The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Directors:

Hendel Butoy
Mike Gabriel

Writers:

Jim Cox (animation screenplay) &
Karey Kirkpatrick (animation screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Crime | Family

Plot:

The RAS agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher

Plot Keywords:

Eagle | Poacher | Rescue | Kangaroo | Australia

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Bob Newhart	...	Bernard (voice)
Eva Gabor	...	Miss Bianca (voice)
John Candy	...	Wilbur (voice)
Tristan Rogers	...	Jake (voice)
Adam Ryen	...	Cody (voice)
George C. Scott	...	McLeach (voice)
Wayne Robson	...	Frank (voice)
Douglas Seale	...	Krebbs (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Joanna (voice)
Bernard Fox	...	Chairman / Doctor (voice)
Peter Firth	...	Red (voice)
Billy Barty	...	Baitmouse (voice)
Ed Gilbert	...	Francois (voice)
Carla Meyer	...	Faloo / Mother (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Nurse Mouse (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | South Africa:A | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Norway:5 | Peru:PT | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Silver Screen Partners IV

Trivia:

An old Apple keyboard is shown when the mice in the Hawaiian Islands receive the message about the kidnapping.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cody is running from McLeach and the lizard, Cody's backpack (which had been pulled off earlier in the scene) re-appears on his back for a moment, then disappears again.

Quotes:

McLeach: [singing to tune of "Home on the Range] Home, home on the range / Where the critters are tied up in chains / I cut through their sides / and I rip off their hides / and the next day I do it again. Everybody!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Black Slacks

Sequels!

Good, but for some reason, it just does not hit it off with me as well as the original did. It does have a sense of wonder, amazement, and excitement, but its own kind, not the same kind as the original did, has, and always will with me. The animation, however, is better than the dark, creepy, and to little kids, perhaps scary animation that was in most of the original. The only parts in the original that did not have that kind of animation were, basically, whenever they were inside. But why does Cody's mother show no emotion when they bring the backpack, except holding it close? Also, why don't our heroes go back for the other animals in McLeach's prison? After all, our heroes were headed home, but maybe they were going to McLeach's prison on the way. I do like how the story did not tell what happened to McLeach, but on the other hand, maybe he got to the bottom unharmed,waded out of the water, collapsed, soaking wet, on the bank, and looked up and seen the rangers, ready and waiting for him. Or maybe he could have hit his head on the sharp rocks at the bottom (we know there have to be sharp rocks at the bottom, I mean, we HAVE all seen "The Emperor's New Groove", right?) and found his way to the nearest sanitarium, crazy, demented, and insane, and spent the rest of his life, bedridden, yelling and screaming about who knows what. For anybody who LIKES?!? McLeach, you are probably hoping that he got the first one, but for all of us who DISLIKE McLeach, we are hoping that he got the second one. Finally, what ever happened to Wilbur and the little baby birds? Maybe our heroes dropped by and "rescued" them, too. I did'nt make it all the way through third grade for nothing!