August 13 – Anniversary of the Opening of Bambi

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nOnnthis date in 1942, a classic animated movie made its premiere!
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1. nThen book that the movie was based on, Bambi, A Life in the Woods,n is by an author from what country?

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2. nThen book version of Bambi was a roe deer. What kind of deer did Disneyn transform him into?

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3. nInn 2008, the American Film Institute presented 10 Top 10 lists – then best ten films in each of ten film genres. Bambi made the list ofn animated films. What number do you think it was?

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4. nHown many full-length animated movies had Disney released before Bambin was released in 1942? Bonus points for naming some or all of them!

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5. nTimen magazine listed Bambi in its Top 25 ____ Movies of All Timen list. What surprising genre fills in the blank?

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6. n Whatn did Disney set up at the studio so that artists could do a good jobn on the film?

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7. nAnn important character in the movie is the main villain, Mann (who, by the way, ranks #20 on AFI’s list of Heroes and Villains).n In addition to lacking a character name, what important aspect ofn movie character development did Man lack?

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8. nHown did hunters like the movie, when it first came out?

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9. nDoesn Bambi’s mother get shot on or off screen?

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10. nWhatn was the name of Bambi’s mother?

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1. nThen author, Felix Salten, was Austrian.

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2. nMovien Bambi was a white-tailed deer.

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3. nBambin was rated #3 of all animated films on AFI’s 10 Top 10 List (2008).

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4. nFourn previous full-length animated movies preceded Bambi: Snown White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo.

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5. nBambin made Time‘s Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time! Wow!

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6. nDisneyn set up a small zoo in the studio. Animals such as rabbits, ducks,n owls, skunks, and two fawns lived at that studio zoo!

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7. nMann never appears on screen! So we have no idea what he looks like!

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8. nManyn hunters were upset with Bambi. Outdoor Life editor Raymondn Brown called it “then worst insult ever offered in any form to American sportsmen.”

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9. nShen gets shot off screen. The plan was originally to illustrate hern death—but then writers decided the event was too dramatic andn upsetting for on screen.

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10. nLiken the villain, Man, Bambi’s mother has no character name, but ofn course Bambi calls her Mother!n n n

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