| Movie Name | An American Tail |
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| Released | November 21, 1986 |
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| Genre | Animated |
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| Runtime | 80 minutes |
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| Rating | G |
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| Director(s) | Don Bluth |
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| Producer(s) | David Kirschner, Steven Spielberg (executive producer) |
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| Writer(s) | Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss |
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| Distribution | Universal Pictures |
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| U.S. Box Office | $44,922,978 |
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| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
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 An American Tail is an animated film produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don Bluth, originally released in movie theatres on November 21, 1986.
The film starts off on Hanukkah in 1885, opening in the village of Shostka, Russia, and it shows the story of the life of a family of Jewish-Russian mice who emigrate to escape a pogrom after their village is destroyed by Cossack raiders. Believing in the American dream they head to New York City because (as a so ..
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Cast:
Erica Yohn - Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Nehemiah Persoff - Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Amy Green - Tanya Mousekewitz (voice)
Phillip Glasser - Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)More... | Crew:
Original Music by
James Horner
Film Editing byMore... | Trivia:
When Gussie is making her speech at the rally, she stands on a can of "Dorse Hair Restorer", named for crew member Dorse A. Lanpher.Tom Bähler was originally approached to write the songs for the film, but soon left the project due to commitments with Quincy Jones on The Color Purple (1985).A shot of a cat lunging towards the camera during the market attack is recycled from Don Bluth's previous film, The Secret of NIMH (1982).When Warren T. Rat sees Fievel through his mirror, the reflection is not reversed (note the position of the gold teeth).When Fievel falls off an elevated track and lands on a pile of soot, he burrows his way out, leaving a trail. When he makes his way out, the last part of the trail disappears.From Bridget's first appearance, up until after she and Tony kiss, she has a parasol. It is last seen at her side when she sits down with Tony, right before Fievel tells the crowd that there are no cats in America. When Tony and Bridget emerge from the wreckage, it has disappeared; when Bridget leaves for Tammany Hall with Tony and Fievel, she leaves without it. At the end when the Mousekewitzes look back at the Statue of Liberty we see the front of the statue, and behind it we see Manhattan and Brooklyn. That would have the statue facing south, but the Statue of Liberty points east so if they we're looking at the front of the statue they should be looking at New Jersey.At the end of the song "Never Say Never", Henri and Fievel are standing by a hole in the unfinished Statue of Liberty, facing the tablet on her left hand. From inside, the top of the tablet appears to be some distance below the hole, but as Fievel is flown to immigration, the hole is seen level to the bottom half of the tablet. More... | Awards:
ASCAP Award
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Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures - James Horner, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Year: 1988
More... | Quotes:
Tiger: You lost your family? Oh, dear. That's terrible. I lost my family, too. Years ago, I mean.
[Starts sobbing]
Tiger: Eight brothers. Ten sisters. Three fathers.
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Certification: Australia:G / Portugal:M/6 / Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) / Canada:F (Ontario) / Argentina:Atp / Chile:TE / Finland:K-6 / Iceland:L / Peru:PT / Singapore:G / Sweden:7 / UK:U / USA:G / West Germany:6
Sound Mix: Dolby
Color: Color (DeLuxe)
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