.DonBluth's journey took him from box office hell to a meeting with Steven Spielberg. In this excerpt from 'Somewhere Out There: My Animated Life,' he writes on how he found the 'perfect story' with Fievel Mousekwitz and 'An American Tail'
Don Bluth holding an animation cel from his film Rock-A-Doodle, 1992. Photo: Jacques Bourguet/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images Despite being a master of the cartoon craft, Don Bluth still feels like an underdog, even now, just shy of 40 years since the release of his first film, The Secret of NIMH.
“And I thought that the golden age of animation was over,” Steven said as we led him into our conference room. “How much did NIMH cost?”Steven’s eyes lit up. “I’ve always wanted to make an animated movie.” Sure enough, the arcade market took a deep dive. The flow of money into the studio slowed to a trickle. Dragon’s Lair II was shelved. And still no word from Steven. I prayed for a second chance.
“Oh, that’s easy,” he said, “when you’re me.” He then got down to business. “I’ll have my secretary call you tomorrow with details. We can talk more then.” The man in my mirror had advised me not to be the director and seek control — let the King of Pop take the lead. So when Michael and I sat down together, I listened. He talked about what he wanted to do with his art — make people happy, show them magic. As I wondered why
That night, Michael called me again, and the following night. He liked to talk about ideas — his creative brain never stopped going, especially at two in the morning when he was having trouble sleeping. I began taking naps in the afternoon to keep up with him. Steven beamed and nodded his approval. “I’ve seen what you can do,” he assured us. “Go do what you feel is right, then show it to me. I’ll tell you what I think, and we’ll go from there.”
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