Bambi Meets Godzilla

infobox film
name = Bambi Meets Godzilla
director = Marv Newland
producer = Marv Newland
writer = Marv Newland
cinematography = Marv Newland
imdb_id = 0064064

"Bambi Meets Godzilla" is the title of a humorous 1969 cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland. Less than two minutes long, the film is regarded as a classic of animation, and in 1994 was voted #38 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.

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.

ynopsis

Much of the movie consists of the opening credits, devoted to multiple credits for Newland. The credits scroll over an animated image of the character Bambi foraging, while the "Ranz Des Vaches", from Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell plays in the background.

After the credits 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).

After a moment, the closing credits begin, partly repeating the opening credits, but then extending farther afield ("e.g.", "Marv Newland by Mr. & Mrs. Newland"). The bulk of the movie's running time is consumed in the opening and closing credits.

creenings and distribution

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."

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).

References

External links

*