The Rescuers (1977)

Directors:

John Lounsbery
Wolfgang Reitherman

Writers:

Margery Sharp (books)
Larry Clemmons (story) ...

Release Date:

22 June 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Family

Tagline:

Mystery - Fun - Intrigue!

Plot:

Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Bottle | Mouse | Little Girl | Bayou

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

Bob Newhart	...	Bernard (voice)
Eva Gabor	...	Miss Bianca (voice)
Geraldine Page	...	Madame Medusa (voice)
Joe Flynn	...	Mr. Snoops (voice)
Jeanette Nolan	...	Ellie Mae (voice)
Pat Buttram	...	Luke (voice)
Jim Jordan	...	Orville (voice)
John McIntire	...	Rufus (voice)
Michelle Stacy	...	Penny (voice)
Bernard Fox	...	The Chairman (voice)
Larry Clemmons	...	Gramps (voice)
George Lindsey	...	Rabbit (voice)
James MacDonald	...	Evinrude (voice) (as James Macdonald)
John Fiedler	...	Owl (voice)
Bill McMillian	...	T.V. Announcer (voice) (as Bill McMillan)

Also Known As:

Bernardo y Bianca (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | Finland:K-8 (1988) (uncut) | Finland:K-8 (cut) (1978) | South Korea:All | Canada:G (video rating) | South Africa:A | USA:TV-G (cable rating) | New Zealand:G | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Peru:PT | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario/Quebec) | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

A Mickey Mouse watch hangs on the walls in the Rescue Aid Society mouse organization building.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the Rescue Aid Society meeting, one of the name plates says 'Latvia'. At the time Latvia was not an independent nation and was part of the Soviet Union.

Quotes:

Luke: Here, cousin. It looks like you could use a swig of this. It's good for what ails you.
[pours "swamp juice" down Bernard's mouth; Bernard has spastic reaction and gasps]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet special: Troldspejlet i USA (#17.1)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Tomorrow Is Another Day

One of the great Disney gems from the 1970's

The 23rd animated Disney classic is every bit as good as the rest of the Disney animated classics from the 70's decade. Underrated and somewhat forgotten, yet one of Disney's finest! It's a great movie, even one of Disney's finest underrated works. This film can also be described as beautiful, emotional, dark, thrilling, solid, dramatic and sometimes sad.

However, "The Rescuers" isn't just emotional or depressing. It has lots of adventure and some strong suspense, classic humor, fine artwork, a wonderful soundtrack and a very dark atmosphere. When I say "dark" I mean dark in the sense of being somewhat chilly, but without being extremely dark or a story of horror/terror - which, fortunately, it isn't. The darkness of the Devil's Bayou is amazing, creepy to the point of almost looking like a forbidding place and helps a lot to create this atmosphere.

Despite its apparent simplicity, this motion picture has some very artistic palette colors. One good example of this is the opening sequence: amazing and gorgeous. The beautiful but sad song "The Journey" fits very well in this sequence.

The song "Tomorrow is another day" is quite romantic, soft and nostalgic. Not just that, it fits perfectly in the sequence which it is played: beautiful vistas painted with heart and soul. Plus, both that rainbow and those New York City lights at night look incredibly real.

The song "Someone's waiting for you" is heartwarming and the sequence itself is sad, touching and heartwarming.

"Rescue Aid Society", without being one of the best songs in the film, is jolly and catchy. As for "The U.S. Air Force", it's a delightful instrumental music which is very energetic and full of life.

Madame Medusa is a great villain. She's neither too annoying neither completely cruel, but she's nasty enough to be a villain.

Madeusa's sidekick, Mr. Snoops, is someone I don't consider a real villain. He's not bad enough to be a villain. He tries to be like Medusa, but he just can't because that's not his nature. I think that deep down inside he is a good person, although he doesn't show off. I like Mr. Snoops: he's a simple and goofy guy but funny and not that bad.

By the way, Medusa and Snoops have a nice pawn shop - apparently named "Medusa's pawn shop" or, like Medusa delightfully says on the telephone, «Madame Medusa's pawn shop boutique».

Comical characters like Luke and the albatross Orville have small roles, perhaps because this movie is more of a dramatic nature. Numerous swamp animals appear (others than Luke), but their roles are minor (with the exception of Ellie Mae and Evinrude).

Bernard, Miss Bianca, Orville, Luke, Ellie Mae, Evinrude, Rufus the cat, Penny, Snoops and Medusa are all great characters.

All the actors offer their vocal talents for "The Rescuers": Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Michelle Stacy, Jim Jordan, Pat Buttram, John Fiedler, Jeanette Nolan, John McIntire, James MacDonald, Bernard Fox and others.

By the way, James McDonald does awesome sounds for Evinrude! Those sounds are so real! I have no words to describe them!

Overall, a movie full of creativity, including Mr. Snoops's fireworks. Those "Got girl" fireworks are even more fabulous.

This should definitely be on Top 250.