Chuck Amuck

Chuck Jones, the Warner Bros. director who won three Academy Awards for his animated films, looks back on his career in this memoir. He is also the creator of Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew and Marvin Martian.

Jones writes about his years at the Warner Bros. studio known as "Termite Terrace," where he worked alongside animators who later became famous. It was there that the cartoons which won over moviegoers around the world were conceived, and they still reach new audiences through television.

The book is more than a studio history. It conveys the playful atmosphere behind classic shorts such as Duck Dodgers in the 24½ Century, One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck and What's Opera, Doc?, and it includes Jones's reflections on the craft of comedy. The edition features a new preface by Matt Groening.