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“The film, a multimedia laughfest, not only gives the viewer a look into the very fertile mind and imagination of Ed Roth, but is also a window into the '50's and '60's that brings back memories of those times much like American Graffiti did. If it comes to your area, don't miss it.” –HOTROD HOTLINE
From the award-winning director of COMIC BOOK CONFIDENTIAL and GRASS comes TALES OF THE RAT FINK, Ron Mann's wildly inventive bio about Renaissance man Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who engineered a shift in mid-twentieth century culture with his customized cars, "monster" T-shirts and America's alternative rodent - "Rat Fink".
Mann's largely animated documentary features the voice talents of John Goodman, Ann-Margret, Jay Leno, Brian Wilson, Tom Wolfe, Matt Groening, Robert Williams, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Paul LeMat, Billy F Gibbons, Theo Rosnick and The Smothers Brothers.
Filmed in Kandy color. Recorded with real 426 hemi engines. Rated F for Fink's everywhere.
RAT FINK ACROSS US & CANADA!
Click here for screening info!
 The film focuses on Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who gained fame for his sculpted custom cars - "The Beatnik Bandit", "Mysterion" and "The Outlaw" - and his cast of eyepopping cartoon characters.
AIN'T IT COOL NEWS RATES 'RATFINK' 9 of 40 FILMS TO WATCH FOR IN 2006!
One of my favorite documentarians is Ron Mann, who has made COMIC BOOK CONFIDENTIAL, GRASS, TWIST and others that I've loved. This time his laser-beamed focus is upon a genius of American Pop-Culture - Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - the man responsible for the greatest innovations in the designing of hot rods and custom cars. It's a pure car fetishists' fevered fantasy and knowing Ron Mann's documentary style, I'm dying to see its premiere at SXSW!
John Goodman and Ron Mann |
Goodman embodies `Big Daddy' spirit
Only a true Rat Fink could imagine John Goodman playing hepcat hot rodder Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.
And that's exactly the way Goodman and Toronto filmmaker Ron Mann like it. - Toronto Star: Sept 30, 05
Paul LeMat |
Steve Austin |
Tom Wolfe on ED ROTH:
 "Ed Roth was a giant as an artist as well as a behemoth as a man. He and his fellow Kar Kustomizers worked in the only uniquely American art medium, the automobile. He never thought of his creations simply as shells of molded sheet metal or fibreglass. He always wanted you to see the engine, too, because the Only American Art Form is not an object. It's a kineticism. Its materials are speed, momentum, excitement, and freedom, which is to say, the American Zeitgeist, except that we don't say Zeitgeist. We say, the spirit of the American age."
Book RAT FINK: US Theatrical (Abramorama) / Canada Theatrical (filmswelike)
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Ron Mann is on myspace!
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JOHN GOODMAN, JAY LENO, ANN-MARGRET, STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN PAUL LEMAT, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS, BILLY F. GIBBONS, MATT GROENING, TOM WOLFE, THEO ROSNICK & ROBERT WILLIALMS lend their voices to TALES OF THE RATFINK. |
Check out photos from the
RAT FINK art show in Austin, Texas!
Want to learn more about Ed Roth and the Ratfink phenomena? Visit our good friends at RATFINK.ORG!
The Blackhawk Museum explores the life, times, and creations of designer, entrepreneur, and car fabricator Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. The exhibition runs from Feb. 13 - June 15th, 2008 - More info!
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