The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Directed by

Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, crime film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

G

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 1,405 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brave mice travel to the Australian outback to rescue a young boy from a poacher who wants to capture a rare eagle. They face dangers and use clever tricks to outwit the villain and save the animal.

lightheartedadventurouswhimsicalfast-pacedcheerfulcharmingplayfuluplifting

What happens

The Rescuers Down Under is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and the sequel to The Rescuers (1977). In the film, Bernard and Bianca travel to the Australian Outback to save a young boy named Cody from a villainous poacher who wants to capture an endangered golden eagle for money. It was directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel and written by Jim Cox, Karey Kirkpatrick, Byron Simpson, and Joe Ranft. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor (in her final film role) reprise their roles as Bernard and Bianca respectively, with John Candy, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen, Wayne Robson, and George C. Scott in supporting roles. By the mid-1980s, The Rescuers had become one of Disney's most successful animated releases. Under the new management of Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, a feature-length sequel was approved, making it the first animated film sequel theatrically released by the studio. Following their duties on Oliver & Company (1988), animators Butoy and Gabriel were recruited to direct the sequel. Research trips to Australia provided inspiration for the background designs. The film would also mark the full use of the Computer Animation Production System (CAPS), becoming the first feature film to be completely created digitally. The software allowed for artists to digitally ink-and-paint the animators' drawings, and then composite the digital cels over the scanned background art. The Rescuers Down Under was released in theaters on November 16, 1990. It received positive reviews from critics, but it underperformed at the box office, grossing $47.4 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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