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Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz

  • 1997
  • G
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
193
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Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz (1997)
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Monty is a young cute rat in a rat world living beneath the streeets of Manhattan. When exterminator Dollart gets a new lethal spray to kill all the rodents, Monty, his friend Isabella and J... Read allMonty is a young cute rat in a rat world living beneath the streeets of Manhattan. When exterminator Dollart gets a new lethal spray to kill all the rodents, Monty, his friend Isabella and Jean-Paul Canalligator have to travel to magic land to make things right.Monty is a young cute rat in a rat world living beneath the streeets of Manhattan. When exterminator Dollart gets a new lethal spray to kill all the rodents, Monty, his friend Isabella and Jean-Paul Canalligator have to travel to magic land to make things right.

  • Director
    • Michael F. Huse
  • Writers
    • Steve Cuden
    • Werner Morgenrath
    • Peter Scheerbaum
  • Stars
    • Josef Ostendorf
    • Beverly D'Angelo
    • Lauren Hutton
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    193
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael F. Huse
    • Writers
      • Steve Cuden
      • Werner Morgenrath
      • Peter Scheerbaum
    • Stars
      • Josef Ostendorf
      • Beverly D'Angelo
      • Lauren Hutton
    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Josef Ostendorf
    • Mr. Lou Dollart
    Beverly D'Angelo
    Beverly D'Angelo
    • Mrs. Dollart
    Lauren Hutton
    Lauren Hutton
    • Evelyn Jellybelly
    Jerry Stiller
    Jerry Stiller
    • Prof. Plumpingham
    Steffen Wink
    Steffen Wink
    • Nick McRafferty
    Andreas Herder
    • Tom O'Dooley
    Jonathan Kinsler
    Jonathan Kinsler
    • Architekt Stressback
    Yoshinori Yamamoto
    Yoshinori Yamamoto
    • Mr. Futon San
    Jack Recknitz
    • Texaner
    Dee Bradley Baker
    Dee Bradley Baker
    • Monty Mad-Rat Jr.
    • (voice)
    Lynsey Bartilson
    Lynsey Bartilson
    • Isabella Noble-Rat
    • (voice)
    Raymond Guth
    • Old Monty
    • (voice)
    Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald
    • Rudi Rake-Rat
    • (voice)
    Donald Arthur
    • Jean-Paul Canalligator
    • (voice)
    Klaus Havenstein
      Gudo Hoegel
      Gudo Hoegel
        Merrick McMahon
          Philipp Moog
          Philipp Moog
            • Director
              • Michael F. Huse
            • Writers
              • Steve Cuden
              • Werner Morgenrath
              • Peter Scheerbaum
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              Mr.Boody
              Written by Christoph Blaser & Ralf Merten & 'Vernon Price'

              Performed by 'Elektrostar'

              Courtesy of WEA Records

            User reviews3

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            7/10
            A fable from the sewers
            Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz, or A Rat's Tale as it is named in English, is a strangely naive, unpretentious German puppet movie featuring some known American actors in minor parts. The production is in many ways extremely simple, on par with TV programs for very young children. No attempt at all has been made to camouflage the strings that move the puppets; while they could easily have been made of fine transparent nylon, they are in fact plain, black thread that stands out against the background. The puppets themselves, while individually designed, have a single, fixed facial expression and look exactly like the scruffy plush toys they are, and the "Canalligator" looks as if it is made of painted cardboard, which it probably is. One gets the impression that this reflects a conscious decision by the film makers to dispense with any attempt at illusion, rather than ineptitude. Especially as there are a few competently done and rather pretty optical effects in the humanly acted scenes, showing that the film wasn't made entirely on a shoestring. The plot matches the production, being a rather simplistic story about love, courage, kindness and freedom from prejudice - among rats, and to some extent also alligators and men. A story fit for small children, with a moral that it takes no subtlety to comprehend. Yet there is something likable about the film, something that can appeal to adults as well. Perhaps I admire the stubbornness and courage it must have taken to produce and market a film like this, or maybe I like to occasionally see simple storytelling without a multi-million dollar budget squandered on special effects and exotic locations. Perhaps I just sympathise with the idea that there is a place for films that aren't cool and hip and controversial and spectacular, but just nice in a very modest and subdued way. In any case I'm glad, and somewhat surprised, that utterly unlikely films like this can be made in our time and day.
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            • Feb 15, 2005

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            • Release date
              • March 27, 1997 (Germany)
            • Country of origin
              • Germany
            • Language
              • German
            • Also known as
              • A Rat's Tale
            • Production companies
              • Augsburger Puppenkiste
              • Monty Film
              • Warner Bros.
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              • DEM 16,000,000 (estimated)
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 30 minutes
            • Sound mix
              • Dolby Digital
            • Aspect ratio
              • 2.35 : 1

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