Talk:Judith Barsi/@comment-71.120.253.2-20190423050758/@comment-961279-20190423144357

That's a statement that was added to the Don Bluth Wiki last year by a person who didn't give any kind of source for it. Since JJudith died a year before the film was released, if Bluth really did base Anne-Marie off of the actress, it would have meant two things:
 * He would have needed to go through a lot of video and film of Judith to see how she moved and what her mannerisms were. Animation studios often film the actors in the recording booth so they can use it for reference in adding those sorts of things if they see an actor doing something unique and worth putting into the film, but many times, the artists use a mirror to watch themselves act and move while drawing their assigned character.
 * Bluth would have needed to scrap two or three years' worth of work and re-do all scenes involving Anne-Marie to put in those mannerisms. In hand-drawn animation, that's a very expensive decision to make.

It's a nice thought to wish Don Bluth honoring Judith like that, but it wasn't done that way. He put a dedication to her in the credits.