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The Great Mouse Detective

  • 1986
  • G
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
52K
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Vincent Price, Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Barrie Ingham, Melissa Manchester, Susanne Pollatschek, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
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Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.

  • Directors
    • Ron Clements
    • Burny Mattinson
    • David Michener
  • Writers
    • Peter Young
    • Vance Gerry
    • Steve Hulett
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Barrie Ingham
    • Val Bettin
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    52K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ron Clements
      • Burny Mattinson
      • David Michener
    • Writers
      • Peter Young
      • Vance Gerry
      • Steve Hulett
    • Stars
      • Vincent Price
      • Barrie Ingham
      • Val Bettin
    • 141User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:16
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    Featurette 1:10
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    Photos103

    Val Bettin in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Val Bettin and Barrie Ingham in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Vincent Price and Susanne Pollatschek in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Barrie Ingham and Susanne Pollatschek in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Barrie Ingham and Susanne Pollatschek in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Val Bettin, Barrie Ingham, and Susanne Pollatschek in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Vincent Price in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Val Bettin and Barrie Ingham in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Barrie Ingham and Susanne Pollatschek in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Val Bettin, Barrie Ingham, and Shani Wallis in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Vincent Price, Val Bettin, and Barrie Ingham in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Val Bettin and Barrie Ingham in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

    Top cast

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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Professor Ratigan
    • (voice)
    Barrie Ingham
    Barrie Ingham
    • Basil
    • (voice)
    • …
    Val Bettin
    Val Bettin
    • Dawson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Susanne Pollatschek
    • Olivia
    • (voice)
    Candy Candido
    Candy Candido
    • Fidget
    • (voice)
    Diana Chesney
    • Mrs. Judson
    • (voice)
    Eve Brenner
    Eve Brenner
    • The Mouse Queen
    • (voice)
    Alan Young
    Alan Young
    • Flaversham
    • (voice)
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Sherlock Holmes
    • (archive sound)
    Laurie Main
    Laurie Main
    • Watson
    • (voice)
    Shani Wallis
    Shani Wallis
    • Lady Mouse
    • (voice)
    Ellen Fitzhugh
    • Bar Maid
    • (voice)
    Walker Edmiston
    Walker Edmiston
    • Citizen
    • (voice)
    • …
    Wayne Allwine
    Wayne Allwine
    • Thug Guard
    • (voice)
    Tony Anselmo
    Tony Anselmo
    • Thug Guard
    • (voice)
    Melissa Manchester
    Melissa Manchester
    • Miss Kitty Mouse
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Ron Clements
      • Burny Mattinson
      • David Michener
    • Writers
      • Peter Young
      • Vance Gerry
      • Steve Hulett
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the recording of Vincent Price's lines, animators sketched his exaggerated Shakespearean gestures and worked them into the animated poses for Ratigan.
    • Goofs
      Fidget somehow finds Olivia at Basil's apartment, yet it's evident that Ratigan did not instruct him to go there. The arch-villain was surprised when Fidget told him he ran into Basil at the toy shop, and obviously didn't realize that Basil was already working on this particular case.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Dr. Dawson: [voice over] From that time on, Basil and I were a close team. We had many cases together, but I'll always look back on that first with the most fondness; my introduction to Basil of Baker Street, the great mouse detective.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1992 re-release altered the title to "The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective". This was formerly the dominant version until the 2010 DVD release, which brings back the original 1986 version, complete with the original title card.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Club Paradise/Desert Bloom/Under the Cherry Moon/The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      The World's Greatest Criminal Mind
      Music by Henry Mancini

      Lyrics by Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh

      Performed by Vincent Price and Chorus (uncredited)

    User reviews141

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    9/10
    Does not deserve to be so underrated
    The Great Mouse Detective is so underrated, it's criminal. How does nobody know about this?! It has one of the best cast of characters in a Disney film, one of the best Disney villains ever (voiced by the amazing Vincent Price, no less), and is packed with fun and adventure.

    Brilliant and eccentric detective Basil of Baker Street is given the case of a lifetime when young Olivia Flavisham comes to his doorstep for help. Her father, a gifted toymaker, has been abducted by Professor Ratigan, a notorious criminal whom Basil has been chasing for years. With the help of the young mouse and the kindly but down-to-earth Dr. Dawson, Basil sets out to rescue Olivia's father and foil Ratigan's scheme.

    The story seems a bit plain, but the plot isn't what makes TGMD exciting. It is the characters which bring the movie to life and make it worth watching. Being based off Sherlock Holmes himself, Basil is naturally an intelligent badass. He's enthusiastic about his work and little else at the beginning of the film, and doesn't care much for Dawson and Olivia upon first meeting them, but as the film progresses he starts opening up to them, especially Olivia. It's a nice bit of character development which gives the film heart without becoming sentimental. Dr. Dawson's warmer and less dramatic personality provides the perfect foil for Basil, and Olivia is charming and adorable without being cutesy-cutesy or annoying. But the best character has to be Ratigan, one of the great unsung Disney villains. He's funny as hell, gleefully enjoying every bit of evil he engages in and doing so with larger-than-life style; on the other hand, he can be pretty scary too, and if he snaps, boy are you screwed. He's voiced brilliantly by Vincent Price, who you can tell had a lot of fun doing the part.

    The animation isn't breathtaking, but it's still good. A lot of the character animation is done extremely well, in particular facial expressions. The backgrounds are lovely and dark, perfectly giving the film the atmosphere of foggy Victorian London.

    Though it's not much of a musical, the few songs in TGMD are good. I especially like "Let Me Be Good to You", which is catchy and, when viewed in context to the film, very suggestive and adult. Hilarious. Good characters, good songs, humor, heart, adventure…it's all there. It's no Pinocchio or Beauty and the Beast, but it's still a wonderful movie. How awful it is that it isn't well-known! It's one of those Disney films you'll still enjoy even when you're older, and if you haven't seen it yet, definitely check it out.

    8/10
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    • Sep 12, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Basil of Baker Street
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners II
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,625,550
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,220,225
      • Jul 6, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,625,550
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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