Marv newlands first film, this was completed as a term project for animation school. He then designed and animated television commercials until late 1970 when he moved to toronto, ontario, canada. Bambi meets godzilla is a twominute short cartoon created by marv newland in 1969. In depth information about bambi meets godzilla, produced by selfproduced. Marv newland is legend in the world of animation and we are lucky enough to have him living in vancouver. Not much to say about it without spoiling it only that for some reason godzilla seems to be blind and not able to hit bambi while in the original it looked quite frankly as if he was not really aiming for bambi, but merely stepped on him because he was so much larger.
In addition to marv newland s incomparable and mustsee bambi meets godzilla, the tape i got includes the way low budget spoofs. A bambi meets godzilla live action remake indiewire. This is a challenging one to talk about bambi meets godzilla is a curious little student film created at the tail end of the 1960s with very limited resources, but its peculiar style of humour for the time, anyway has caused it to endure for almost fifty years with a reputation as one of the classics of animated shorts. In the opening credits, bambi is seen grazing while call to the dairy. Industry vet marv newland curates evening of animation at. A relaxed place to share and discuss lesser known media. Unaware of the big lizards approach, the little deer happily munches on grass.
A student film created by marv newland in 1969, bambi meets godzilla above runs only 90 seconds. What the gif and those part 24 clips above miss is the credits. Marv will provide the audience with a short introduction to each film, explain his selection and offer some context. Closet cases of the nerd kind close encounters of the 3d kind the dreyfuss character now works as a sewage treatment engineer. Originally scheduled as a liveaction film newland abandoned the idea when he lost an essential magic hour shot and settled for an animation version instead. The bulk of the movies running time is consumed in the opening credits, all of which name marv newland, including crediting newlands parents for. The academy film archive preserved bambi meets godzilla in 2009 original. After a moment, the closing credits scroll over the image of godzillas foot on top of a squished bambi. Hardware wars, closet encounters of the nerd kind, bambi meets godzilla and others. His recognizable work can be found in the classic, bambi meets godzilla, black hula, as well as production work on lupo the butcher and much much more. Bambi meets godzilla marv newlands nowclassic 1969 student film just might be one of the most famous short animated films ever.
Bambi is contentedly nibbling the grass, seemingly unaware of his impending encounter with godzilla. Bambi meets godzilla is a notorious unlicensed parody of disney cartoons and the godzilla franchise, a cartoon short written and directed by marv newland. For dvd format choose add to cart button click here for streaming option. Based on marv newlands nowclassic 1969 student film, the new short features something the latest feature length remake of godzilla didnt.
As soon as the amusing opening credits are finished, bambi gets stomped on. Despite my general resistance, for this piece, an investigation into the ongoing popularity of marv newlands bambi meets godzilla, a comment section seemed like the best place to start. Fan remake of the classic animated short, bambi meets godzilla. Do you love bambi meets godzilla, or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever. We gratefully acknowledge the city of tokyo for providing godzilla for this film godzillas toes move up and back down at the very end. Bambi meets godzilla is considered a classic piece of animation, although some find it in dubious taste. In addition to marv newlands incomparable and mustsee bambi meets godzilla, the tape i got includes the way low budget spoofs. But a clash that sticks out from the rest came in the short 1969 animated film bambi meets godzilla by marv newland. Search, discover and share your favorite bambi meets godzilla gifs. Unfortunately it looks like a poor quality print was used for the videotape source. Coda shetterly created this faithful remake of marv newlands humorous 1969 animated short bambi meets godzilla.
The animation is something of a cult classic, but surviving copies are in seriously degraded condition. Giant monster, animation, black comedy, absurdist comedy. An extremely short cartoon from 1969, less than two minutes in length, written, animated, and directed by marv newland, with costumes and setdressing by marv newland. Marvs black hula is being featuring at the vancouver art gallery as vancouvers lone artist represented in the krazy show. Fan restoration of bambi meets godzilla boing boing. Bambi meets godzilla wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Of which, 48 seconds are devoted to the opening credits, and 27 seconds to the closing credits, leaving only 12 seconds of action, which is mostly stillness. His animation has been screened in festivals all over the world and has won prizes including the grand prix at the annecy international animated film festival in france. A spook on endless film credits, complete with an epic ending. Son of bambi meets godzilla and bambis revenge plot. Bambi meets godzilla simple english wikipedia, the free. Marv newland is an americancanadian filmmaker, specialized in animation. Industry vet marv newland curates evening of animation at viff.
Bambi meets godzilla 1969 is an animated short film created entirely by marv newland. Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with godzilla. I doubt marv newland then in his early twenties ever imagined this. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation. Hardware wars, star wars starring home appliances, so hokey its funny.
Part of the reason bambi meets godzilla works as well as it does is the opening and closing credits take most of the 5 minute run time. It played before godzilla 1985 during its theatrical run and on home video. In the tradition of marv newlands bambi meets godzilla, there is far too much rom space spent on credits, which are smoothscrolled horizontally on the bottom of the screen. The continuing popularity of bambi meets godzilla birth. Not until the end will we learn what shall result of their meeting. When he found himself unable to complete it, he created bambi meets godzilla instead. My frameforframe recreation of marv newland s 1969 short film bambi meets godzilla, with newly restored picture and sound. As selected by 1,000 animation professionals, and is the. Bambi meets godzilla 1969 directed by marv newland. Bambi meets godzilla is a 1969 90second cartoon made by marv newland. There is a lot of film jitter in the first few minutes, and a few of the sequences seem washed out or overexposed, making it difficult to see much, as with newlands famous bambi meets godzilla.