Bambi (1942)
80%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 3 Oscars
6 wins & 6 nominations total
Elegantly animated and deeply touching, Bambi is an enduring, endearing, and moving Disney classic
Bambi is a classic Disney movie that has stood the test of time. While some critics may argue that it’s too sanitized for younger audiences, it’s hard not to appreciate the lush animation and heartwarming story. Plus, who can resist the adorable Thumper? Overall, Bambi is a must-watch for any Disney fan, young or old.
Production Company(ies)
Independent Film Channel, Channel, Four Fourth Floor Pictures,
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
G
Year of Release
1942
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.37 : 1
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Runtime:1h 10m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1942 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2008
Genre(s)
Fantasy
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $267,447,150
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,804,512,443
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 632,989,361
US/Canada gross: $102,247,150
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,219,110,783
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,216,741
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $156,627,816
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 29
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Ginger Baker – Self
Bonnie Bramlett – Self
Jack Bruce – Self
Eric Clapton – Self
Stewart Copeland – Self
Director(s)
David Hand
Writer(s)
Larry Morey
Producer(s)
Walt Disney
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 3 Oscars
6 wins & 6 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (54) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (5)
The bogus art which has been creeping into the Disney pictures is really hammered at you in this one.
June 16, 2016
Manny Farber
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
One of the most timeless and universal coming-of-age films ever, Bambi ranks with the very greatest of Disney’s classic masterpieces.
October 29, 2008 | Rating: A+
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
This animated feature based on Felix Salten’s book about the coming of age of a fawn and his various forest friends (including the beloved Thumper) does convey some of the primal emotional power of Disney’s features during this period.
September 3, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
The glow and texture of the Disney brush reach new heights, especially in the treatment of a summer thunderstorm and a raging snowstorm.
September 2, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
“Look, Ma! No fungus and no moss-syphilis!”
March 3, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/4
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The fun and fear, the silliness and heartbreak, are taken to vivid extremes by Walt’s entwining of high art and what snobs will always deride as Disney-kitsch.
February 2, 2005 | Rating: 5/5
Andrew Osmond
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Even though Bambi is sanitized for a younger audience, the film itself is still one of the best animated movies of all time.
December 27, 2021
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
Is it absolutely monstrous not to consider the beloved Bambi one of the very best of Disney’s 50-plus animated features?
November 16, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Full of poignancy, excitement, and considerable satisfaction.
December 7, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Bambi (1942) is one of the most appealing, gracefully-told, lushly-beautiful, and popular Disney animated film classics. It was based on Austrian writer Felix Salten’s 1923 storybook Bambi, A Life in the Woods.
September 28, 2019 | Rating: A+
Tim Dirks
Filmsite
Bambi is an artistic creation of indescribable beauty. [Full Review in Spanish]
September 16, 2019
Elena de la Torre
Cine-Mundial
It’s a beautiful art piece with great music and enough of a plot and characters to be tolerable, even enjoyable.
May 9, 2019 | Rating: B
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net…
Plot
It’s spring, and all the animals of the forest are excited by the forest’s latest birth, a buck fawn his mother has named Bambi. The animals are more excited than usual as Bambi’s lineage means he will inherit the title of prince of the forest. Along with his mother, Bambi navigates through life with the help of his similarly aged friends, Thumper, a rabbit kit who needs to be continually reminded by his mother of all the lessons his father has taught him about how to live as a rabbit properly, and Flower, a skunk kit who likes his name. As different animals, they have their own issues and challenges which may not translate to the others. Being similarly aged, Bambi, Thumper and Flower may have to experience the uncharted phases of their lives without the knowledge or wisdom unless gleaned from those who have gone through them before. Bambi has to learn early that the lives of deer and of many of the other forest animals are not without their inherent dangers, for deer especially in the beautiful albeit exposed meadow. Bambi will also find that his ascension to prince of the forest is not a guarantee as other buck deer and situations may threaten that ascension.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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