An American Tail

"Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America."

1986 1h 20m EN

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Synopsis

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A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.

“Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America.”

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Cast

Phillip Glasser
Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)
Erica Yohn
Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Nehemiah Persoff
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Amy Green
Tanya Mousekewitz (voice)
Christopher Plummer
Henri (voice)
John Finnegan
Warren T. Rat (voice)
Will Ryan
Digit (voice)
Hal Smith
Moe (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Bluth
Writers: Larry Leker, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "An American Tail Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Horner. 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 Dan Molina 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

CAST

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Phillip Glasser and Erica Yohn and Nehemiah Persoff carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Bluth directs. James Horner scores. Dan Molina 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.

Trivia

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.
340 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "An American Tail Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Phillip Glasser and Erica Yohn and Nehemiah Persoff carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America.".
9IMDB entry: tt0090633 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "cat", "immigration", "mouse".

The technical file

Original score: James Horner
Editing: Dan Molina
Production design: Don Bluth
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,000,000
Box office: $84,542,002
Return: 939% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: An American Tail (1986)

Part of

An American Tail Collection

The American Tail series consist of 4 animated movies.

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Don Bluth

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zaynerocks128isback2020-02-10
★ 10/10
I love An American Tail, I used to have an copy of this film and watching it! Better than The Emoji Movie! I wish to rewatch this film.

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