Bambi II (2006)

Director:

Brian Pimental

Writers:

Alicia Kirk (screenplay)
Brian Pimental (story)

Release Date:

26 January 2006 (Argentina)

Genre:

Family | Animation

Tagline:

A father's love, a son's courage.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Bullying | Love Seeking | Redemption | Emotional Healing | Relationships

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	The Great Prince / Stag (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Bambi (voice)
Brendon Baerg	...	Thumper (voice)
Carolyn Hennesy	...	Bambi's Mother (voice)
Nicky Jones	...	Flower (voice)
Anthony Ghannam	...	Ronno (voice)
Andrea Bowen	...	Faline (voice)
Keith Ferguson	...	Owl (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Mena
Brian Pimental	...	Groundhog / Porcupine
Makenna Cowgill	...	Thumper's Sister
Ariel Winter	...	Thumpers Sisters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Day	...	Additional voice
Harrison Fahn	...	Additional Voices
Emma Rose Lima	...	Thumper's Sister
Mary Matilyn Mouser	...	(voice)
Jordan Orr	...	Additional voices
Alexis Restrum	...	Additional voice
Grace Rolek	...	Additional Voices (voice)
George Shenusay	...	Additional voice
Kath Soucie	...	Additional voice
Frank Welker	...	Additional voice

Directed by
Brian Pimental

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alicia Kirk		screenplay
Brian Pimental		story

Produced by
Jim Ballantine	....	producer
Dave Okey	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bruce Broughton

Film Editing by
Jeremy Milton
Mark Solomon

Art Direction by
Carol Kieffer Police

Production Management
Sandra Beerenbrock	....	assistant production manager
Mark Bollinger	....	post-production supervisor
Allison Cain	....	assistant production manager
Niki Carras	....	assistant production manager: Digital
Lucinda Glenn	....	assistant production manager
Jeffrey Moznett	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Holly Forsyth	....	storyboard artist
Heidi Friese	....	painter
Carole Holliday	....	storyboard artist
Karen A. Keller	....	key layout artist
Larry Leker	....	storyboard artist
Robert Lence	....	storyboard artist
Sue C. Nichols	....	storyboard artist
Helen Orth	....	painter
Robert Sledge	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Erik Flockoi	....	sound recordist
Nathaniel Kunkel	....	sound mixer
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
Corey Roberts	....	additional adr recordist
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Yale	....	supervising foley editor

Visual Effects by
Simon Alberry	....	senior CGI animator
Andrew Coates	....	lead compositor
David Costello	....	digital compositor
Mark Evans	....	digital compositor
Eric Grimenstein	....	CG artist
Elias Macute	....	digital compositor
Jörg Schulz-Gerchow	....	digital compositor

Animation Department
Georges Abolin	....	animator
Tony Ambrose	....	inbetween artist
Richard Bailey	....	animator
Davide Benvenuti	....	senior animator
Matt Boug	....	inbetween artist
Alex Casin	....	layout artist
Farouk Cherfi	....	animator
Bridgette Connell	....	inbetween artist
Andreas Deja	....	animation consultant
Matt Diks	....	inbetween artist
Jonathan Dower	....	animator
Julie Eberley	....	background artist
Federico Ferrari	....	animator
Kayn Garcia	....	animator
Ben Gluck	....	head of story
Arturo A. Hernandez	....	character designer
Bill Hodman	....	layout artist
Geoff Ind	....	inbetween artist
Pieter Lommerse	....	animation supervisor
Pieter Lommerse	....	character lead: Great Prince
Andries Maritz	....	senior animator
Satjit Matharu	....	animator
Malcolm McCarthy	....	inbetween artist
James McGinlay	....	animator
Patrick Muylkens	....	background artist
Christine O'Connor	....	animation checking supervisor
Terry O'Toole	....	character lead
Stefano Pastorino	....	layout artist
Michael Pattison	....	inbetween animation supervisor
Michael Pattison	....	inbetweening supervisor
Gie Santos	....	animator: "Bambi"
Toby Schwarz	....	animator (as Tobias Schwarz)
Robert Sledge	....	character designer
Mark Sonntag	....	layout artist
Carin-Anne Strohmaier	....	animation editor
Jocelyn Sy	....	animator
Rizaldy Valencia	....	animator: "Bambi"
Florian Wagner	....	animator
Theresa Wiseman	....	animator
Andrew Wolf	....	layout artist
Kevin Wotton	....	animator
Samantha Youssef	....	animator

Casting Department
Daniel J. Soulsby	....	casting supervisor

Editorial Department
Karen Hathaway	....	second editor
Lisa Linder	....	additional editor
Matt Perry	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dominick Certo	....	music editor
Scott Erickson	....	music arranger
Scott Erickson	....	music producer
Steven Gizicki	....	music supervisor
Clint W. Heidorn	....	music coordinator
Jason Henkel	....	music administrator
Tim Lauber	....	score recordist
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring cue mixer
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician

Other crew
Olivier Adam	....	layout director
Olivier Adam	....	workbook supervisor
Sylvie Bennett-Fauqué	....	scene planner
Kristi Connolly	....	scene planner
Mike Dugard	....	scene planner
Mary Lescher	....	lead scene planner
Linda Luong	....	production coordinator
Benjamin G. Malbrough	....	talent coordinator
Nathan Massmann	....	assistant production manager
Jeffrey Moznett	....	production supervisor
Jennessa Rose	....	adr loop group
Amy Wardrop	....	production co-coordinator

Production Companies

• DisneyToon Studios
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Argentina:72 min | France:75 min | Finland:74 min (cinema release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | France:U | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/4 | Brazil:Livre | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:G | Australia:G | Netherlands:AL

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Trivia:

The film was released in theaters in 25 countries, but in the USA it was a direct-to-video release.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Ronno is talking to Bambi and Faline for the first time, the notch on his ear vanishes every once in a while, then it returns.

Quotes:

[First lines]
Bambi: Mother! Mother! Moth...
[Gasp]
The Great Prince: Your mother can't be with you anymore. Come.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam (#31.16)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

There is Life

Blown Away

I did not expect to like this movie.

I am currently studying animation in college, and perhaps more than other people I've been expecting less and less from Disney since they started putting out sequels to their classics. I've been terrified ever since I heard that a "midquel" to Bambi was in the works, since I was positive it would be another campy, over-the-top rehash of the original.

Imagine my surprise, then, at the quality of Bambi 2. Perhaps it's because there's a legitimate gap in the original story for this to fill (Between the death of Bambi's Mother and his return as an adult), or maybe because of the creative details that were added (Several ideas and sequences were taken straight from the book, which was a nice surprise), but I found myself genuinely enjoying this movie.

Disney really seems to have put some thought into the kind of legacy they're picking up here. The themes and art style of the original are carefully preserved, the characters are expressive and lively. There is no sarcastic or self-aware humour; the writing is thoughtful and the storyboarding is beautiful. My one qualm are the two songs used in the film. They seem too...modern. I missed the choir. Luckily, those are two brief moments in an entire film.

If it had been left up to me this film would never have been made, but I can't imagine it being done with more care and respect for Walt's vision. The characters are treated with respect, the story has real meat to it, and the result is a great movie.