Amblimation was the British animation production subsidiary of

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. It was formed by Steven Spielberg in May 1989, following the success of ''

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'' (1988), and after he parted ways with

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, due to creative differences. It was stationed in what was originally the D. Napier & Son factory in

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and had 250 crew members from 15 different nations. It only produced three

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: '' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' (1991), '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' (1993), and ''

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'' (1995), all three of which were composed by

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and distributed by

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. The company's

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, appears in its

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. The studio closed in 1997 after only 8 years of operation and became a

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facility called Access Self-Storage. All 250 of Amblimation's crew members went on to join DreamWorks Animation, which was later acquired in 2016 by Universal's parent company

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for $3.8 billion.

Filmography

Theatrical feature films

Television

* '' Back to the Future: The Animated Series'' (1991-1992) * ''

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'' (1992) (with Nelvana) Note: Both television series were co-produced with

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Filmography

Theatrical feature films

Television

See also

References