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Bambi II

Bambi II (also known as Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest) is a 2006 American animated drama film directed by Brian Pimental and produced by the Australian office of Disneytoon Studios as a followup to the 1942 film Bambi. Animation production was done by DisneyToon Studios Sydney, Australia.[3] It premiered in theaters in Argentina on January 26, 2006, before being released as a direct-to-video title in the United States on February 7, 2006.

Bambi II

Brian Pimental

Alicia Kirk

Characters created
by Felix Salten

  • Jeremy Milton
  • Mark Solomon

Bruce Broughton

  • January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) (Argentina)
  • February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07) (United States)

69 minutes[2]

United States[1]
Australia[3]

English

$35 million[4]

Taking place between Bambi's mother's death and Bambi shown as a young adult buck, the film follows Bambi's relationship with his father, The Great Prince of the Forest, and Bambi's efforts to earn his father's love for him. It was first titled Bambi and the Great Prince, but was renamed Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest and later Bambi II.

as Bambi, the young prince of the forest. His mother dies, and he has to be with his father. Andrew Collins served as the supervising animator for Bambi.

Alexander Gould

as the Great Prince of the Forest. He is Bambi's father, and due to the death of Bambi's mother, The Great Prince is forced to be the fawn's guardian. Pieter Lommerse served as the supervising animator for the Great Prince.

Patrick Stewart

Brendon Baerg as . He and Flower are Bambi's friends who help him be brave to impress his father. Ian Harrowell served as the supervising animator for Thumper.

Thumper

as Flower. He and Thumper are Bambi's friends who help him be brave to impress his father. Ian Harrowell served as the supervising animator for Flower.

Nicky Jones

as Faline. She is Bambi's romantic interest and is part of a love triangle between Bambi and his future rival, Ronno.

Andrea Bowen

Anthony Ghannam as Ronno, Bambi's rival. He is the deer that Bambi fights in the original film. Bernard Derriman and Mark Henn served as the supervising animators for Ronno. Ronno has dialogue unlike in the original film in which he was silent.

as Mena. She is to be Bambi's adoptive mother, and is a childhood friend of Bambi's mother.

Cree Summer

as Friend Owl, who is told by The Great Prince to find a new mother for Bambi.

Keith Ferguson

Emma Rose Lima, and Ariel Winter as Thumper's sisters. They annoy Thumper, who tries to hide from them.

Makenna Cowgill

as The Groundhog and Porcupine. The Groundhog, timid, comes out of his hole to determine if winter will end. The Porcupine is grumpy and overprotective of his log.

Brian Pimental

as Bambi's mother. She was shot by a hunter, and because of her death Bambi must be looked after by his father.

Carolyn Hennesy

Mary Day, Jordan Orr, Alexis Restrum, George Shenusay, and Frank Welker provide additional voices.

Release

The film was given a limited theatrical release in most countries such as France, Germany and Benelux territories.[5] The film remained straight-to-video in the United States and select other countries, with a Disneytoon Studios prexy confirming that the film was never intended to be released theatrically in the US.[6]

Reception

The film sold 2.6 million DVDs in its first week in the United States.[7] The film grossed $35 million in the territories it was released theatrically.[4]


Review were generally mixed, On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 44% of 9 critics' reviews are positive.[8] Joe Leydon of Variety called it "lightly amusing but unremarkable."[9] Conversely, R.L. Shaffer of IGN gave the film 7 out of 10, writing, "Bambi II might be pointless, but it's harmless as well. It's brilliantly animated, and it's fairly fun, too. Give this one a spin if you're in the mood for a cute little return to Disney's classic 2D animated realm."[10]


It won Annie Award for Best Animated Home Entertainment Production at the 34th Annie Awards.[11]

Official website

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