Documentary
Starring John DiMaggio, Kevin Conroy, Jim Cummings, Matt Groening
Directed by Lawrence Shapiro
The Story:
In the beginning there was Mel Blanc. Now there are hundreds of voice actors giving life to cartoons, commercials, video games, etc.
These are their stories.
DiMaggio takes us behind the scenes in Hollywood where he reveals how he and a lot of others give their talents to bring our favorite shows to life.
The talent on display is too much to mention in this little space. Needless to say what they do is absolutely amazing. The voices they can switch in and out of at the drop of a hat is simply staggering.
While none is a jack-of-all-voices like Mel Blanc was, several of them have ensured that until they pass on or retire, they are so good at what they do, they have job security for life.
At the end of the day, these are actors who fall in between superstars and character actors.
But bring them out to a Comic/Sci-Fi convention, they are straight up superstars to the nerds who love them.
Now available to stream on Amazon Prime as of this writing.
Final Grade: A-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: While I won't be rushing out to buy it, I would watch it again in the future, and I'm pretty sure my voice-actor obsessed kids would join me. ;)
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