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Don Bluth

Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before Time (1988), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as his involve... more

Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner.

He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before Time (1988), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as his involvement in the laserdisc game Dragon's Lair.

He is also often credited for providing competition to Disney, and forcing them to improve from their streak of lackluster film efforts to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance.

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Directed [16]
Starred In [3]
Produced [10]
Written [5]
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Anastasia
(1997)
Animation, Family
This animated adventure spins a more optimistic twist on the long-mythicized story of the "lost daughter" of Russia's last czar. A wicked sorcerer places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia is separated from them during their attempts to escape from a rowdy revolt seizing their palace. Years later, after growing up with amnesi...
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Cast:
John Cusack, Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Meg Ryan, Christopher Lloyd
7.2
86%
61
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The Land Before Time
(1988)
Adventure, Animation, Family
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
Runtime:
69 min
Director:
Don Bluth
Cast:
Gabriel Damon, Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan
7.4
70%
66
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The Secret of NIMH
(1982)
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Runtime:
82 min
Director:
Don Bluth
Cast:
Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Hartman, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise, Hermione Baddeley
7.6
93%
76
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An American Tail
(1986)
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Music
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Runtime:
80 min
Director:
Don Bluth
Cast:
Phillip Glasser, Phillip Glasser, Erica Yohn, Dom DeLuise, Nehemiah Persoff
6.9
72%
38
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Titan A.E.
(2000)
Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Don Bluth
Cast:
Matt Damon, Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Bill Pullman, Drew Barrymore
6.6
50%
48
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All Dogs Go to Heaven
(1989)
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy t...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Gary Goldman, Don Bluth, Dan Kuenster
Cast:
Burt Reynolds, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi
6.8
44%
50
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Thumbelina
(1994)
Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
The tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast:
Jodi Benson, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook, Gary Imhoff, Charo
6.4
25%
N/A
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Rock-A-Doodle
(1991)
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.
Runtime:
77 min
Director:
Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Cast:
Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell, Eddie Deezen, Eddie Deezen, Toby Scott Ganger
6.1
20%
N/A
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A Troll in Central Park
(1994)
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans whenever possible. As a punishment, he is exiled to a world of concrete, where he should live a life of proper trolldom: Manhattan.
Runtime:
76 min
Director:
Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast:
Dom DeLuise, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Cloris Leachman, Hayley Mills
5.4
17%
N/A
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Bartok the Magnificent
(1999)
Animation, Comedy, Family
Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naiv...
Runtime:
67 min
Director:
Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Cast:
Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Tim Curry
6.1
N/A
N/A
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The Pebble and the Penguin
(1995)
Adventure, Animation, Family
A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.
Runtime:
74 min
Director:
Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast:
Martin Short, Annie Golden, Jim Belushi, Tim Curry, Alissa King
5.6
11%
N/A
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The Small One
(1978)
Animation, Family
Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, Small One, a Hebrew boy in ancient Israel takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph. Joseph buys Small One and uses him to take his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem.
Runtime:
26 min
Director:
Don Bluth
Cast:
Sean Marshall, William Woodson, Olan Soule, Hal Smith, Joe Higgins
7.8
N/A
N/A
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Dragon's Lair
(1983)
Action, Adventure, Animation
Dirk the Daring, a knight trying to rescue the Princess Daphne. Daphne has been kidnapped by Singe the Dragon, and is now being held in the castle. Dirk's adventure will have him battling monsters and the castle alike as he attempts to save the day.
Runtime:
13 min
7.8
N/A
N/A
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Banjo the Woodpile Cat
(1979)
Adventure, Animation, Family
Banjo is a curious and rebellious kitten who is always getting into trouble. When he decides to jump off a roof of a chicken coup to see if he can land on his feet, he is ordered to "fetch a switch". Thinking his parents wouldn't care if he gets hurt, he hitches a ride on a feed truck, all the way to Salt Lake City. After he finds the ...
Runtime:
26 min
Director:
Don Bluth
Cast:
Scatman Crothers, Sparky Marcus, Beah Richards
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Space Ace
(1984)
Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
You guide Ace through various dangers as you fight to save his girlfriend Kimberly, from the villain, Borf.
7.9
N/A
N/A
Gift of the Hoopoe
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Gift of the Hoopoe
(2009)
Animation
Propelled through a magical fantasy world of imagination, two children learn how little changes in their lives can lead to great things in their future. A collection of fables teaches the children lessons in education, tolerance and conservation.
Runtime:
23 min
Director:
Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast:
Sadiq Al-Dubais, Aber Al-Jendi, Abd Al Nasser Al-Zayer, McKyley Bork, Jessica Bradford
7.1
N/A
N/A