An American Tail (1986)

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Directed by

Don Bluth

Starring (View all)

Erica Yohn
Mama Mousekewitz

Nehemiah Persoff
Papa Mousekewitz

Amy Green
Tanya Mousekewitz

Phillip Glasser
Fievel Mousekewitz

Christopher Plummer
Henri

John Finnegan
Warren T. Rat

Will Ryan
Digit

Hal Smith
Moe (voice)

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Judy Freudberg
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Tony Geiss
(screenplay)

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The Mousekewitz's

10 years, 10 months ago at Apr 25 20:44

GemLil

6 votes

You dont notice how clever this film is untill you watch it as an adult. On a childish level..ooh look mice are wearing hats; but on an adult level it is a sophisticated representation of cultural conflict, racism and immigration.

A family of Russian mice emmigrate to America, fleeing cats. Labouring under the misconception that;

'There are no cats in America, and the... read more

An American Tail

11 years, 1 month ago at Jan 24 0:19

Raven

4 votes

I loved this movie when I was a kid and still like it now. For starters it's cute. It's also short and sweet with lots of moral lessons in it which is perfect for young audiences with short attention spans.
The only real hang up I have is that the Russian mice don't always sound Russian, well that's the adults anyway and the young mice don't sound Russian at all, but I'm sure kids aren't go... read more

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6 years, 1 month ago at Dec 30 23:30

Emily J.

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Following the critical success of The Secret of NIMH comes American Tail, which was created with Steven Spielberg's help (protagonist Fievel was named after Spielberg's great-grandfather). As a result, this movie raked in a haul at the box office thanks to audiences that enjoyed it, but the critical reception from Siskel and Ebert was a little frosty. While carrying some of NIMH's dramatic tone to... read more

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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.

Release date: 21 November 1986
UPC: 025192449826

Tags: Animation (29), Musical (17), Family (17), Comedy (14), Adventure (11), 1986 (10), 1980s (9), Animals (8), Mouse (8), Kids (7), Drama (7), Series (6), Animated (6), Russia (5), America (4), Childrens (3), New York (3), Don Bluth (3), Cat (3), Mice (3)

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