Don Bluth
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Oct 27, 2026
Jim HillHOST
That leads to Fox and the Hound.
Jim HillHOST
And I don't think Kirk and Gary talked at all about that because they were in Florida, right?
Drew TaylorHOST
Yeah.
Drew TaylorHOST
I think that they didn't have a great time on Black Cauldron, which is why they didn't talk to me about it.
Jim HillHOST
So my partner in crime, Eric Hersey, who produces a lot of the podcasts here at Jim Hill Media, he came up with an interesting idea.
Jim HillHOST
He raided the archives of And he actually, in fact, we've just recently on Fine Tuning been talking about the brand new Don Bluth documentary, the Somewhere Out There, which, by the way, scheduled for a digital release.
Jim HillHOST
On November 20th, and Prime, and what Eric did is he dug down in the archive, found all of these Don Bluth-related stories, and so rather than skipping doing a fine-tuning this week, what we thought... would be a smart thing to do instead was to dig down into the Fine Tune Archive and take all of these Don Bluth stories that have occurred over the years and sort of stitch them together into one episode that shines a spotlight on Mr. Bluth and more to the point reminds folks that Don Bluth somewhere out there, this documentary is arriving on a streaming service near you on November 20th.
Jim HillHOST
All right, so today, let's get started with, well, where many people consider the origin story of how Don Bluth became a force in animation.
Jim HillHOST
And that's what happened back in September of 1999, when Mr. Bluth made a decision that would change the animation industry forever.
Jim HillHOST
In a weird sort of way, I guess we wouldn't be where we are today animation-wise if Don Bluth hadn't actually resigned from Walt Disney Studios back in September of 1979.
Jim HillHOST
And it wasn't so much that Bluth left Disney.
Jim HillHOST
It's the fact that the very next day, 11 other animators left to join him.
JP TuesdayHOST
As for next week, we haven't done one of these in a while.
JP TuesdayHOST
We're going to be taking a look at a Don Bluth movie.
JP TuesdayHOST
And yeah, let's tug on some heartstrings.
JP TuesdayHOST
All dogs go to heaven.
NickHOST
God, fucking remember the secret of it.
NickHOST
Some of those early Don Bluth films had some scary-ass
SamHOST
imagery,
NickHOST
man.
David DollarHOST
Yeah.
David DollarHOST
Don Bluth early on.
David DollarHOST
Of course, Don Bluth did American Tail, The Land Before Time.
David DollarHOST
Oh, which
Jen NovotnyHOST
I loved.
Adam ReaderHOST
We're counting down the greatest animated movie songs by iconic singers or bands.
Adam ReaderHOST
And starting off the countdown in the number eight position, it's a track from an 80s Don Bluth classic.
Adam ReaderHOST
Remember Don Bluth? Talking about an American tell.
Adam ReaderHOST
If you grew up in the 80s, you already know the song.
Adam ReaderHOST
Somewhere Out There by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram.
Adam ReaderHOST
It won two Grammys, including Song of the Year.
Adam ReaderHOST
Now, the success of Somewhere Out There, it proved something the industry hadn't really seen before, an animated film that could produce a pop hit capable of competing with everything else on radio.
Adam ReaderHOST
And American Tell itself became the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film of its time, helping bolster Don Bluth's reputation and kickstarting Amblin's animation division.
Greg WeismanGUEST
or something like that so
BJ KicksHOST
many so many but we were the Disney house my uncle lived across the street from us and they had like all the Don Bluth like all dogs go to heaven and stuff like that rock-a-doodle they had
Nate CosbyGUEST
like you put our great little toaster
BJ KicksHOST
Yeah, that's a good one.
Ian FlynnHOST
Yeah.
Ian FlynnHOST
Say what you about Don Bluth's directing style and creative choices, but the way he plays with color and perspective and emotion and emotive, uh, poses and actions, uh, is artistry it may not be your cup of tea sure but it's almost psychedelic at points
Kyle KrauseHOST
yeah
Ian FlynnHOST
it is really a feast for the senses whether or not that works for you your mileage will vary but there is no denying that it is a feast for the eyes the way the colors change and flow and fit each individual moment And then the sequel was as generic single pallet as you could get.
Kyle KrauseHOST
Yeah.
Ian FlynnHOST
Everything was just tepid in comparison.
Kyle KrauseHOST
Yeah, I don't think Bluth or anybody involved in the original really had much of anything to do with the sequel, have they? I know Don Bluth had nothing to do with the second movie, at least, and I don't think anyone really has come back.
Kyle KrauseHOST
Yeah, I don't know.
DrewHOST
...
DrewHOST
he, he created and executive produced An American Tail, which of course Don Bluth did the animation for.
MilesHOST
Yeah.
DrewHOST
He- he's been involved with-
MilesHOST
He co-created, 'cause I mean, I think Don Bluth directed that one.
DrewHOST
Yeah, I think you're right.
DrewHOST
Um, he, uh, he has been involved in just about every Child's Play thing, including the Child's Play or the Chucky TV show from a-
JayHOST
seen it.
BeccaHOST
What? So Brave Little Toaster was a Don Bluth
JayHOST
film.
JayHOST
It's
KimHOST
It was.
KimHOST
Yeah.
BeccaHOST
But I'm wondering if it was in the same Don Bluth family.
BeccaHOST
Because there was...
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