Friz Freleng (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Friz Freleng

Looking for reviews of films directed by Friz Freleng? Cinafilm has a total of 59 reviews across 7 movies directed by Friz Freleng.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 67%.

Canned Feud is Friz Freleng's highest rated movie, with a score of 82% based on 1 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Friz Freleng is The Lady in Red, with a score of 50% based on 3 reviews.

Director Biography

Isadore "Friz" Freleng, sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".

Friz Freleng has directed films starring Mel Blanc, June Foray, Bea Benaderet and Frank Welker.

Friz Freleng has collaborated with these film directors: Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.