Writing
Jim Reardon
Born
1965-06-09 (61)
Place of birth
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
5 titles
Jim Reardon is an American screenwriter, director and animator. While at Cal Arts in 1986, Reardon first made a student film, Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown. The film became a cult classic and gained revived interest through YouTube. He was hired by John Kricfalusi as a writer on the 1987-88 cartoon series Mighty Mouse—The New Adventures. Afterwards, he wrote many episodes for the first season of Tiny Toon Adventures. In 1990 he was hired as an animation director for The Simpsons and he has served as supervising director on the series for many years. He left the staff to work on the Pixar film, WALL-E, and has also worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios on films such as Wreck-It Ralph a…
Known for
8.1After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.
WALL·E
2008
6.7Includes the following episodes from the Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V, Treehouse of Horror VI, Treehouse of Horror VII, and Treehouse of Horror XII.
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
An Animated short film by Jim Reardon
Ouchless
1985
4.6Told by an anthropomorphic saxophone, a young girl named Debbie, her pet dog, and her toy doll Muffet are sent to a magical world called Tattertown, where Muffet comes to life and, seeking freedom, refuses to go back to Debbie. As Debbie learns more about Tattertown, she realizes that they have no Christmas, so she tries to bring some holiday cheer to the little town. However, Christmas reminds Muffet of the day she was given to Debbie and plots to sabotage it with the help of her minion Spider. A pilot for Nickelodeon's second-ever series, created by Ralph Bakshi, and later repurposed into a Christmas special.
Christmas in Tattertown
1988
6.0Just in time for Valentine's Day, this special collection features four “romantically-themed,” hysterical episodes from America's #1 TV family.
The Simpsons - Kiss and Tell: The Story of Their Love
2006
Behind the camera
8.1After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.
WALL·E
2008
6.7Includes the following episodes from the Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V, Treehouse of Horror VI, Treehouse of Horror VII, and Treehouse of Horror XII.
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
An Animated short film by Jim Reardon
Ouchless
1985
4.6Told by an anthropomorphic saxophone, a young girl named Debbie, her pet dog, and her toy doll Muffet are sent to a magical world called Tattertown, where Muffet comes to life and, seeking freedom, refuses to go back to Debbie. As Debbie learns more about Tattertown, she realizes that they have no Christmas, so she tries to bring some holiday cheer to the little town. However, Christmas reminds Muffet of the day she was given to Debbie and plots to sabotage it with the help of her minion Spider. A pilot for Nickelodeon's second-ever series, created by Ralph Bakshi, and later repurposed into a Christmas special.
Christmas in Tattertown
1988
6.0Just in time for Valentine's Day, this special collection features four “romantically-themed,” hysterical episodes from America's #1 TV family.
The Simpsons - Kiss and Tell: The Story of Their Love
2006