Bambi Meets Godzilla

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Bambi Meets Godzilla
Directed by	Marv Newland
Produced by	Marv Newland
Written by	Marv Newland
Cinematography	Marv Newland
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Bambi Meets Godzilla is the title of a humorous 1969 cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland. In 1994 it was voted #38 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. Less than two minutes long, this cartoon is considered a classic by many animation fans.

Newland was originally planning to do a live-action film, but when he lost an essential "magic hour" shot, he drew this film in his room, rented from Adriana Caselotti.

Most of the movie consists of the opening credits, that produce a humorous effect (since all roles are played by the same person), while the "Ranz Des Vaches", from Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell plays in the background. At the end, Bambi looks up to see Godzilla's foot coming down, crushing Bambi as the light music switches to a loud, elongated piano chord (the final note of "A Day in the Life" from "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles).

In 1978, the cartoon was shown in the "Video Vault" segment of "The Kenny Everett Video Show" (Series 1, Episode 3 - Thames Television, UK).

This cartoon prefaced Godzilla 1985 on New World Pictures' VHS release, but was omitted when that film was licensed to Starmaker.

Two sequels were later made without Newland's involvement: Son of Bambi Meets Godzilla and Bambi's Revenge. The "revenge" of the latter involved Bambi giving Godzilla a "hotfoot."

[edit] References in popular culture

A commercial-starting sequence in Chilly Beach features April feeding some cute woodland creatures. Godzilla stomps them.
The climactic scene appeared in the documentary The Corporation.
David Mamet has written an acerbic commentary on the movie business called Bambi vs. Godzilla (2007).

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