Former Disney screenwriter behind the Bambi remake calls for a scene where the famous deer’s mother dies to be scrapped because it is too exciting for parents and children
- Screenwriter Lindsey Anderson Beer has said a remake of Bambi needs to be reworked because parents are ‘more sensitive’;
- Anderson Beer was hired by Disney studios to rework the classic film for a modern audience, but she has since left the project
- The scene she had discussed was the death of the titular character’s mother
A former Disney screenwriter behind the Bambi remake has said the scene where a famous deer’s mother dies needs to be reworked because parents are “more sensitive.”
Film writer and director Lindsey Anderson Beer worked on a live-action version of the beloved Bambi film to bring it to a modern audience.
Part of the modernization process of the classic 1942 film, she says, was removing the death scene of the titular character’s mother.
Speak with ColliderAnderson Beer said this was due to parents now being ‘more sensitive’ than previous generations.
Anderson Beer said, “Not to spoil the plot, but there is a treatment of the dying mother that I think some children, some parents are more sensitive to today than in the past.”
Anderson Beer, right, had been speaking with Collider journalist Perri Nemiroff, left, when she made the comments
The film tells the story of Bambi and his friends, including a rabbit named Thumper, seen here at right, and a skunk named Flower who comes of age.
She continued, “And I think that’s one of the reasons they haven’t shown it to their kids.
“What’s interesting to me about Bambi is that it’s absolutely a classic and it’s a beautiful love poem, with so much artistry.
‘I really think there’s a whole generation of kids who have never seen the original and that’s very different from, say, Little Mermaid or Aladdin or the heyday ’90s films that they’ve certainly seen.
“I can’t tell you how many kids I’ve seen who have never seen Bambi, which is such a shame.
“The thing is, it’s such a beautiful movie. It’s a bit of a different pace than I think modern audiences are used to.”
Anderson Beer had to step away from the Bambi project due to other projects, including her directorial debut of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.
The original film, released in 1942, told the story of a young deer named Bambi as he learns his place in the forest.
The scene Anderson Bear referred to shows him and his mother trying to escape a hunter, who manages to kill her while Bambi escapes.
The scene she had discussed was the death of the titular character’s mother
The original film, released in 1942, told the story of a young deer named Bambi as he learns his place in the forest.
With his two friends, a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower, Bambi comes of age while facing the joys and sorrows, the loss of a parent, and growing up.
News of the remake first came to light in 2020 The Hollywood Reporter said the studio had hired Anderson Beer and Tomb Raider writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet to write the script.
At the time, insiders told the outlet that the studio saw Bambi as a companion to their remakes of The Jungle Book and The Lion King.
The outlet also said that the studio was aware that Bambi was “less epic in scope and story” and would not plan to incorporate a larger story into the classic.