Rob Minkoff

Robert R. "Rob" Minkoff (born August 11, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the Academy Award-winning animated feature The Lion King. Minkoff was born in Palo Alto, California. He studied at California Institute of the Arts in the early 1980s in the Character Animation department. He has directed several films for Walt Disney Feature Animation, including The Lion King (1994) and two of the Roger Rabbit shorts: Tummy Trouble (1989) and Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990). While working at Disney he wrote the song "Good Company" for Oliver & Company. He also made the films Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). Minkoff also participates as a member of the jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. He is currently working on two films: Flypaper, which is set to release in 2011 and the announced Chinese Odyssey. He married Crystal Kung on September 29, 2007. Minkoff is the brother-in-law of Jeffrey Kung, a Chinese singer and radio VJ. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Minkoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

6.7

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.

Release Date:2022-07-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count:301

Rainbow Rangers
6.8

Rainbow Rangers

Rainbow Rangers takes place in the magical land of Kaleidoscopia and focuses on the adventures of seven 9-year-old girls—Rosie Redd, Bonnie Blueberry, Indigo Allfruit, Anna Banana, Mandarin Orange, Pepper Mintz, and Lavender Laviolette- who are all represented by the colors of the rainbow. Each use their own powers to help protect the citizens of their land, clean the planet, and make the world a better place.

Release Date:2018-11-05

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:4

6.9

Howard

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.

Release Date:2018-04-22

Character:Self

Vote Count:49

6.7

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

Release Date:2014-02-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Creepy Boy (voice)

Vote Count:2386

10.0

Pride of The Lion King

A behind the scenes look into The Lion King and The Lion King Broadway production.

Release Date:2011-11-01

Character:Himself

Vote Count:1

6.4

Flypaper

A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.

Release Date:2011-08-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:758

Le Jour d'après

Le Jour d'après

Release Date:2010-02-01

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

7.3

Waking Sleeping Beauty

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.

Release Date:2009-09-05

Character:Himself / Pumbaa (voice)

Vote Count:108

6.6

The Forbidden Kingdom

An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Release Date:2008-04-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1727

5.7

The Haunted Mansion

Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner, Edward Gracey, who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, a torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands them with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen.

Release Date:2003-11-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2045

Stuart Little: The Animated Series
4.9

Stuart Little: The Animated Series

Stuart Little: The Animated Series is an American animated television series, loosely based on the E. B. White children's book Stuart Little and more based on the live action movie adaptations. It was produced by Red Wagon Productions and Sony Pictures Television for the HBO Family digital cable television channel, and aired for just one 13-episode season in 2003.

Release Date:2003-03-01

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:13

Vote Count:14

5.8

Stuart Little 2

Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.

Release Date:2002-07-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2421

6.8

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons.

Release Date:2000-11-08

Character:Self

Vote Count:5

6.1

Stuart Little

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these difficulties with as much pluck and courage as he can muster.

Release Date:1999-12-17

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:4406

Stuart Little: Making It Big

A documentary about the making of director Rob Minkoff's feature film, "Stuart Little" that first aired on HBO.

Release Date:1999-01-01

Character:Self

10.0

The Making of the Lion King

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lion King.

Release Date:1994-06-24

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

8.3

The Lion King

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

Release Date:1994-06-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:18559

7.1

Trail Mix-Up

During a picnic, Baby Herman follows a beaver into a perilous sawmill - with Roger Rabbit in frantic pursuit.

Release Date:1993-03-12

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:55

4.0

Mickey's Audition

A five-minute film for The Disney-MGM Studios combining live-action and animation. Mickey Mouse recalls his first big audition and subsequent filmmaking career.

Release Date:1992-10-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

6.6

Roller Coaster Rabbit

Roger Rabbit struggles to keep wandering Baby Herman safe in an amusement park where the usual havoc ensues.

Release Date:1990-06-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:74

6.8

Tummy Trouble

Roger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and everything is going to be just fine.

Release Date:1989-06-23

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:72

5.8

Technological Threat

Human fear of technology is portrayed in this very amusing futuristic parody. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Release Date:1988-05-15

Department:Visual Effects

Job:Character Designer

Vote Count:19

Wolf Totem

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Chinese Odyssey

'Chinese Odyssey' is a supernatural high-seas adventure that pits our hero against an onslaught of deadly foes on the path to fulfilling his destiny. It's a story involving ancient mysteries, deadly sea monsters, great characters and larger-than-life adventures, which all make for a fantastic cinematic experience.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Tenor By Night

A whimsical, cross-cultural comedy about a Chinese American businessman who gives up his dreams of becoming a world-famous singer to build a successful mannequin business to support his family. Through a series of magical misadventures, a group of mannequins are brought to life, which leads to a second chance to fulfil his dreams.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

6.9

The Brave Little Toaster

A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

Release Date:1987-07-09

Department:Visual Effects

Job:Character Designer

Vote Count:437

Paws

A housecat attempts to eat what he doesn't suspect is a piranha.

Release Date:1983-01-01

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

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