Fievel's family decides to move out to the West, unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth-talking cat.Fievel's family decides to move out to the West, unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth-talking cat.Fievel's family decides to move out to the West, unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth-talking cat.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
James Stewart
- Wylie
- (voice)
John Cleese
- Cat R. Waul
- (voice)
Amy Irving
- Miss Kitty
- (voice)
Phillip Glasser
- Fievel
- (voice)
Erica Yohn
- Mama
- (voice)
Cathy Cavadini
- Tanya
- (voice)
Nehemiah Persoff
- Papa
- (voice)
Dom DeLuise
- Tiger
- (voice)
- (as Dom Deluise)
Jon Lovitz
- Chula
- (voice)
Jack Angel
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Fausto Bara
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Vanna Bonta
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Philip L. Clarke
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Philip Clarke)
Sherry Lynn
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Lev Mailer
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Mickie McGowan
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Mickie Mc Gowan)
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- TriviaJames Stewart's final film.
- GoofsWhen Fievel says "Let's go on that ride again!" after the can goes down the last waterfall, his voice is sped up.
- Quotes
Wylie Burp: Just remember, Fievel - one man's sunset is another man's dawn. I don't know what's out there beyond those hills. But if you ride yonder... head up, eyes steady, heart open... I think one day you'll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.
- Crazy creditsInstead of showing the traditional Amblin logo (the one of Elliot going on the bicycle and flying up to the moon) the logo says, "Amblimation" and Fievel is pushing it, then he stands next to it and his hat falls down over his eyes.
- Alternate versionsWhen it was released on DVD and Blu-ray in early 2017, the infamous penis doodle is cut from the film completely, as it was finally detected after all these years.
- ConnectionsEdited from An American Tail (1986)
- SoundtracksSomewhere Out There
Music by James Horner and Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Performed by Cathy Cavadini
Featured review
Let me just start by saying I absolutely love "An American Tail", and still consider it one of Don Bluth's better movies. It is dark yes, but it is very poignant and heart warming as well. I never fail to tear up during the song "Somewhere Out There", marvel at the beautiful animation or while the story is admittedly slow it is a beautiful and engrossing one. This sequel is a perfect example of a sequel that is worth watching. In most ways it isn't quite as good as the original, though there are one or two improvements along the way too. It has its flaws, but it is better than the dreadful "Secret of NIMH 2:Timmy To The Rescue" and the mediocre-but-watchable "All Dogs Go To Heaven 2". Also it is one of the better animated sequels out there, and considering how disappointing some of them have been that is saying a lot.
My only real problems with the film are that the plot is a little too episodic, and that the film is too short, if anything it could've done with being 5-10 minutes longer. These aside, I liked the fact the story is cheerier and more fast paced. The animation is not that bad at all, it is colourful and well drawn on the whole, and the editing was above decent. Also the musical numbers are very good here. No, not as good as the ones in the original, and even if they did that is an extremely hard task to come by considering how stunning the music in the original was. "Dreams to Dream" says it all, that song alone pretty much equals the greatness of "Somewhere Out There". "The Girl I Left Behind" is another standout I just loved how upbeat it was. And I would also like to remark that I thought the singing was better here than it was in the original. One of the minor flaws I had with the first film was that I did not like Phillip Glasser's singing voice, I just found it whiny and out of tune. Back to the sequel, Cathy Cavadini does a great job both voicing and singing Tanya, and Linda Ronstadt completely blew me away with her rendition of "Dreams to Dream".
What made the movie though was the voice acting. There was some truly inspired casting, and all involved did wonderfully. Phillip Glasser is still sweet and likable as Fieval, and Dom DeLuise is absolutely hilarious as Tiger and I loved it that Tiger has more to do here. There is one part when he falls into the sea and he comes eye to eye with a fish, and he says rather flatly "Dogfish". John Cleese clearly relishes his role as the villain Cat R. Waul, a villain I preferred over Warren T.Rat, he could be sinister yet funny as well. But the biggest surprise was Jimmy Stewart as Wylie Burp, Stewart was a great actor, evident in films like "Vertigo", "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Rear Window", all classics in my opinion, and he proves once more how talented he was voicing a smaller but wholly relevant character and making the most of witty and sardonic lines. Overall, while not quite as good as the beautiful original, it is a sequel worth watching and was much better than I thought it would be. 8/10 Bethany Cox
My only real problems with the film are that the plot is a little too episodic, and that the film is too short, if anything it could've done with being 5-10 minutes longer. These aside, I liked the fact the story is cheerier and more fast paced. The animation is not that bad at all, it is colourful and well drawn on the whole, and the editing was above decent. Also the musical numbers are very good here. No, not as good as the ones in the original, and even if they did that is an extremely hard task to come by considering how stunning the music in the original was. "Dreams to Dream" says it all, that song alone pretty much equals the greatness of "Somewhere Out There". "The Girl I Left Behind" is another standout I just loved how upbeat it was. And I would also like to remark that I thought the singing was better here than it was in the original. One of the minor flaws I had with the first film was that I did not like Phillip Glasser's singing voice, I just found it whiny and out of tune. Back to the sequel, Cathy Cavadini does a great job both voicing and singing Tanya, and Linda Ronstadt completely blew me away with her rendition of "Dreams to Dream".
What made the movie though was the voice acting. There was some truly inspired casting, and all involved did wonderfully. Phillip Glasser is still sweet and likable as Fieval, and Dom DeLuise is absolutely hilarious as Tiger and I loved it that Tiger has more to do here. There is one part when he falls into the sea and he comes eye to eye with a fish, and he says rather flatly "Dogfish". John Cleese clearly relishes his role as the villain Cat R. Waul, a villain I preferred over Warren T.Rat, he could be sinister yet funny as well. But the biggest surprise was Jimmy Stewart as Wylie Burp, Stewart was a great actor, evident in films like "Vertigo", "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Rear Window", all classics in my opinion, and he proves once more how talented he was voicing a smaller but wholly relevant character and making the most of witty and sardonic lines. Overall, while not quite as good as the beautiful original, it is a sequel worth watching and was much better than I thought it would be. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- Language
- Also known as
- Antur gyda Chynffon 2: Fievel yn mynd tua'r gorllewin
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,166,041
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,435,625
- Nov 24, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $40,766,041
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 1.85 : 1
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