Bambi Meets Godzilla (Marv Newland, 1969)
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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.
Synopsis
Much of the movie consists of the opening credits, devoted to multiple credits for Newland (and even "Marv Newland produced by Mr. & Mrs. 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, thanking the city of Tokyo "for their help in obtaining Godzilla for this film." The bulk of the movie's running time is consumed in the opening and closing credits.
Screenings and distribution
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 "hot foot".
