
Bambi Meets Godzilla
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) is an animated short film created entirely by Marv Newland. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation; it was listed #38 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons (1994).
Plot
The opening credits, consisting entirely of roles filled by Newland himself, scroll over an animated image of the character Bambi serenely grazing while the Call to the Dairy Cows from Rossini's opera William Tell (1829) plays in the background. After the credits, Bambi looks up to see Godzilla's foot coming down, squashing him flat (set to the final chord of The Beatles' "A Day in the Life" slowed down to half speed). After a moment, the closing credits appear alongside the image of Godzilla's foot atop Bambi. The closing credits give grateful acknowledgement to the city of Tokyo "for their help in obtaining Godzilla for this film". Godzilla's toe claws wiggle once and the cartoon ends.
Cast
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author | Marv Newland |
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director | Marv Newland |
events | dinosaur |
genre | animation comedy |
keywords | a day in the life animate bambi beatles call to the dairy cows dairy cow gioacchino rossini godzilla open ranz des vaches rossini tokyo william tell |
producer | Marv Newland |
theme | animated animated short cartoon monster movie opera parody short |