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...folks at CNN became part of the family. But every now and then we needed some relief, something sweet and harmless. Bambi was the year's best-selling video, and the crowds at Disney World fell off only slightly. The biggest star of the season was a 10-year-old kid you never heard of, whose movie, Home Alone, made studio heads cry -- especially the ones who turned down the script. Gary died on thirtysomething, but Nancy survived her cancer, and Bart Simpson passed all his courses...
...Jane Austen's estate, even at this minute [laughter]. There really is no strict definition of what is going too far with parody. Parody is generally okay, but characters are trade marked, they're not copyrighted. And we actually had Bambi with bullets around her neck and we took the skunk and made it into a cigar-chomping sergeant, and that's stuff we probably couldn't have done. It would have been interesting to test the case, but not with our own money...
Those who are still on the streets receive a basic level of support they once lacked. The workers are hosts of a Friday lunch program in their office. There they serve pizza and soft drinks, let the kids talk about their lives, and screen Bambi or the latest Schwarzenegger video on the office VCR. To promote AIDS prevention, they distribute Knightvision, a multicolor, action- packed comic book that tells the story of teenagers who face problems similar to those dealt with by the readers. There are also well-illustrated directions on cleaning hypodermic needles and using contraceptives...
...industry standpoint, the high cost of animation (a fully animated feature ranges from $12 million to $25 million) seems less prohibitive in an era of soaring star salaries and $50 million-plus budgets. The appeal of animation has also been enhanced by home video: such cartoon features as Bambi and The Little Mermaid have been among the hottest sellers at the cassette counter...
Beyond the aesthetic and mechanical challenges, there is the basic issue of what zoogoers should be allowed to see in a naturalistic setting. Zoo directors refer to "the Bambi syndrome," a belief common among visitors that all creatures should be cuddly, or at least not killers. A while back, the Detroit Zoo staff euthanatized a dying goat from the children's zoo and placed it in the African-swamp exhibit, which includes big vultures. Doing what came naturally, the vultures ate the goat. About half the zoogoers who happened upon the scene were fascinated, says director Steve Graham...