The FAMOUS BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH becomes The PICTURE of-the-YEAR!

Starring: (the voice talents of:) Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright, Peter Behn, Paula Winslowe, Stan Alexander, Will Wright, Cammie King, Fred Shields, Margaret Lee, Perce Pearce

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Bambi, wait! You must never rush out on the meadow. There might be danger. Out there, we're unprotected. The meadow is wide and open, and there are no trees or bushes to hide us. So we have to be very careful." – Bambi's Mother

Why watch this? This breaks the cute-ometer, obviously, but there's lessons aplenty, too.

Plot Summary: Bambi is a young deer growing up in the forest. Along with his friends, Thumper the rabbit and Flower the skunk, Bambi explores his world and learns about the joys and dangers of life in the wild.

Dad's Preview: This classic Disney film follows the life of a forest deer, Bambi, from birth to mature adult. The forest can be a fun place to grow up, as Bambi befriends a toe-tapping rabbit named Thumper (the cutest in movie history), a skunk named Flower, and doe Faline. There is, however, danger whenever a creature appears called "Man". There were many early film critics who panned Bambi. They expected a Disney film to have fantasy elements. This story, within its delightful cheeriness, has some hard lessons about danger, abandonment, and the sometimes brutal survival challenges for animals. It was too serious. Modern reviewers consider this film one of the best of Disney's Golden Era. Life, even for humans, is hard and can be difficult. World issues, unexpected deaths, family struggles - all are real - and people have to endure. Bambi weathered it, and so can all of us.  

Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio Pictures