While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total
Dom DeLuise
- Tiger
- (voice)
Christopher Plummer
- Henri
- (voice)
Erica Yohn
- Mama Mousekewitz
- (voice)
Amy Green
- Tanya Mousekewitz
- (voice)
John Finnegan
- Warren T. Rat
- (voice)
Pat Musick
- Tony Toponi
- (voice)
Cathianne Blore
- Bridget
- (voice)
Neil Ross
- Honest John
- (voice)
Betsy Cathcart
- Tanya Mousekewitz
- (singing voice)
- (uncredited)
Johnny Guarnieri
- Italian Singer Mouse
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Warren Hays
- Irish Singer Mouse
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
T. Daniel Hofstedt
- No Cats in America Chorus
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFievel was the name of Steven Spielberg's grandfather.
- GoofsIn the cat's lair Tiger mentions to Fievel that he is a fan of broccoli. The film is set in the 1885-1886 time frame. Both broccoli and cauliflower were unknown in the United States then. In fact, both vegetables were not commercially grown in the United States until Italian immigrants started commercially growing both vegetables in California in the 1920s.
- Quotes
Honest John: [At the wake of Mickey O'Hare] Poor lad. So young. He never had a chance to vote. Well, he'll vote from now on. I'll make sure of that.
[Writes Mickey's name on a notebook under "Ghost Votes"]
- Crazy creditsThe first half of the end credits feature period engravings of what New York City looked like in the 1880s.
- Alternate versionsThe 2006 DVD release includes a remastered 5.1 soundtrack, both in Dolby Digital and DTS. It also has some dialogue changes compared to the original, most noticeably: Extra dialogue that was recorded but never used, and different voices for the orphans towards the end of the film (adults instead of kids - these are actually the original voices, which were replaced by children after the scene was animated).
- ConnectionsEdited from The Secret of N-I-M-H (1982)
- SoundtracksThere Are No Cats in America
Music by James Horner and Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Performed by Nehemiah Persoff, Johnny Guarnieri, and Warren Hays
Featured review
Not only is An American Tail easily one of the best animated features ever made, but it proves to be leaps beyond the efforts of recent Disney movies by refusing to be constricted to an all-too-familiar formula. This movie does not stay within the cozy, comfortable guidelines that Disney adheres to in order to make money. Instead, it tells a truly unique tale, one not borrowed from any other source, and one overflowing with artistic wonder and originality.
The characters you will see here are not stock, not pulled from the typical Disney hat. The story is not a chuckle-a-minute, lowbrow attempt to take the easy way out in pandering to children. The main character, Fievel, suffers real hardships and tragedy, and stares into the despair of his own soul before the movie is finished. This, of course, makes the ending that much more satisfying, an infinitely more significant and authentic moment than any cardboard cut-out Disney plot.
If you want to see what animation was meant to be as an art form, if you want to feel the power and emotion that can truly be reaped from this under-appreciated and over-commercialized medium, look no further than An American Tail.
The characters you will see here are not stock, not pulled from the typical Disney hat. The story is not a chuckle-a-minute, lowbrow attempt to take the easy way out in pandering to children. The main character, Fievel, suffers real hardships and tragedy, and stares into the despair of his own soul before the movie is finished. This, of course, makes the ending that much more satisfying, an infinitely more significant and authentic moment than any cardboard cut-out Disney plot.
If you want to see what animation was meant to be as an art form, if you want to feel the power and emotion that can truly be reaped from this under-appreciated and over-commercialized medium, look no further than An American Tail.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Fievel a'r Byd Newydd
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,483,002
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,234,446
- Nov 23, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $84,542,002
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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