Loosely based upon a story by children’s author William Steig.DreamWorks/PDI's subversive, revisionist fairy tale was a biting satire and irreverent spoof of classic Disney animated films, with fairy-tale in-jokes and lots of flatulence and subtle sexual humor.As the main entryway was cut open with a blow-torch, the governor was incredulous: "They don't have the intelligence to use such tools.The escapist, musical drama-dance film featured one of the most famous and successful song soundtracks in film history.The camera then twists up the drive that has become overgrown with underbrush and foliage.At the end of the drive, the camera tracks to the right through Manderley.The mansion's gutted, forbidding, burned-out ruins are seen silhouetted in a shrouded mist, viewed in shadow and moonlight.AlthoughBambilost money during its initial release in 1942 (the war years severely limited distribution in Europe), future re-releases and re-issues in 1947, 1957, 1966, 1975, 1982, and 1988 (followed by home video releases beginning in 1989) helped o secure its financial viability.