The Rescuers
1977 G
ANIMATED 1h 17min
CAST— Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor,
Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeannette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Jim Jordan, John
McIntire
MUSIC— Artie Butler DIRECTORS— Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery,
Art Stevens BASED ON— The Rescuers
(book), by Margery Sharp
Less than impressive animated effort from
Walt Disney and company. The Rescue Aid Society, a team comprised entirely of
mice, receive a bottle with a message of great importance, a cry for help from
a little girl. The Society sends two members, Bernard and Bianca, to her aid.
It seems as if she’s being held captive by Madame Medusa, a Cruella DeVille
wannabe with a thing for jewels. Medusa is after the elusive Devil’s Eye, the
world’s largest diamond, and she’s using the girl to find it. Inferior
animation and unimaginative plotting are this film’s worst features. A
forgettable family fable.
OUR RATING— **
FOLLOWED BY— The Rescuers Down
Under (1990)
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