A tribute to Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (1932-2001) & his Rat Fink creation.
Documentary including some animation.

It took a Canadian film maker to produce it (go Canada).
This documentary is about the beginnings of customizing hot rod cars out of fiberglass, the first airbrush custom "monster" designs on T-shirts, and he was the inventor of Rat Fink, (my own personal favorite mascot) the "anti-Mickey Mouse" adopted as the drooling mascot of rodders, surfers, model-building hobbyists and assorted misfits throughout the '60s.
I remember building Roth’s model car kits when I was a young one in the late 50’s & early 60’s, loved his posters & comics, he was a perfect hero for a budding rebellious pre-teen.

Canadian filmmaker Ron Mann has specialized in making counter-cultural documentaries since 1978. Mann's tribute to Ed "Big Daddy" Roth will appeal to anyone who recalls the glory days of hot rods and custom cars. Roth pioneered customizing in the late '50s, (taking his cue from the legendary Von Dutch, whose automotive pinstripes "flowed like jazz") "Big Daddy" become the first hot-rodder to sculpt cars out of fiberglass & airbrush custom designs on T-shirts. Roth's best-known custom cars--The Outlaw, The Beatnik Bandit, Mysterion and others--remain timeless classics of southern California's custom-car culture, and they're all shown here on dazzling display.
Mann's collaborated with animator Mike Roberts, whose dynamic contributions bring Rat Fink to life in all his wretched glory. John Goodman splendidly narrates as a posthumous Roth, looking back at his creations as numerous pop-cultural icons (Ann-Margret, the Smothers Brothers, and author Tom Wolfe, who first brought Roth to the world's attention) lend their voices to custom cars that "talk" with flashing headlights.
Tales of the Rat Fink does an excellent job immersing us in the custom car culture, how it came to be and its distinctive characteristics. This documentary takes a nostalgic look back at a time when cars had their own distinctive look; they were works of art - something that is missing today in our current homogenous culture. Long live the Hot Rodders (Canadian & USA.)



The Voices:
John Goodman ... Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth (voice)
Ted Rosnick ... Rat Fink (voice) (as Theo Rosnick)
Alex Xydias ... Old-Timer (voice)
Paul Le Mat ... Cruisin' (voice)
Ann-Margret ... Heartbreaker (voice)
Dick Smothers ... Station Wagon (voice)
Tom Smothers ... Trailer (voice)
Steve Austin ... Heavy Chevy (voice)
Jay Leno ... Flamethrower (voice)
Bill Weinstein ... Bill (voice)
Marilyn Weinstein... Marilyn (voice)
Robert Williams... The Outlaw (voice)
Billy Gibbons ... Beatnik Bandit (voice) (as Billy F. Gibbons)
Tom Wolfe ... Tom Wolfe's Car (voice)
Brian Wilson ... The Surfite (voice)
Info: AVI - my TV rip – (English - no subs)
Video Resolution: 720x408 (16/9)
Video Codec: DivX 5
Video Bitrate: 1333 Kb/s
Video Framerate: 29.970 kbps
Audio Codec: MP3
Audio Bitrate: 160 Kb/s
Runtime: 74 min
Size: 802 MB

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