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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

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

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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It was released on VHS video in the 1990s and remastered for DVD in 2005. This issue became a particularly sore spot for Pixar, leading to a fallout between Pixar CEO Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Michael Eisner, concluding in Pixar's 2004 announcement that it would not extend its deal with Disney and would instead seek other distribution partners. 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. However, Disney argued that as a sequel Toy Story 2 should not count as one of the five films in the deal. Bambi was released in cinemas in 1942, during World War II and was Disney's fifth full length animated film. Pixar and Disney had a five-film co-production deal and with Pixar's string of successes, the company looked to renegotiate a new deal that would give it a bigger cut of the box-office take. 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. When Disney executives saw how impressive the in-work imagery for the sequel was, they decided to release it theatrically.

was to fight forest fires. Disney asked Pixar to make a direct-to-video sequel for the original Toy Story (like most Disney sequels). 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. Toy Story 2 almost didn't make it to the theaters, however. Recently, the U.S. Toy Story 2 made over $245,000,000 in its initial US theatrical run, far surpassing the original, and in fact, every other animated movie to that date except for The Lion King, though both were later eclipsed by another Pixar movie, Finding Nemo. This particular scene was sometimes so upsetting to children that, even as adults, they could recall the intense emotions the scene evoked in them. When Buzz says goodbye to the second Buzz he gives him the Vulcan salute, a Star Trek reference.

However, it was immediately obvious to young audiences what had happened, especially when they saw Bambi's reaction. The floating platforms Buzz Lightyear hops on play "Thus Spake Zarasthustra", the theme to the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. A seminal scene in the movie involved Bambi's mother being shot by a hunter, albeit off-screen. The scene where Zurg identifies himself as Buzz's father is, of course, a reference to The Empire Strikes Back. John Ratzenberger, who plays Hamm, had a small part in The Empire Strikes Back, as Major Derlin. Unlike later Disney films, Bambi did not shy away from tragedy in storytelling. In the opening sequence, when Buzz is on an alien planet, and ultimately battles the evil Emperor Zurg, many of the sound effects are directly from the original Star Wars trilogy, including lightsaber sound effects, the torture droid's hum, and the scraping metal noise the AT-AT's make as they lumber across the plains of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. 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 dust in the scene where Woody meets Wheezy set a record for number of particles animated for a movie by computer.

This film never quite develops a plot. Its price is 25 cents and the headlines on the cover read:. Viewers of this movie created the term "Bambi eyes", to describe an innocent look that people can make with their eyes, to generate sympathy. It is dated January 12, 1957 (which is John Lasseter's birth date). 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). A Life magazine in Al's apartment features Woody riding Bullseye on its cover. The film was based on the 1923 book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten. This may be a reference to a phrase in another Tom Hanks film, Forrest Gump, "I may not be a smart man, Jenny, but I know what love is".

Bambi is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney, which was originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. Before the toys are due to cross the road to Al's Toy Barn, Slinky Dog says "I may not be a smart dog, but I know what roadkill is". For other uses, see Bambi (disambiguation).. His fee for Toy Story 2 was $5,000,000. This article is about the 1942 Walt Disney film. Hanks' salary for portraying Woody in the original Toy Story was USD$50,000. Clarence Nash - Bullfrog. Many even claim the film is superior to the original, a rare feat for a sequel.

Marion Darlington - Bird Calls. The Rotten Tomatoes site lists 130 reviews for the film, all of them positive. Mole. Critical response to Toy Story 2 was overwhelmingly positive. Otis Harlan - Mr. The second is a Vegas-style finale production number sung by Wheezy (singing voice provided by Robert Goulet). Rabbit. The first is sung by the puppet Woody on the television as part of the "Woody's Roundup" show.

Margaret Lee - Mrs. The film also includes two new versions of "You've Got A Friend In Me", the theme from the first film. Possum, Pheasant. Randy Newman wrote two new songs for Toy Story 2. Mary Lansing - Aunt Ena, Mrs. After Hamm fails at the Buzz Lightyear video game, he flips through the channels and sees Al in an Al's Toy Barn commercial, crying since he lost his precious luggage. Thelma Boardman - Girl Bunny, Quail Mother, Frightened Pheasant. The events of the airplane's cargo hold have a terrible (and hilarious) price for Al.

Sterling Holloway - Adult Flower. for infinity and beyond.". Stan Alexander - Young Flower. And when it's all over, I'll have Buzz Lightyear to keep me company.. Fred Shields - Great Prince of the Forest. Woody replies "it'll be fun while it lasts. Ann Gillis - Adult Faline. Buzz asks Woody if he's still worried about his eventual fate.

Cammie King - Young Faline. At home, the toys are greeted by a fixed Wheezy, who regales them with a concert. Will Wright - Friend Owl. Jessie remains trapped in the suitcase, and Buzz and Woody ride Bullseye to rescue her from the plane's cargo hold. Sam Edwards - Adult Thumper. Al takes the toys to the airport, where Buzz and his group manage to free Woody and Bullseye from the suitcase, and stick the Prospector in a little girl's backpack so he can "learn the true meaning of play-time". Tim Davis - Adolescent Thumper, Adolescent Flower. The first two agree, but the Prospector locks them in the room, saying that the museum trip is his first chance (since he was never sold) and won't have Woody messing it up for him.

Peter Behn - Young Thumper. But Woody then has a change of heart and invites Jessie, Bullseye, and the Prospector to come home to Andy with him. Paula Winslowe - Bambi's Mother, Pheasant. you are a toy!" (ironically, Woody says exactly the same thing to Buzz in the first film) Woody is unconvinced and Buzz's group leaves without him. John Sutherland - Adult Bambi. Buzz reminds him "you are a child's plaything.. Hardie Albright - Adolescent Bambi. When they get there, Woody tells them he doesn't want to be rescued and intends to go with his new friends to Japan, since he's now a "collector's item".

Donnie Dunagan - Young Bambi. The original Buzz frees himself and follows them to the apartment. Bobby Stewart - Baby Bambi. Buzz and his friends search for Al at Al's Toy Barn, where Buzz gets into a scuffle with another Buzz Lightyear doll (who, like Buzz in the first movie, doesn't realize he's a toy), and the new Buzz sets off with the other toys for Al's apartment, believing it to be a genuine rescue mission. Woody agrees to go with the "Roundup Gang" to the museum. Woody initially insists that he has to get back to Andy, but Jessie reveals how she was forgotten and eventually abandoned by her owner as she grew up, and the prospector warns Woody that he faces the same fate as Andy ages.

Now that Al has a Woody doll, he has a complete collection and intends to sell the toys to a museum in Japan. They reveal to him that they are toys based on a forgotten children's TV show, Woody's Roundup. Woody is taken to Al's apartment, where he is greeted by Jessie, Bullseye, and the Prospector (an unsold toy still in its original box). Buzz and several other toys set out to rescue Woody.

When Wheezy is set out for a yard sale, Woody tries to rescue him, but ends up in the yard sale himself, where he is stolen by Al, an obsessive toy collector and proprietor of "Al's Toy Barn". Woody is placed on the shelf, where he finds another broken toy, the penguin Wheezy, and begins to fear he'll soon be thrown away. Some time after the events of Toy Story, presumably the following summer, Andy rips his Woody doll while playing with him and Buzz. Like the first film, Toy Story 2 was produced by Pixar Animation Studios, directed by John Lasseter, and released to theatres on November 18, 1999 by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution.

Toy Story 2 is a computer-generated imagery (CGI) animation film and the sequel to Toy Story, which featured the adventures of a group of toys that come to life when no one is around to see them. "Doctors say 'Americans don't eat enough fat'". "Sputnik - First photos revealed" (note that the surprise Sputnik 1 launch occurred on October 4, 1957). Saturday's favorite cowboy 'Woody'".

"Children television. Also end-credit music. "Woody's Roundup" - performed by Riders in the Sky - theme song for the "Woody's Roundup" TV show. "When She Loved Me" - performed by Sarah McLachlan - used for the flashback montage in which Jessie experiences being loved, forgotten, and ultimately abandoned by her owner, Emily.

Geri the Cleaner - Jonathan Harris. Evil Emperor Zurg - Andrew Stanton. Wheezy the Penguin - Joe Ranft. Bo Peep - Annie Potts.

Tour Guide Barbie - Jodi Benson. Slinky Dog - Jim Varney. Potato Head - Don Rickles. Mr.

Hamm - John Ratzenberger. Rex - Wallace Shawn. Al - Wayne Knight. The Prospector (Stinky Pete) - Kelsey Grammer.

Jessie ("the yodlin' cowgirl") - Joan Cusack. Buzz Lightyear - Tim Allen. Sheriff Woody - Tom Hanks.