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British animation production subsidiary of Amblin Entertainment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amblimation was the British animation production subsidiary of Amblin Entertainment.[1][2] It was formed by Steven Spielberg in May 1989, following the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and after he parted ways with Don Bluth due to creative differences. It only produced three feature films: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and Balto (1995), all three of which feature music composed by James Horner and were distributed by Universal Pictures. The company's mascot, Fievel Mousekewitz, appears in its production logo. It was based in what was originally the D. Napier & Son factory in Acton, London, and had 250 crew members from 15 different nations.[3]
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Amblimation logo, used after the closing credits of all three of their films. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Sullivan Bluth Studios (through distribution of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West by Universal Pictures) |
| Founded | May 1989 |
| Founder | Steven Spielberg |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Successor | Universal Animation Studios DreamWorks Animation |
| Headquarters | Park House, 207-211 The Vale, , United Kingdom |
Key people | Kate Mallory (studio manager) Simon Wells (director) Cynthia Woodbyrne (production manager) |
| Products | Animated films |
| Parent | Amblin Entertainment |
The studio closed in 1997 after only eight years of operation. All 250 of Amblimation's crew members went on to join DreamWorks Animation,[4] which was later acquired in 2016 by Universal's parent company NBCUniversal for $3.8 billion.[5]
| Release date | Title | Box office gross |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | $40.6 million |
| November 24, 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | $9.3 million (US) |
| December 22, 1995 | Balto | $11.3 million |
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