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Don Bluth

American animator · United States · Directors · Born 1937 · age 89

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Donald Virgil Bluth is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s.

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2025Don Bluth: Somewhere Out ThereFilm2017Dragon's Lair: The Movie - Pitch PresentationFilm, Director, Writer2015“I think the destiny of all men is to be kings, the destiny of all women is to be queens.”In their words18 December 2015DRAGON'S LAIR: An interview with Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (December 18, 2015)

2009Gift of the HoopoeFilm, Director2008Going Back to XanaduFilm2000“When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.”In their words13 June 2000Interview with Don Bluth (June 13, 2000)

Titan A.E.Film, 2000Director, Producer1997AnastasiaFilm, Director, Producer1995The Pebble and the PenguinFilm, Director1994A Troll in Central ParkFilm, Director, Producer1993Time Machine AwardAward1991Dragon's Lair II: Time WarpFilm, Director1988The Land Before TimeFilm, Director, Producer1986An American TailFilm, Director, Producer1984Space AceSeries, Creator1983Inkpot AwardAward1982The Secret of NIMHFilm, Director, Writer1978The Small OneFilm, Director, Producer1974Winnie the Pooh and Tigger TooFilm, Writer1937Born13 September 1937

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  1. I think the destiny of all men is to be kings, the destiny of all women is to be queens.

    Dec 18, 2015, DRAGON'S LAIR: An interview with Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (December 18, 2015), Own words

  2. When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.

    Jun 13, 2000, Interview with Don Bluth (June 13, 2000), Own words

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Filmography 21

DTDon Bluth: Somewhere Out There2025
DPDragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch PresentationDirector, Writer2017
WBWaking Sleeping Beauty2010 · ★ 7.2
GHGift of the HoopoeDirector2009
GXGoing Back to Xanadu2008
TETitan A.E.Director, Producer2000 · ★ 6.6
BMBartok the MagnificentDirector, Producer1999 · ★ 6.0
ANAnastasiaDirector, Producer1997 · ★ 7.6
TPThe Pebble and the PenguinDirector1995 · ★ 5.2
THThumbelinaDirector, Writer1994 · ★ 6.5
APA Troll in Central ParkDirector, Producer1994 · ★ 5.1
RDRock-A-DoodleDirector, Writer1991 · ★ 6.2
DWDragon's Lair II: Time WarpDirector1991
AHAll Dogs Go to HeavenDirector, Writer1989 · ★ 6.8
TTThe Land Before TimeDirector, Producer1988 · ★ 7.2
ATAn American TailDirector, Producer1986 · ★ 6.8
TNThe Secret of NIMHDirector, Writer1982 · ★ 7.4
BCBanjo the Woodpile CatDirector, Writer1979
TOThe Small OneDirector, Producer1978 · ★ 6.9
WTWinnie the Pooh and Tigger TooWriter1974 · ★ 7.7
DLDragon's LairProducer

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SASpace AceCreator1984

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Time Machine Award1993
Inkpot Award1983

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Donald Virgil Bluth is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s. Bluth is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan A.E., and for his involvement in the well-known Laserdisc game Dragon's Lair. Don Bluth Productions hired many animators away from Disney, and Bluth's films were a major competitor to Disney in the 1980s, leading up to the Disney Renaissance.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89

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