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The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total
Hardie Albright
- Adolescent Bambi
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Stan Alexander
- Young Flower
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Peter Behn
- Young Thumper
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Thelma Boardman
- Girl Bunny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Marion Darlington
- Birds
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Tim Davis
- Adolescent Thumper
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Donnie Dunagan
- Young Bambi
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Sam Edwards
- Adult Thumper
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Ann Gillis
- Adult Faline
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Otis Harlan
- Mr. Mole
- (voice)
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
Eddie Holden
- Chipmunk
- (voice)
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
- Adult Flower
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Cammie King Conlon
- Young Faline
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Man is in the forest" was a code phrase used by Disney's employees when Walt Disney was coming down the hallway.
- GoofsSkunks, although not particularly active in winter, do not hibernate.
- Quotes
Young Bambi: What happened, Mother? Why did we all run?
Bambi's Mother: Man was in the forest.
- Crazy creditsTo Sidney A. Franklin - our sincere appreciation for his inspiring collaboration
- Alternate versionsJust like Cinderella and Peter Pan, The 2005 DVD contains end credits of the restoration team and previously uncredited voices.
- ConnectionsEdited from Pinocchio (1940)
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The last of its kind
Walt Disney didn't make another full-length animated film until 1950, by which time his golden age had well and truly passed. Was `Bambi' a quiet, gentle farewell, then? If you haven't seen it you could be forgiven for thinking so; and the slightly over-sugared opening scenes might confirm this view. But prepare to be jolted out of your seat. The forest contains darkness as well as light. The gunshots that ring out across the silences are truly alarming (and there are many ways Disney and Hand make them more alarming: consider the scene where a flock of birds are cowering in the grass, until one decides to fly into the air and risk death rather than put up with the suspense). Also worth noting about `Bambi' is its use of psychological colour. In at least three key scenes, the colour scheme shifts wildly, not because the sun has set or anything of that kind, but in order to illustrate Bambi's psychological state. Particularly fine is the scene where he is running away from the clearing in fear and the world turns into just a few pale and dirty shades of yellow.
The greatest thing is the way Disney manages to convince us that there is nothing else in the world, outside the forest. Not once do we see a horizon. Nor do we sense one. By some standards not much happens in the forest - a few deaths, a few births, what else is new? But when the forest is the whole world they matter a good deal.
The greatest thing is the way Disney manages to convince us that there is nothing else in the world, outside the forest. Not once do we see a horizon. Nor do we sense one. By some standards not much happens in the forest - a few deaths, a few births, what else is new? But when the forest is the whole world they matter a good deal.
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- Jul 17, 1999
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Walt Disney's Bambi
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $858,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $102,247,150
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,216,741
- Jul 17, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $267,447,150
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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