What It's About:

This jaunty profile of legendary Warner Bros. animator-director Chuck Jones revisits the life and career of the multiple-Oscar-winning cartoon hero. In candid interviews with Jones and others, such as "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and "Toy Story" director John Lasseter, we trace Jones's process and see how he created the definitive versions of Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Porky the Pig through a unique combination of experimental drafting techniques and impeccable comedic precision.

Why I Love It:

Peering inside the head of master animator Jones and revisiting sequences from some of his most famous shorts is half the fun of watching Selby's up-close-and-personal documentary. The rest comes from listening to what latter-day animators and comedians like Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg have to say about his influence on their own work, and hearing Leonard Maltin articulate what made Jones's cartoons funnier and more brilliant than anyone else's. Seeing the evolution in his style, from the cutesy Disneyfied knockoffs of his early career to his later triumphs with Road Runner and horny skunk Pepe Le Pew, is worth the price of admission alone. Plus, who can resist the array of rare, marvelously madcap clips?