The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Hendel Butoy
Mike Gabriel

Escritores:

Jim Cox (animation screenplay) &
Karey Kirkpatrick (animation screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

16 noviembre 1990 (USA)

Género:

Animación | Aventura | Crimen | Familia

Plot:

The RAS agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher

Plot Keywords:

Poacher | Golden Eagle | Mouse | Rescue | Albatross

Premios:

5 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Can this possibly be a cartoon?

Reparto

Bob Newhart	...	Bernard (voice)
Eva Gabor	...	Miss Bianca (voice)
John Candy	...	Wilbur (voice)
Tristan Rogers	...	Jake (voice)
Adam Ryen	...	Cody (voice)
George C. Scott	...	Percival C. McLeach (voice)
Wayne Robson	...	Frank (voice)
Douglas Seale	...	Krebbs (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Joanna and additional special vocal effects (voice)
Bernard Fox	...	Chairman / Doctor (voice)
Peter Firth	...	Red (voice)
Billy Barty	...	Baitmouse (voice)
Ed Gilbert	...	Francois (voice)
Carla Meyer	...	Faloo / Mother (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Nurse Mouse (voice)

También conocida como:

Bernando y Bianca en Cangurolandia (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Los rescatadores en Cangurolandia (Spain) [es]

Duración:

74 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | South Africa:A | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Norway:5 | Peru:PT | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G

Compañía:

Silver Screen Partners IV

Trivialidades:

The failure of this feature discouraged Disney from releasing later sequels theatrically.

Errores:

Continuidad: In the scene where the eagle is trapped, Cody grabs onto the rope of the trap and Jake throws a rope around Cody's shoe to lift himself and Miss Bianca after him. As Cody tries to cut through all of the ropes, both of his feet are visible and there are no mice hanging from them, but when he arrives at the top of the cliff, Jake and Miss Bianca are there.

Citas:

McLeach: [realizes he has one less egg] Did you take one of my eggs?
[Joanna, with an egg in her shut mouth, shakes her head no]
McLeach: Open your mouth.
[Joanna opens her mouth, but hides the egg in her tongue]
McLeach: These are NOT... Joanna Eggs!
[he closes the cookie jar]

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Troldspejlet: (#21.18)" (1999)

Banda de Sonido:

Black Slacks

Can this possibly be a cartoon?

"The Rescuers Down Under" is a wonderful tale, the rare film that surpasses its original in many, many ways. It has more flair, better animation and the characters are much more interesting. It is the sequel to "The Rescuers," which was released 13 years earlier. They took their time making this sequel - and it paid off. Cartoons can often be represented in a dull fashion, and others can take your breath away - this one takes your breath away.

The intrepid mouse explorers Bernard and Bianca (voices of Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor) from the original film return in "The Rescuers Down Under," when they hear word that a small boy in Australia has been kidnapped by a poacher named McLeach (voiced by the creepy George C. Scott). McLeach has also captured a large eagle, and the kidnapped boy, Cody, has a bond with the large beast.

The Rescuers fly Down Under by hitching a ride on the hilarious, never over-the-top albatross Wilbur (voiced by John Candy). Once there, they pick up a local Aussie "kangaroo mouse" named Jake, who indeed resembles a miniature kangaroo. There are also some other delightful new characters, including Frank, a numbskull lizard, and Joanna the goanna lizard, the sidekick of McLeach. The key to this film is that they know how to make great characters - Joanna is just as fun to watch as Frank, and Jake is just as fun to watch as Bernard and Bianca. You never feel any hate towards any characters. My personal favorite was Wilbur, the albatross. He appears at various points in the film, caught in a mouse hospital, caught watching over eagle eggs, and caught hatching eagle eggs. He awaits the return of Bernard and Bianca, and he's too good-natured to just fly away and forget about them. And John Candy's voice talents are priceless.

A lot of the amazing animation on this film takes place in the air, on the back of a soaring eagle. The animation in the original was raspy, dark and creepy. It wasn't nearly as breathtaking, or even enjoyable to watch. There also aren't any musical numbers in this film - at least not that I remember - and that also helps it out a bit. (I hated the original and its songs.) Maybe it's just me, but sometimes musical numbers don't fit into 'toons - and this is one of those.

"The Rescuers Down Under" is one of the best Disney films I have ever seen. The Disney animation of the 1970s, such as "The Rescuers," was the low-point of Disney. The high-point was films like "Pinnochio." And in all honesty, this film is more interesting than both combined. It's got great animation, an intriguing and fun story, and excellent, well-developed characters. Only one thing entered my head when the credits started to roll: Can this possibly be a cartoon?

4.5/5 stars -

John Ulmer