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SNL Video: Dwayne Johnson is a Live-Action Bambi Out for Revenge

Dwayne Johnson as Bambi during the "New Disney Movie" skit (Photo by: Dana Edelson / NBC)

The ratings weren’t great for the Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Dwayne Johnson, however the March 28th episode did feature a couple of stand-out skits that deserved some attention. Among the better bits with Johnson was a trailer for a Disney film hitting theaters in 2016 and featuring Bambi and his forest pals as live-action characters bent on revenge.

Johnson played a cigar-chomping, shotgun-carrying Bambi, Taran Killam played Vin Diesel playing Thumper, Jay Pharoah did his best Tyrese Gibson impression as Flower, and Cecily Strong channeled Michelle Rodriguez as Faline (the female Bambi).

This post was last modified on November 4, 2023 8:12 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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