Bluth could of been the next Disney, thanks to him though, we got Disney to push boundaries and jump out of their comfort zone. Thanks to Bluth's competitive underdog spirit we got the renaissance.
7:40, that unique glitter effect I see in every single Don Bluth movie (usually done in orange/brass and of higher, clearer quality. For example, the sparkle affect on Princess Daphne and the sparkle on the shooting diamond stars in All Dogs go to Heaven.)... How the holy fuck do they do that? It's beautiful.
Eli Copperman Yes, yes I do. However, I can not say anything much about the god-awful sequel. Since that is also in the territory of shitty-ass direct-to-DVD sequels along with the library of direct-to-DVD Disney sequels.
Spielberg and Bluth should have started their collaboration with a short film starring who was then Universal's star cartoon character (like Mickey Mouse is to Disney and Bugs Bunny is to WB). That character? Woody Woodpecker. It would have been really cool to see Dom DeLuise and Phillip Glasser (the voice of Fievel) play Woody's enemies Buzz Buzzard and Andy Panda respectively, not to mention a stroke of pure genius. It especially would have been cool to see it released with Back to the Future in 1985 and spark interest in seeing An American Tail.
Omg i'm sorry but when you brought up An American Tail and had Somewhere out there playing in the background, it brought a tear to my eye and how much i miss my childhood
SpongicX only a sonic fan would believe Fievel would lose. Fievel is filled with more determination than that brat with the knife ever was. ... Ok, the undertale reference on top of the sonic reference sounds complicated, but it isn't.
DarkSoul712 Might have been better if they stuck to that. Oh well, what's done is done. Least there's some cool art i nthat style on DA, saw some FNAF art like that.
I can easily see the footage used @ 22:03 as a representation of Disney seeing those results as a catalyst encouraging them to step up their game, which could easily explain what happened in the subsequent chapters of this lookback since then.
A lot of really good movies came out in 1982. The secret of nimh, e.t, blade runner, the dark crystal, tron, the thing... and many of them were overshadowed at the time by the success of others.
You know it is ironic that in those days films and products were kept aa secret from everyone but now everyone is shown how the production is going and what film is going to be released on what day.
You know the N64 version of Diddy Kong Racing always reminded me of Don Bluth's films, from the atmosphere right down to the story in the instruction booklet that has more lore than the game even needed to have but that I still appreciated anyway. You know one day I'd like to see Don Bluth and whoever is still with him draw the entire N64 version of Diddy Kong Racing's cast in their art style as since Diddy Kong Racing for the N64 reminds me of his films I'd love to see an interpretation of it in the style of the films it reminds me of, not to mention Don Bluth is no stranger to working with video games as evidenced by Dragon's Lair and Space Ace.
20:18 At least nowadays we have current "tradigital" programs like ToonBoom and TV Paint, which can emulate the classic look without having to waste paper.
A Directing Animator is the main animator behind certain characters and/or scenes. (Ex. Glen Keane was in charge of The Beast) The Animation Director is just a regular director, only focusing on animated sequences. (Ex. While Bob Zemeckis focused on the live-action in Roger Rabbit, Richard Williams focused on the animation)
Personally I despise E.T And I love The Secret of Nimh The Great Mouse Detective is pretty good But I love An American Tale Fivel is my favourite character in it
+Hi Guy Yaaay! :D Another An American Tail fan! I love An American Tail as well! It's my favorite movie of all time! :) My favorite character is Fievel Mousekewitz as well! :D
man you are quickly becoming my favorite youtuber :') ur videos are so well researched and comprehensive. i love learning about these amazing animators
"Ladies, could you survive not knowing what your husbands do at work for three years?" Well, it's served me well so far. :S I can't say for other people though. In other words: office should stay at the office.
It's interesting how this video starts with a shot of Hayao Miyazaki. I started thinking that Don Bluth pretty much is the Miyazaki of America. Of course, not all of Bluth's films are jems, but it was never really the same movie twice, now that I think of it.
Loved everything Don worked on. His contribution to Disney was a great start. Here are my thoughts on the films he was fully recognised for. Pete’s Dragon - Very wholesome and charming, great story, very creative combination of live action and hand drawn animation and Elliott steals the show big time. Small One - Very heartfelt and sweet story and I like how they based it in Bethlehem. Banjo the Woodpile Cat - Very fun, great characters, simple story and I like how Scatman Crothers was casted as another musical cat. Secret of Nimh - Very well-written premise, excellent animation, great characters, great use of fantasy and scientific themes with some heavy and dark moments. An American Tail - Very cute and memorable movie, great setting and concept and I like how they incorporated the themes on emigration from Russia to America.
Thank God I stumbled upon your channel. I am constantly searching for content regarding Don Bluth's animations and, also, everything from the classic era, independent, stop-motion etc, so you can imagine how happy I am discovering your videos^^ I wonder if you could comment on the ongoing production of the Dragon's Lair's movie, is there any new information or update on the project?? Also, I discovered that there is a publication (magazine format) by Don Bluth called 'Don Bluth's TOON TALK, released in 2000, but damn, they are very hard to find. Would be awesome if you manage to make a video about them. Thx for everything!
Well why don't you go back to your little hole you crawled out of and continue playing your PS4 or Xbox One, praying that you'll one day manage to find anyone that'll think what your doing is impressive enough for anybody to date you?
Don Bluth is the most dedicated animator ever born, and there will never be another one like him, even in photoshop editing, i guess 3d modelling or coding is close but he was, is, will be the best forever, RIP don bluth
Hey Animat, do you think you could do an Animation Lookback on Eastern European Stop Motion? Focusing on giants like Yuriy Norshteyn and Jan Svankmajer, among others. That would be so awesome, especially since your "Best of Stop Motion" series is one of my favorites!
It's really fucking stupid how UA-cam, or whatever company, would take this down. What's wrong with educating people on the history of a film maker? What's wrong with giving credit to a film that deserves credit? It's not like you're uploading entire films of the movies.
jacoblgames It counts as fair use if the changes made to the source material qualify to give it a different meaning. For example, an upload of a movie simply inverting it and adding a frame around it doesn't count as fair use since it has the same meaning, but a review of said movie using clips from it does constitute fair use because the meaning is no longer the one in the movie but rather the critique of said movie.
"More than anyone else." I'm sure many Ralph Bakshi fans would love to debate that. Don Bluth and his associates left because they hated the direction Disney was heading in (it was being run in the typical Hollywood style). Banjo The Woodpile Cat was done as training for a feature film. Rocko would also have a stogie in his mouth, like Carface Carruthers. Banjo was partially funded by a former Disney CEO (somehow he found out about the "defectors"). So how did MGM acquire Secret of NIMH? MGM also released the film regionally instead of nationally. SON2 isn't worth mention. I put An American Tail as "best Don Bluth film." East of the Sun and West of the Moon was cancelled due to Aurora Productions pulling their funding. Wait, didn't Bluth's cancelled films never make it past pre-production (with the exception of Jawbreaker, I think)? Those cats are Cossacks, so, you know. Robin Hood wasn't a success? How much did Disney spend on advertising? I read AAT's budget was $9 million. Fun fact: Banjo is the only IP he created that he owns.
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InvaderPet I admittedly got a kick out of that visual representation of the problem (basically that image of a frisbee disk adorned with the cape and amulet), so much so that I easily thought of that point in this lookback when I see that trivia bit shown at the beginning of my digital copy of the film that I ordered off of Amazon Prime.
I'm writing a biopic for Don Bluth over his glory years (I think up to Land before time) that I'm going to present to PBS for a special this summer. Would any of you like to see the draft that I have written so far
The Land Before Time will always be my favorite. But that doesn't in any way suggest any of the other works are necessarily lesser creations. It just pricks the bubble around the edges of my hardened heart, and the soundtrack alone is enough to flood my face with tears and a sense of profound joy simultaneously. I can't really explain it. It's more than nostalgia, because I was too young to have that sort of contemplation when I first saw it.
17:49 "Monsters disguised as cats" ?! Not to be that correcting guy, but the cats in the beginning of AAT are supposed to be 'Cossacks', a Soviet (Russian, Slav, Ukrainian, etc) subgroup from history whom the Romanov Dynasty used as a military force during The Russian Pogroms of 1919. They'd bust into Jewish Shetls aka Villages (often drunk) on horse back and would riot, yielding swords slashing at ppl, creating general chaos on the population, all backed by The Russian government. The Pogroms are what brought my family as well as countless other Jews to the US and Israel. Seems like all the ppl who died or whom fled that situation a century and a half ago in REAL LIFE not just on the screen, deserve better historical context than "monsters disguised as cats". I don't claim to be any authority on the subject matter, but I think these details are important in order to do these films justice. Don Bluth tackled some real issues in some of his films, clearly that is underestimated.
Full Voice Cast: Banjo the Woodpile Cat Sparky Marcus: Banjo - Scatman Crothers: Crazy Legs - Beah Richards: Zazu - Ken Sansom: Banjo's Father - Robin Muir: Banjo's Mother? - Anne Beesely and Georgette Rampone: Banjo's Sisters - Jerry Harper: The Truck Driver - Frank Welker: Multiple Dogs Full Voice Cast: The Sectet of NIMH Elizabeth Hartman: Mrs. Brisby - Peter Strauss: Justin - Dom DeLuise: Jeremy Crow - Paul Shenar: Jenner - Ian Fried: Timothy Brisby - Will Wheaton: Martin Brisby - Jodi Hicks: Cynthia Brisby - Shannon Doherty: Teresa Brisby - Hermione Baddeley: Auntie Shrew - Derek Jacobi: Nicodemus - Arthur Malet: Mr. Ages - John Carradine: The Great Owl - Aldo Ray: Sullivan - Joshua Lawrence: Billy Fitzgibbons - Lucille Bliss: Mrs. Fitzgibbons - Tom Hatten: Farmer Fitzgibbons - Frank Welker: Dragon the Cat - Edie McClurg: The Female Crow - Norbert Auerbach, Dick Kleiner and Charles Champlin: The Council Members Full Voice Cast: An American Tail Philip Glasser: Feival Mousekewitz - Amy Green: Tanya Mousekewitz - Nehemiah Persoff: Papa Mousekewitz - Erica Yohn - Mama Mousekewitz - Neil Ross: Honest John - Dom DeLuise: Tiger - Pat Musick: Tony Toponi - Will Ryan: Digit - John P Finnegan: Warren T Rat - Madeline Khan: Gussie Mausheimer - Hal Smith: Moe - Christopher Plummer: Henri - Cathianne Blore: Bridgette - Jim Cummings: Multiple Males - Billy West: Multiple Males - Tress MacNeille: Multiple Females - Frank Welker: Multiple Males
I had a dream the other night that I can only describe as a Don Bluth Avengers, where like all these Don Bluth characters assembled - like if Mrs. Brisby, Fievel, Charlie B. Barker, Bartok, and even those penguins got together. Not sure if it's a trippy-weird idea or awesome.
Jim Belushi and Martin Short's characters from *Pebble and the Penguin*. Isn't that funny - I don't remember their names but I remember the actors who voiced them.
Don Bluth's studio was the key to revitalizing the whole animation industry. Folks began to change course because of Don's films. This was years BEFORE DreamWorks Animation.
Yep! That was which they called as the "UA Paperclip" logo, and the music itself was completely epic. You have to see it for yourself. It lasted for a few films including "Rocky 3" and "Octopussy". During that time, it was many of the older UA films that plastered the UA logos like the "Hexagon", "Circle" and the Transamerica "T" logos. ua-cam.com/video/kuaJm8_0cZ0/v-deo.html
Don Bluth’s movies traumatized me as a child. No, I don’t care if that makes me a weakass kid. Yes, I *AM* aware that preferring the Land Before Time sequels over the original as a child makes me a philistine.
Bluth could of been the next Disney, thanks to him though, we got Disney to push boundaries and jump out of their comfort zone. Thanks to Bluth's competitive underdog spirit we got the renaissance.
The Secret of Nimh is one of the best animated films ever, I used to watch it a lot when I was younger, and when I still had a VCR.
Julio Torres I wanna claim to say that it’s my favorite film in the world but I’ve never been able to finish it
its on amazon prime :)
Secret of Nimh is great, but in my opinion, An American Tail is a much better film.
The Secret Of Nimh For Me , It's Look Like A Clasiccal Film By Disney Wow
I saw that film in either my first or second-grade class, can't remember which.
Bluth is a true artist. It's funny how similar he was starting out, to Walt.
Yep . Walt And Don Both Start Drawing Animation When They Still A Kid .
Unfortunately, one of the reasons he failed was he didn't have a Roy Disney to be a good financial adviser and money man.
Oh man, I would have LOVED to see Bluth's version of Beauty and the Beast
+peppermint23 I know right? I would have loved to see his take on the Beast.
Same here as well as "East of the Sun, West of the Moon", "Satyrday" and "The Velveteen Rabbit; I saw the artwork"
Are you trying to say Emma Watsons version isn't good enough huh? you misgynist freak!!!!
@@yuripantyhose4973 No one said anything about Emma Watson's version. Chill out, and don't try to stir up arguments needlessly.
In that case, I'd imagine if Don didn't leave Disney. But yeah, that wouldn't be too bad.
Don Bluth was a guest star on Nostalgia Critics review of Dragons Liar.
Let's hope he makes that game into a real movie!
Jinx Batstar Did he finish it?
Rob Burns no. It was almost wormed off. His birthday was yesterday. So he will finish it just like HTTYD3
don bluth is the angel of animation
7:40, that unique glitter effect I see in every single Don Bluth movie (usually done in orange/brass and of higher, clearer quality. For example, the sparkle affect on Princess Daphne and the sparkle on the shooting diamond stars in All Dogs go to Heaven.)... How the holy fuck do they do that? It's beautiful.
I don't know,but I'll say it looks lovely and it makes Princess Daphne even more glamorous.
I think it involves using certain gels.
My favorite Don Bluth movie is The Secret of Nimh as well.
I like American Tail, but yeah.
Eli Copperman I loved that movie as a kid.
Xaviergray87 So did I, and I still love it to this day. Do you still like it to this day as well?
Eli Copperman Yes, yes I do. However, I can not say anything much about the god-awful sequel. Since that is also in the territory of shitty-ass direct-to-DVD sequels along with the library of direct-to-DVD Disney sequels.
Xaviergray87 Exactly. I haven't seen the sequel, but from what I've heard, it's definitely for the best.
"I know cats. They go meow" - Animat
sometimes i have my cat in my apt. i basically prefer kemono (furry) friends now.
Also Animat: These cats on the other hand go, "RAAAAAAAAAAAWR!" CRUNCH!
You mean like that animated movie "cats don't dance"
"By the way, I know Cats. They go Meow." LOL LOL LOL LOL that part always makes me laugh. Thx, AniMat✌🏻
HM Smith “THESE CATS AT THE OTHER HAND GO... (ROAR!)”
This Guy is Incredible, so is the narrator.
Spielberg and Bluth should have started their collaboration with a short film starring who was then Universal's star cartoon character (like Mickey Mouse is to Disney and Bugs Bunny is to WB). That character? Woody Woodpecker. It would have been really cool to see Dom DeLuise and Phillip Glasser (the voice of Fievel) play Woody's enemies Buzz Buzzard and Andy Panda respectively, not to mention a stroke of pure genius. It especially would have been cool to see it released with Back to the Future in 1985 and spark interest in seeing An American Tail.
woody woodpecker.. o i forget everything but his laugh
or Universal would have Steven’s animation studio: Amblimation to make some new Woody Woodpecker shorts.
@@benrobson3442 Yeah, another missed opportunity.
Yeah! It would have been the last ever project made by Walter Lantz!
Guy really got no respect...
+Elise Bottle
What do you mean?
I mean he is one of the most underrated animation geniuses of all time. The meddling execs gave him no end of headaches. It's quite sad, really...
Omg i'm sorry but when you brought up An American Tail and had Somewhere out there playing in the background, it brought a tear to my eye and how much i miss my childhood
Don Blurh films are one of my favorite films In my childhood
Happy 80th Birthday Don Bluth.
the secret of nimh should be in the national film registry
I liked it
Very good movie
Agreed
Fac
Then put All Dogs Go To Heaven in the registry too.
haha the more I listen the more you start sounding like Ron Stoppable 😂
great vid!👍
Omg now I can't stop seeing it 😂
He sounds more like Josh Scorcher to me.
4:34 So Bluth used the name "Zazu" first, huh? 15 years later, Disney would reuse that name in "The Lion King"
0:56 “NO! NOT THOSE SHORTS!”
My favorites movies of don bluth are:
An American tail
The secret of NIMH
Favorite short:
Banjo the woodpile cat
I want a crossover where Fievel faces off against Rattigan.
+noobmaster117 No chance. Disney owns Rattigan and Universal owns Fieval
SpongicX only a sonic fan would believe Fievel would lose.
Fievel is filled with more determination than that brat with the knife ever was.
... Ok, the undertale reference on top of the sonic reference sounds complicated, but it isn't.
Elliott the dragon is one of my all-time favorite cartoon characters! Thank you Don Bluth!
I love DON BLUTH films.
the pebble and the penguin it's one of my favorite Don Bluth movies from my childhood like anastasia, Land before time, american tail.
Secret of Nimh 2 was one of those sequels no one asked for nor wanted.
DarkSoul712
Was the second movie based on it or was it it's own thing?
DarkSoul712
Might have been better if they stuck to that. Oh well, what's done is done.
Least there's some cool art i nthat style on DA, saw some FNAF art like that.
DarkSoul712
No foolin, the person who does it has a lot of talent.
kurisu7885 No shit, Sherlock!!!
kurisu7885 Just like Transformers: Age of Extinction.
I was happy they made Banjo into a full on movie with "An American Tail"
I can easily see the footage used @ 22:03 as a representation of Disney seeing those results as a catalyst encouraging them to step up their game, which could easily explain what happened in the subsequent chapters of this lookback since then.
Gosh, 'The Secret of N.I.M.H' IS better than 'E.T'.
true
A lot of really good movies came out in 1982. The secret of nimh, e.t, blade runner, the dark crystal, tron, the thing... and many of them were overshadowed at the time by the success of others.
Nathaniel Windsor don’t forget Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan!
I wouldn’t say that.
Fun Fact: Bruce Timm, the creator of the DC Animated Universe, worked under Bluth on Secret of Nimh
Oh wow!
Wow.
Now I know why I wanna see this movie.
Nightmare Ned creators also worked on The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The shorts gag actually got a laugh out of me 😅
You know it is ironic that in those days films and products were kept aa secret from everyone but now everyone is shown how the production is going and what film is going to be released on what day.
9:39 I love that tagline”right before your eyes and your wildest dreams”
18:54 (that was, until Zootopia)
Spyder Soup True.
i loved secret of nimh so much as a little kid
Bluth should help Disney make more mature cartoons with animation like The Secret of NIMH.
The joke at 0:56 was so hilarious!
The secret of NIMH is a very underrated movie and a very beautiful and scary movie
Young Don Bluth looks a lot like my dad when he was younger except without glasses lol
That jacked up picture of Bluth hulking out is so apt!
You know the N64 version of Diddy Kong Racing always reminded me of Don Bluth's films, from the atmosphere right down to the story in the instruction booklet that has more lore than the game even needed to have but that I still appreciated anyway. You know one day I'd like to see Don Bluth and whoever is still with him draw the entire N64 version of Diddy Kong Racing's cast in their art style as since Diddy Kong Racing for the N64 reminds me of his films I'd love to see an interpretation of it in the style of the films it reminds me of, not to mention Don Bluth is no stranger to working with video games as evidenced by Dragon's Lair and Space Ace.
I love the sneaky Twilight Princess music in there. Also Don Bluth is badass
6:32
Hah,just rewatched The Jungle Book right before watching this
20:18 At least nowadays we have current "tradigital" programs like ToonBoom and TV Paint, which can emulate the classic look without having to waste paper.
When you said Whhil Whhheaton I just about died XD
A Directing Animator is the main animator behind certain characters and/or scenes. (Ex. Glen Keane was in charge of The Beast)
The Animation Director is just a regular director, only focusing on animated sequences.
(Ex. While Bob Zemeckis focused on the live-action in Roger Rabbit, Richard Williams focused on the animation)
Out of curiosity what was the music that was playing when the angel silhouette appeared? Just love it. Wish Don Bluth would make a FNAF movie.
Uh Too gay.
Molotera Legarreta oh shut da fock up tulip.
It's called Spirit's Lament from The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Personally I despise E.T And I love The Secret of Nimh
The Great Mouse Detective is pretty good But I love An American Tale Fivel is my favourite character in it
+Hi Guy Yaaay! :D Another An American Tail fan! I love An American Tail as well! It's my favorite movie of all time! :) My favorite character is Fievel Mousekewitz as well! :D
Same here, "Tail" is my top favorite from Bluth
Hi Guy Fievel Mousekewitz recognized that he likes his hat.
Don bluth should have been the next walt disney
man you are quickly becoming my favorite youtuber :') ur videos are so well researched and comprehensive. i love learning about these amazing animators
my first Animation Lookback I've first experienced on the Mr. Coat Website back in the summer of 2012!
"Ladies, could you survive not knowing what your husbands do at work for three years?"
Well, it's served me well so far. :S I can't say for other people though.
In other words: office should stay at the office.
don bluths true enemy... is E.T. it threatened the secret of nimh AND dragons lair
Timmy Fields I hate that movie now
Gaming Squad 27 not exactly
Spyder Soup well if it did knit to two great pieces of media, it's a fair reason for me
thats fair spyder soup, but objectively...i never really liked E.T. anyways. its pretty not my thing
It's not E.T.'s fault that Nimh didn't get more screenings at theaters
He was a Mormon?
I think he was when he was in Argentina,but I’m not sure
Therapist: Bodybuilder Bluth isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Bodybuilder Bluth: 2:50
It's interesting how this video starts with a shot of Hayao Miyazaki. I started thinking that Don Bluth pretty much is the Miyazaki of America. Of course, not all of Bluth's films are jems, but it was never really the same movie twice, now that I think of it.
I would have liked to see his version on Beauty and the Beast. Who agrees?
Me but no one analhole
+Jace Fiore Huh?
HUH!
I agree along with "East of the Sun, West of the Moon", "Satyrday" and "The Velveteen Rabbit;" I saw the artwork
I ain’t agree on this. I’see people goin to hell fo dat.
18:52 To which Zootopia replies, "Not much money MY ASS"
Loved everything Don worked on. His contribution to Disney was a great start.
Here are my thoughts on the films he was fully recognised for.
Pete’s Dragon - Very wholesome and charming, great story, very creative combination of live action and hand drawn animation and Elliott steals the show big time.
Small One - Very heartfelt and sweet story and I like how they based it in Bethlehem.
Banjo the Woodpile Cat - Very fun, great characters, simple story and I like how Scatman Crothers was casted as another musical cat.
Secret of Nimh - Very well-written premise, excellent animation, great characters, great use of fantasy and scientific themes with some heavy and dark moments.
An American Tail - Very cute and memorable movie, great setting and concept and I like how they incorporated the themes on emigration from Russia to America.
Thank God I stumbled upon your channel. I am constantly searching for content regarding Don Bluth's animations and, also, everything from the classic era, independent, stop-motion etc, so you can imagine how happy I am discovering your videos^^
I wonder if you could comment on the ongoing production of the Dragon's Lair's movie, is there any new information or update on the project??
Also, I discovered that there is a publication (magazine format) by Don Bluth called 'Don Bluth's TOON TALK, released in 2000, but damn, they are very hard to find. Would be awesome if you manage to make a video about them.
Thx for everything!
fival goes west was probably one of the only sequels he did right, thats not land before time
I hope your talking about Steven Spielberg, because Don Bluth had nothing to do with Fievel Goes West.
Kamon The Skunk really?
The only sequel he had ANYTHING to do with was Bartok the Magnificent of Anastasia. He had nothing to do with any of the sequels from his movies.
Kamon The Skunk oh go yif with your pet dog
Well why don't you go back to your little hole you crawled out of and continue playing your PS4 or Xbox One, praying that you'll one day manage to find anyone that'll think what your doing is impressive enough for anybody to date you?
I really want to watch The Secret of Nimh. I've heard it's quite good.
It's for free on UA-cam.
@@faithwright4533 Thanks. I have since watched it since my original comment and really enjoyed it!
2:07
Disney: I'lL TAkE yOUr EnTIrE StOCk!!!
Kind of sad no one my age has heard of this brilliant man
Don Bluth is the most dedicated animator ever born, and there will never be another one like him, even in photoshop editing, i guess 3d modelling or coding is close
but he was, is, will be the best forever, RIP don bluth
He's still alive...
8:33 your right, maybe things in the Robin Hood movie could have been written differently and a higher budget, but it’s a great Disney classic to me.
18:53
zootopia:thats what he said
Merci for all these precious information
Hey Animat, do you think you could do an Animation Lookback on Eastern European Stop Motion? Focusing on giants like Yuriy Norshteyn and Jan Svankmajer, among others. That would be so awesome, especially since your "Best of Stop Motion" series is one of my favorites!
I wish animation today is like this.
This is a very interesting video! Great job!
omg so much of my childhood because of a man i never knew.
Nice. Thanks 4 telling his story :'j
13:27 How the hell did they make that sound so good.
Your Alex are a great comedian and documentarian! Love your channel.
Your voice sounds like a cartoon character.
It's really fucking stupid how UA-cam, or whatever company, would take this down. What's wrong with educating people on the history of a film maker? What's wrong with giving credit to a film that deserves credit? It's not like you're uploading entire films of the movies.
+Willie Wonker Were these videos monetized? If he was making money off of them then there's that.
+jacoblgames Even if he did, this qualifies as fair use as it's introducing comentary, hence, transforming it.
Arturo Casab I don't know, fair use apparently isn't all that clear.
jacoblgames It counts as fair use if the changes made to the source material qualify to give it a different meaning. For example, an upload of a movie simply inverting it and adding a frame around it doesn't count as fair use since it has the same meaning, but a review of said movie using clips from it does constitute fair use because the meaning is no longer the one in the movie but rather the critique of said movie.
Arturo Casab Why did you wait this long to reply?
Don Bluth is a hero to me
Speaking of the dark crystal Please do an animation lookback on Jim Henson
"More than anyone else." I'm sure many Ralph Bakshi fans would love to debate that.
Don Bluth and his associates left because they hated the direction Disney was heading in (it was being run in the typical Hollywood style). Banjo The Woodpile Cat was done as training for a feature film. Rocko would also have a stogie in his mouth, like Carface Carruthers. Banjo was partially funded by a former Disney CEO (somehow he found out about the "defectors"). So how did MGM acquire Secret of NIMH? MGM also released the film regionally instead of nationally. SON2 isn't worth mention. I put An American Tail as "best Don Bluth film."
East of the Sun and West of the Moon was cancelled due to Aurora Productions pulling their funding. Wait, didn't Bluth's cancelled films never make it past pre-production (with the exception of Jawbreaker, I think)? Those cats are Cossacks, so, you know. Robin Hood wasn't a success? How much did Disney spend on advertising? I read AAT's budget was $9 million.
Fun fact: Banjo is the only IP he created that he owns.
jacoblgames Well, Mat is actually doing an Animation Lookback on Ralph Bakshi very soon if you're interested.
And I saw both Fivel and Basel on the Big Screen at the Roman theater in Red Lodge Montana
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"How was work/how was School?" - I don't know why anybody would want to ask me that. It's just like any other day. DEAL WITH IT
Hey, don't knock the animated sequence in Xanadu. That's the best part of the movie! ... Make of that what you will.
Very interresting ,this video is great! Thank you.
"WEWEASE the Secwet Weapon!"
I personally don't think Wham-O would have had much of a chance in court, given that they apparently never tried to go after the book.
InvaderPet I admittedly got a kick out of that visual representation of the problem (basically that image of a frisbee disk adorned with the cape and amulet), so much so that I easily thought of that point in this lookback when I see that trivia bit shown at the beginning of my digital copy of the film that I ordered off of Amazon Prime.
I'm writing a biopic for Don Bluth over his glory years (I think up to Land before time) that I'm going to present to PBS for a special this summer. Would any of you like to see the draft that I have written so far
+tripp cory YEEEEEASSSSS
Too big to send as comment. Maybe I can send it as a file. You know how 2?
tripp cory Do you have a deviantart account?
+McKenzie Eby Yes I do. I wanted to post it there, but I was afraid someone would steal it and present it to PBS first. But eh, I'll post it.
tripp cory I'm Pixargirl on Deviantart. Don't say my name or I else.
The Land Before Time will always be my favorite. But that doesn't in any way suggest any of the other works are necessarily lesser creations. It just pricks the bubble around the edges of my hardened heart, and the soundtrack alone is enough to flood my face with tears and a sense of profound joy simultaneously. I can't really explain it. It's more than nostalgia, because I was too young to have that sort of contemplation when I first saw it.
For me it'll always be Titan A.E.
East of the Sun and West of the moon
sounds interesting.
17:49 "Monsters disguised as cats" ?! Not to be that correcting guy, but the cats in the beginning of AAT are supposed to be 'Cossacks', a Soviet (Russian, Slav, Ukrainian, etc) subgroup from history whom the Romanov Dynasty used as a military force during The Russian Pogroms of 1919. They'd bust into Jewish Shetls aka Villages (often drunk) on horse back and would riot, yielding swords slashing at ppl, creating general chaos on the population, all backed by The Russian government. The Pogroms are what brought my family as well as countless other Jews to the US and Israel. Seems like all the ppl who died or whom fled that situation a century and a half ago in REAL LIFE not just on the screen, deserve better historical context than "monsters disguised as cats". I don't claim to be any authority on the subject matter, but I think these details are important in order to do these films justice. Don Bluth tackled some real issues in some of his films, clearly that is underestimated.
Doesn’t mean that those big roars are accurate for some small cats.
Full Voice Cast: Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Sparky Marcus: Banjo - Scatman Crothers: Crazy Legs - Beah Richards: Zazu - Ken Sansom: Banjo's Father - Robin Muir: Banjo's Mother? - Anne Beesely and Georgette Rampone: Banjo's Sisters - Jerry Harper: The Truck Driver - Frank Welker: Multiple Dogs
Full Voice Cast: The Sectet of NIMH
Elizabeth Hartman: Mrs. Brisby - Peter Strauss: Justin - Dom DeLuise: Jeremy Crow - Paul Shenar: Jenner - Ian Fried: Timothy Brisby - Will Wheaton: Martin Brisby - Jodi Hicks: Cynthia Brisby - Shannon Doherty: Teresa Brisby - Hermione Baddeley: Auntie Shrew - Derek Jacobi: Nicodemus - Arthur Malet: Mr. Ages - John Carradine: The Great Owl - Aldo Ray: Sullivan - Joshua Lawrence: Billy Fitzgibbons - Lucille Bliss: Mrs. Fitzgibbons - Tom Hatten: Farmer Fitzgibbons - Frank Welker: Dragon the Cat - Edie McClurg: The Female Crow - Norbert Auerbach, Dick Kleiner and Charles Champlin: The Council Members
Full Voice Cast: An American Tail
Philip Glasser: Feival Mousekewitz - Amy Green: Tanya Mousekewitz - Nehemiah Persoff: Papa Mousekewitz - Erica Yohn - Mama Mousekewitz - Neil Ross: Honest John - Dom DeLuise: Tiger - Pat Musick: Tony Toponi - Will Ryan: Digit - John P Finnegan: Warren T Rat - Madeline Khan: Gussie Mausheimer - Hal Smith: Moe - Christopher Plummer: Henri - Cathianne Blore: Bridgette - Jim Cummings: Multiple Males - Billy West: Multiple Males - Tress MacNeille: Multiple Females - Frank Welker: Multiple Males
18:55 that was before Zootopia came!!!
Sentence mixing in a professional film, Secret of NIMH no less? Who says YTP skills have no practical application.
At 16:51 Don Bluth should have finish The East of the Sun and west of the Moon, that would have been like Frozen of the 80s.
I had a dream the other night that I can only describe as a Don Bluth Avengers, where like all these Don Bluth characters assembled - like if Mrs. Brisby, Fievel, Charlie B. Barker, Bartok, and even those penguins got together. Not sure if it's a trippy-weird idea or awesome.
What penguins?
Jim Belushi and Martin Short's characters from *Pebble and the Penguin*. Isn't that funny - I don't remember their names but I remember the actors who voiced them.
+Amelia Doubleyou all to protect planet Bob!
+Amelia Doubleyou then dirk saved the princess.
Yes, that too. Now how do the SPACE ACE characters fit in?!
Don Bluth's studio was the key to revitalizing the whole animation industry. Folks began to change course because of Don's films. This was years BEFORE DreamWorks Animation.
Aurora AKA United Artists, I remember the rotating UA At the beginning.
Yep! That was which they called as the "UA Paperclip" logo, and the music itself was completely epic. You have to see it for yourself. It lasted for a few films including "Rocky 3" and "Octopussy". During that time, it was many of the older UA films that plastered the UA logos like the "Hexagon", "Circle" and the Transamerica "T" logos.
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Don Bluth’s movies traumatized me as a child.
No, I don’t care if that makes me a weakass kid.
Yes, I *AM* aware that preferring the Land Before Time sequels over the original as a child makes me a philistine.
i love the secret of the nimh, but i really hate the sequel.