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1994 In Animation
Events in 1994 in animation. __TOC__ Events January * January 3: The first episode of '' Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers'', produced by Albert Barillé, airs. * January 18: The Peanuts special ''You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'' airs for a limited time. This is the only Peanuts special to receive limited marketing on VHS as several trademarks are owned by NFL. * January 26: The first episode of '' The Critic'' airs. It will gain a cult following. March * March 5: The first episode of '' Duckman'' airs. The show will gain a cult following. * March 9: The first episode of '' The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' airs. * March 21: 66th Academy Awards: ** The '' Wallace and Gromit'' short film ''The Wrong Trousers'' by Nick Park wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. * March 30: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's ''Thumbelina'' premieres. One of the five lesser Bluth films as this led to a bankruptcy against Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland. Warner Bros. g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thumbelina (1994 Film)
''Thumbelina'' (also known as ''Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina'') is a 1994 American independent animated musical fantasy film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film stars the voices of Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff and John Hurt, with supporting roles from Gino Conforti, Charo, Gilbert Gottfried, Carol Channing and Joe Lynch. The film was produced by Don Bluth Ireland Ltd., and distributed by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment imprint was released in theaters on March 30, 1994. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $17 million dollars against its $28 million dollar budget, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Plot A lonely widow longing for a child of her own is given a barley seed by a friendly witch. The planted seed grows into a flower, and a tiny girl emerges from inside, no bigger than the old woman's thumb. The old woman names the tiny girl Thumbelina and raises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion King
''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is inspired by William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' with elements from the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses and Disney's 1942 film ''Bambi''. The film was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson and Robert Guillaume. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. Set in a kingdom of lions in Africa, ''The Lion King'' tells the story of Simba (Swahili for lion), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |