Directing
Don Bluth
Born September 13, 1937 El Paso, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Directed Films
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Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation
2017·Animation
4.5
Gift of the Hoopoe
2009·Animation
6.6
Titan A.E.
2000·Animation
6.0
Bartok the Magnificent
1999·Animation
7.6
Anastasia
1997·Animation
5.2
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995·Animation
5.1
A Troll in Central Park
1994·Fantasy
6.5
Thumbelina
1994·Animation
6.2
Rock-A-Doodle
1991·Comedy
6.8
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989·Drama
7.2
The Land Before Time
1988·Family
6.8
An American Tail
1986·Adventure
7.4
The Secret of NIMH
1982·Adventure
6.5
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979·Animation
6.9
The Small One
1978·Animation
