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 |
| IMDb profile | |
Bambi Meets Godzilla is the title of a 1969 Canadian 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.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Only two minutes long, this cartoon is considered a classic by animation fans. Most of the movie consists of the opening credits, with the "Ranz Des Vaches", from Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell, playing 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 (which sounds strikingly similar to the final note of "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles).
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Trivia
- This cartoon prefaced Godzilla 1985 on New World Pictures' VHS release.
- Two sequels were later made without Newland's involvement: Son of Bambi Meets Godzilla and Bambi's Revenge.
- The stamping foot of Godzilla may be related to the famous stamping foot used during the opening credits of Monty Python's Flying Circus, as both debuted in the same year.
- The climactic scene appeared in the documentary The Corporation.
[edit] References in popular culture
- A commercial-starting sequence in Chilly Beach features April feeding some woodland creatures. Godzilla stomps them.
[edit] External links
- Bambi Meets Godzilla at the Internet Movie Database
- Bambi Meets Godzilla - full movie at Google Video (requires Adobe Flash plugin installed and operating)
