad news.
To Infinity and Beyond! by Scopa	Aug 18th, 2005 05:44:22 PM
R.I.P.
That sux by Rupee88	Aug 18th, 2005 06:33:52 PM
I hate to see a cool, creative guy get killed in a car crash like that. It really does sound like a loss for all of us if he really contributed so much to some of Pixar's best films.
anchorite, I'd bet you'll someday wish you hadn't sa by Some Dude	Aug 18th, 2005 07:48:15 PM
It was a sweet sentiment. Leave me alone. You should be happy that he is in heaven with god and can now make movies for eternity.
My God... by Darkman	Aug 18th, 2005 07:49:13 PM
Not to discount his fine Pixar work or BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER, but the fact that he essentially made THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (one of the funniest movies EVER) into what it is now...that spells 'genius' in my book. He will most assuredly be missed.
what crap! by podunk411	Aug 18th, 2005 08:22:19 PM
man, that sucks. death just doesn't give a shit no matter who you are does it?
Dedicating a film named Cars to a man killed in one by KongMonkey	Aug 18th, 2005 09:45:47 PM
Makes sense....(?) RIP
Just awful. by Smurfette	Aug 18th, 2005 09:58:47 PM
Prayers to his friends and family.
"I am a cute little bumblebee!" by Osmosis Jones	Aug 18th, 2005 11:44:30 PM
"Slow down, you flowers..." Damn, this is depressing. I always looked forward to seeing Ranft on the "soo-pah genius" Pixar DVDs, and his talents at writing, storyboarding and voice acting will be sorely missed. It's also eerie that he died in a car crash less than a year before Pixar's Cars comes out (which would make a dedication to him in that film's credits be in somewhat bad taste, I suppose). What a tragedy.
by kai028	Aug 19th, 2005 01:35:36 AM
"One day I will be a BYOOOTIFUL butterfly - and then everything will be better." I almost never comment here. But this one hurts A LOT, and I need to acknowledge this man and his work. Thanks for all of it, Joe. You left us too soon.
My Condolences by khalthephal	Aug 21st, 2005 09:27:54 PM
Harry, nice of you to mention Ranft. That is very sad. 45 years old? darn that is terrible.

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