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
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Cast
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Erica Yohn | ... | Mama Mousekewitz (voice) |
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Papa Mousekewitz (voice) | |
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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) | |
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Pat Musick | ... | Tony Toponi (voice) |
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Cathianne Blore | ... | Bridget (voice) |
| Neil Ross | ... | Honest John (voice) | |
| Madeline Kahn | ... | Gussie Mausheimer (voice) | |
| Dom DeLuise | ... | Tiger (voice) | |
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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. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America. See more »Parents Guide:
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Mama Mousekewitz: Tanya, Fievel! Will you stop that twirling, twirling! Uh, no. No more, that's it. Time for bed, come.
Papa Mousekewitz: But Mama, it's Hanukkah.
Mama Mousekewitz: For you, every night is Hanukkah. Papa? Enough already. They'll never get to sleep.
Papa Mousekewitz: All right, all right.
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Music by Henry Mancini, James Horner and Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil, Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh
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The roars of the cats during the Cossacks raid are the same as those made by the farm cat, Dragon, in The Secret of NIMH (1982) which was also directed by Don Bluth See more »Goofs
From Bridget's first appearance, up until after she and Tony kiss, she has a parasol. It is last seen at her side when she sits down with Tony, right before Fievel tells the crowd that there are no cats in America. When Tony and Bridget emerge from the wreckage, it has disappeared; when Bridget leaves for Tammany Hall with Tony and Fievel, she leaves without it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mama Mousekewitz: Tanya, Fievel! Will you stop that twirling, twirling! Uh, no. No more, that's it. Time for bed, come.
Papa Mousekewitz: But Mama, it's Hanukkah.
Mama Mousekewitz: For you, every night is Hanukkah. Papa? Enough already. They'll never get to sleep.
Papa Mousekewitz: All right, all right.
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Crazy Credits
The first half of the end credits feature period engravings of what New York City looked like in the 1880s. See more »Alternate Versions
On the Blu-ray release, the end credits contains a 9% sped-up version of part of James Horner's end credits music (due to time constrictions) See more »Soundtracks
Never Say NeverMusic by Henry Mancini, James Horner and Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil, Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$5,234,446, 23 November 1986Gross USA:
$47,483,002Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$84,557,295Company Credits
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Ex-Disney animator Don Bluth brings us a tail (sorry, TALE! Well, that's the proper word in the context!) of the Russian Mousekewitz mouse family, who, like all of the other mice in late 1800's Russia, want to escape from the cats. They dream of a land known as America, where there are no cats. Travelling to
Germany, they board a ship bound for America.
However, during a violent storm, little Fievel Mousekewitz (voiced by Phillip Glasser) becomes separated from his parents and sisters. Fortunately for Fievel he was saved from drowning by being ensconced within a bottle, which quite by chance floats to New York, USA. Unfortunately not only is America very big, but it -- well, let's just say that for all mice concerned it's not all it was cracked up to be.
With the help of friends such as Tony Toponi (voiced by Pat Musick) and Tiger (Dom DeLuise), Fievel goes on a mammoth quest to become reunited with his
family.
Although it is a little on the sentimental side, it does have a certain charm, which is further helped by James Horner's musical score, as well as the wonderful
song 'Somewhere Out There' which has since become my favourite duet of all
time (I've even sung the end-credits version, as sung by Linda Ronstadt and
James Ingram, on Karaoke!). Some adults may not like the sentimentality, but stick with it, and you'll be rewarded with a gem, particularly if watching with either the young or the young-at-heart.