The Rescuers

"Two tiny agents vs. the world's wickedest woman in a dazzling animated adventure!"

1977 1h 18m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 2,741

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Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.

“Two tiny agents vs. the world's wickedest woman in a dazzling animated adventure!”

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Cast

Bob Newhart
Bernard (voice)
Eva Gabor
Miss Bianca (voice)
Geraldine Page
Madame Medusa (voice)
Joe Flynn
Mr. Snoops (voice)
Jeanette Nolan
Ellie Mae (voice)
Pat Buttram
Luke (voice)
Jim Jordan
Orville (voice)
John McIntire
Rufus (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Writers: Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson, Vance Gerry
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Grossed $169M — a 22.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Rescuers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Artie Butler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor James Melton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor and Geraldine Page carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two tiny agents vs. the world's wickedest woman in a dazzling animated adventure!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wolfgang Reitherman directs. Artie Butler scores. James Melton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Grossed $169M — a 22.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
349 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "The Rescuers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Artie Butler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor James Melton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor and Geraldine Page carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Two tiny agents vs. the world's wickedest woman in a dazzling animated adventure!".
9IMDB entry: tt0076618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "rescue", "kidnapping", "mouse", "cartoon".
11Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Artie Butler
Editing: James Melton
Runtime: 78 min · 1h 18m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,500,000
Box office: $169,015,869
Return: 2254% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Rescuers (1977)

Part of

The Rescuers Collection

The mice of the Rescue Aid Society saving the day.

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Wolfgang Reitherman

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CinemaSerf2023-12-24
★ 7/10
Though this isn't maybe the best of stories, it's more than made up for by a bunch of entertaining personalities. For many years "Madame Medusa" has been terrorising the Bayou with her pal "Mr. Snoops" and her twin alligators, as she tries to discover the whereabouts of a giant diamond. Convinced it's down a narrow hole below a tree, she "procures" the services of the young "Penny" from an orphanage in New York. Scared and desperate, the young girl puts a message in a bottle pleading for help and next thing, "Miss Bianca" and "Bernard" - two of the best the mice-driven, UN-based, "Rescue Aid Society" has to offer - are en route via albatross. Now when I say "best", well they have actually done very little of this sleuthing lark before and indeed are frequently just as terrified of their new surroundings as the girl they are seeking. Luckily, they encounter the star of the film - "Evinrude". He's a courageous and energetic dragonfly who can propel their leaf boat at great speeds through the ever treacherous swamps in search of the youngster. What now ensues are some fun escapades as they try to keep one step ahead of their nemesis (reminded me a lot of "Miss Hannigan" from "Annie") and her lethal pair of pets. The animation is engaging and focusses more on the facial features of the characters and with a few songs to break up the pace now and again, we get an amiable eighty minutes of family fun.

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