An American Tail (1986)

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.

Director:

Don Bluth

Writers:

Judy Freudberg (screenplay), Tony Geiss (screenplay),

Stars:

Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff, Christopher Plummer

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Erica Yohn	...	Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Amy Green	...	Tanya Mousekewitz (voice)
Phillip Glasser	...	Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)
Christopher Plummer	...	Henri (voice)
John Finnegan	...	Warren T. Rat (voice)
Will Ryan	...	Digit (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Moe (voice)
Pat Musick	...	Tony Toponi (voice)
Cathianne Blore	...	Bridget (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Honest John (voice)
Madeline Kahn	...	Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Dom DeLuise	...	Tiger (voice)

Storyline

Fievel is a young Russian mouse separated from his parents on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the New World, he keeps up hope, searching for his family, making new friends, and running and dodging the cats he thought he'd be rid off.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | mouse | russian | irish immigrant | teeth | 

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Taglines:

A holiday event from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | History | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feivel, der Mauswanderer

Box Office

Gross:

$47,483,002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, U-Drive Productions, Sullivan Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fievel was the name of Steven Spielberg's grandfather.

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Goofs

At the end of the song "Never Say Never", Henri and Fievel are standing by a hole in the unfinished Statue of Liberty, facing the tablet on her left hand. From inside, the top of the tablet appears to be some distance below the hole, but as Fievel is flown to immigration, the hole is seen level to the bottom half of the tablet.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mama Mousekewitz: Fievel! Tanya! Stop that twirling, twirling! I mean it!
Papa Mousekewitz: But Mama, it's Hannukah.
Mama Mousekewitz: For you, every night is Hannukah.

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Connections

Referenced in Community: Environmental Science (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Stars and Stripes Forever"
Music by John Philip Sousa (uncredited)
Performed by H. M. Royal Marines
Conducted by Lt. Col. G.A.C. Hoskins, R.M.
Courtesy of Angel Records/EMI Records, Ltd.

User Reviews

Don Bluth's "Furry" Tale

Don Bluth is another animator I love along side Max Fleischer and Hayao Miyazaki, and this film An American Tail is one of my favorites from him; It is a childhood favorite.

A reason I like mice (not rats) is that well...they are the "goodbeasts" from my books like the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques (my favorite author) and also "Mrs Frisby and The Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien, which was maded into another film by Don; well those rats are good so I could accept that. I love the romantic scene with Tony and Bridget (when they first meet that is), and besides I love Bridget,Tony,Tanya and Fievel himself.