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Bambi

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This article is about the 1942 Walt Disney film. For other uses, see Bambi (disambiguation).

Thumper with Bambi (right)

Bambi is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney, which was originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. The film was based on the 1923 book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten. The main characters are Bambi, the young deer prince of the forest, his parents (the Great Prince of the forest), his mate Faline, and his friends Thumper (a rabbit) and Flower (a skunk).

Viewers of this movie created the term "Bambi eyes", to describe an innocent look that people can make with their eyes, to generate sympathy.

Plot

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This film never quite develops a plot. However, it is a delightful story that uses the life of a fawn, Bambi, to parallel human existence. It is a case study in the very basics of life: the ‘doe-eyed’, innocence of childhood; parental love; discovering and learning about the world around us; loss and grief; developing friendships; loyalty; balancing risk and need; growing toward independence; being at one and in harmony with nature; and romantic love.

The death of Bambi's mother

Unlike later Disney films, Bambi did not shy away from tragedy in storytelling. A seminal scene in the movie involved Bambi's mother being shot by a hunter, albeit off-screen. However, it was immediately obvious to young audiences what had happened, especially when they saw Bambi's reaction. This particular scene was sometimes so upsetting to children that, even as adults, they could recall the intense emotions the scene evoked in them.

Controversy

Recently, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior has criticized the movie Bambi for propagating the idea that the best way to manage the forest resources within the U.S. was to fight forest fires. The Secretary of the Interior points out that controlled burning is now recognized as more beneficial, and that forest animals, such as Bambi, simply move out of the way of forest fires and, in general, are not killed by them.

History

Bambi was released in cinemas in 1942, during World War II and was Disney's fifth full length animated film. It was an advance over the previous movies in sophistication of the animation, partly due to the experience gained, and partly due to the influence of Tyrus Wong, a former painter who provided eastern and painterly influence to the backgrounds. It was released on VHS video in the 1990s and remastered for DVD in 2005.

Voice cast

  • Bobby Stewart - Baby Bambi
  • Donnie Dunagan - Young Bambi
  • Hardie Albright - Adolescent Bambi
  • John Sutherland - Adult Bambi
  • Paula Winslowe - Bambi's Mother, Pheasant
  • Peter Behn - Young Thumper
  • Tim Davis - Adolescent Thumper, Adolescent Flower
  • Sam Edwards - Adult Thumper
  • Will Wright - Friend Owl
  • Cammie King - Young Faline
  • Ann Gillis - Adult Faline
  • Fred Shields - Great Prince of the Forest
  • Stan Alexander - Young Flower
  • Sterling Holloway - Adult Flower
  • Thelma Boardman - Girl Bunny, Quail Mother, Frightened Pheasant
  • Mary Lansing - Aunt Ena, Mrs. Possum, Pheasant
  • Margaret Lee - Mrs. Rabbit
  • Otis Harlan - Mr. Mole
  • Marion Darlington - Bird Calls
  • Clarence Nash - Bullfrog

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Marion Darlington - Bird Calls. Indy encounters a secret society of Grail protectors who tells him that his father is being held in Brunwald Castle near the Austrian-German border. Mole. Inside the library (a converted church which is actually the Church of San Barnaba in Campo San Barnaba) where his father was last seen, Indy discovers the tomb of a knight of the "Last Crusade" which holds information needed to begin the quest for the Grail. Otis Harlan - Mr. Elsa Schneider (Doody) to follow the footsteps of his father. Rabbit. Indy and Marcus travel to Venice to meet Dr.

Margaret Lee - Mrs. Walter Donovan (Glover) informs Indy that Henry Jones Sr., his father (Connery), vanished while searching for the missing half of a clue leading to the Holy Grail, which has the power to grant eternal life. Possum, Pheasant. The story then advances to 1938; Indy (Ford), now a grown man, is successful in getting the Cross and donating it to Marcus Brody's (Elliott) museum. Mary Lansing - Aunt Ena, Mrs. The small adventure inspires his whip, fear of snakes, fedora (and style of dress), and even the scar on his chin. Thelma Boardman - Girl Bunny, Quail Mother, Frightened Pheasant. The movie starts in 1912 with Indy (Phoenix) as a Boy Scout in a failed attempt to retrieve the Cross of Coronado from grave robbers.

Sterling Holloway - Adult Flower. Also like the previous films in the series, the soundtrack was composed by John Williams. Stan Alexander - Young Flower. Indiana Jones artist Drew Struzan created the film's distinctive artwork. Fred Shields - Great Prince of the Forest. Some Indiana Jones fans have attempted to create replicas. Ann Gillis - Adult Faline. In the story it contains important clues that are needed to find and safely obtain the Holy Grail.

Cammie King - Young Faline. A notable item in the movie is the Grail diary of Henry Jones Sr. Will Wright - Friend Owl. Yet there have been persistent rumors of Indiana Jones 4 in that time. Sam Edwards - Adult Thumper. After producing the three Indiana Jones movies in the 1980s, no further movies have been made as of 2005. Tim Davis - Adolescent Thumper, Adolescent Flower. The Indiana Jones movies were released on DVD in October 2003.

Peter Behn - Young Thumper. It was released on laserdisc in 1990. Paula Winslowe - Bambi's Mother, Pheasant. Last Crusade is estimated to have grossed $494,800,000 USD. John Sutherland - Adult Bambi. In 1989, Lucasfilm Games released both a graphical adventure game and an action game of the same name based on the film. Hardie Albright - Adolescent Bambi. The lightheartedness of the movie especially contrasts to its predecessor Temple of Doom, which is usually cited as the "darkest" in the trilogy.

Donnie Dunagan - Young Bambi. Also Marcus Brody is a less serious character than his previous appearance in Raiders of the Lost Ark, being described as a museum curator who "once got lost in his own museum". Bobby Stewart - Baby Bambi. The humor is mainly shown through the relationship between Indiana and his father. This installment in the Indiana Jones series has more humor than the previous two films. (played by Sean Connery) vanishes while pursuing a life-long search for the Holy Grail, Indiana must retrace his father's steps in the hopes of rescuing him — and the Grail — from the clutches of the Nazi military machine.

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