Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy-maker and uncovers its link to his arch-enemy, Professor Ratigan.
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Cast
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| Vincent Price | ... | Professor Ratigan (voice) | |
| Barrie Ingham | ... | Basil of Baker Street / Bartholomew (voice) | |
| Val Bettin | ... | Dr. David Q. Dawson / Thug Guard (voice) | |
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Susanne Pollatschek | ... | Olivia Flaversham (voice) |
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Candy Candido | ... | Fidget (voice) |
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Diana Chesney | ... | Mrs. Judson (voice) |
| Eve Brenner | ... | The Mouse Queen (voice) | |
| Alan Young | ... | Hiram Flaversham (voice) | |
| Basil Rathbone | ... | Sherlock Holmes (archive sound) | |
| Laurie Main | ... | Dr. Watson (archive sound) | |
| Shani Wallis | ... | Lady Mouse (voice) | |
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Ellen Fitzhugh | ... | Bar Maid (voice) |
| Walker Edmiston | ... | Citizen / Thug Guard (voice) | |
| Wayne Allwine | ... | Thug Guard (voice) | |
| Tony Anselmo | ... | Thug Guard (voice) | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In Victorian London, England, a little mouse girl's toymaker father is abducted by a peglegged bat. She enlists the aid of Basil of Baker Street, the rodent world's answer to Sherlock Holmes. The case expands as Basil uncovers the crime's link to a plot against the Crown itself. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
2 July 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective See more »Edit
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Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$38,600,000Company Credits
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Fidget: No problem. I took care of everything. Everything on the list...
[tries to display the list but, to his amazement, the list is gone]
Ratigan: What's wrong?
Fidget: The list... but I know I...
Ratigan: Where's the list?
Fidget: The list, yeah, yeah yeah. Well, you see it was like this. I was in the toy store getting uniforms when I heard a "aroo aroo".
Ratigan: [irritated] You're not coming through.
Fidget: A dog came! I ran! I had baby bonnet, girl in bag, ...
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Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh
Performed by Vincent Price and Chorus (uncredited)
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The first meeting between Basil and Dawson where Basil guesses he came from Afganistan and gives a complicated explanation how he assume it, mirrors first meeting between Holmes and Watson in Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet" (the first Holmes novel) where Holmes does the same thing. See more »Goofs
During the "Let Me Be Good To You" scene, when Dr. Dawson dances on stage with the girl mice, the lead singer grabs him by his right arm and swings him around. Suddenly, she's holding his left arm and his head has turned completely around. See more »Quotes
Ratigan: Ah, the uniforms! Oh, Fidget, I knew I could rely on you. Now, you didn't forget anything?Fidget: No problem. I took care of everything. Everything on the list...
[tries to display the list but, to his amazement, the list is gone]
Ratigan: What's wrong?
Fidget: The list... but I know I...
Ratigan: Where's the list?
Fidget: The list, yeah, yeah yeah. Well, you see it was like this. I was in the toy store getting uniforms when I heard a "aroo aroo".
Ratigan: [irritated] You're not coming through.
Fidget: A dog came! I ran! I had baby bonnet, girl in bag, ...
[...]
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Soundtracks
Goodbye, So SoonMusic by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh
Performed by Vincent Price and Chorus (uncredited)
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The Great Mouse Detective is one of my favorite Disney films of all time, it's also one of the most under rated in my opinion. I think just because I love the story so much and it always brought up good memories, this was the funniest Disney animated movie I had seen at the time. It's just such a cute film, it has fun animation, catchy songs, and such a touching story that anyone could easily fall in love with. My parents and I watched this movie together all the time when I was a child, still to this day, I don't mind sitting down to watch it, it's just that much fun.
A young little mouse girl and her toy shop father are celebrating her birthday, but her father is quickly taken away by a rotten gang of mice who are led by a giant rat, Ratigan, who is planning to over throw the queen and become leader of the mouse world. Olivia, the daughter, goes to Basil of Baker Street, he's a mad detective who has been chasing Ratigan for a long time. Along with the help of an average mouse, Dr. Dawson, Olivia, and Basil go after Ratigan to make sure that his plan fails.
The Great Mouse Detective is such a cute film. I'm very sure that you'll enjoy it, it's one of my personal favorites, I really do think this is one of the better Disney films and is an under rated treasure. I just loved Basil, his madness was just so funny and enjoyable to watch. I also loved Ratigan's song of why he is so great, not to mention how he thinks he's a mouse is just priceless. This is a fun family film to watch, I highly recommend it.
10/10