Directing
Jeff Hale
Born 1923-01-05 · Margate, Kent, England
Jeff Hale was born on 5 January 1923 in Margate, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Hardware Wars, Heavy Metal and Christmas Cracker. He was married to Margaret Hale. He died in February 2015 in Talent, Oregon, USA.
Acting credits
6.2A short film parody of the classic science fiction film Star Wars. It premiered in theaters only seven months after Star Wars and consisted of little more than inside jokes and visual puns that heavily depended upon audience familiarity with the original.
Hardware Wars
1978
NRA PBS documentary from around 1982 about San Francisco bay area animators. It features Marcy Page, Jeff Hale, Sally Cruikshank, Bud Luckey, Rudy Zamora, John Korty, Vince Collins, Drew Takahashi
The Animators
1982
Behind the camera
10.0A selection of publicity clips mounted together in one film to show the techniques of NFB animators. As in Hors-d'oeuvre, these "quickie" films were produced originally for government agencies, to carry messages to the public.
Pot-pourri
1962
7.1Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells," stop-motion animation of toys come to life, and cel animation of a man who seeks the ideal star to top his Christmas tree.
Christmas Cracker
1963
9.0A collection of one-minute cartoons produced by the National Film Board of Canada animators for government sponsors. Showcasing a playful selection of animation techniques, the clips include reminders about t4levision programs, traffic safety rules, and admonition from the Department of Labour.
Appetizers
1960
5.0Hale and Lamb’s Last Cartoon Man is a fine and funny example of a meta cartoon – a cartoon that knows it’s a cartoon.
The Last Cartoon Man
1973
7.2This short animation stars the world's most-wanted good guy: Santa Claus. In this spoof of the Wild West, good triumphs over evil, but not before the evil robbers and their innocent victims have romped through some odd situations.
The Great Toy Robbery
1963