A solid, child-friendly work which will keep little ones content, if not mesmerised.
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09/03/08
The Rescuers (1977)
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Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 20
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus: Featuring superlative animation, off-kilter characters, and affectionate voice work by Bob Newhart and Zsa Zsa Gabor, The Rescuers represents a bright spot in Disney's post-golden age.
Runtime: 4 hrs
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: An urgent note in a bottle from a kidnapped orphan girl leads two adventuresome mice on a "wild albatross chase" to Devil's Bayou and a madcap encounter with the villainous Madame Medusa. Bob... [More]
Starring: Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
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Reviews for The Rescuers
A beautifully animated film that showed Disney still knew a lot about making quality children's fare even as their track record was weakening.
09/03/08
Four years of work were invested on this $7.5 million production and the expense, care, and expertise shows.
09/03/08
Top CriticNo review available.
07/29/07
An old-fashioned Disney delight/
03/17/06
The people who really need rescuing are the Disney animators and storymen, who seem uncertain whether to keep up the old studio traditions of cute characters and plush settings, or to branch out into contemporary urban satire.
02/09/06
No review available.
10/18/05
Efficiently short, charming, mildly scary in unimportant ways, and occasionally very funny.
05/09/05
Top CriticThe mice that soared.
01/04/05
No review available.
06/05/04
One of the bright spots in a dim period for Disney animated films.
01/06/04
No review available.
10/05/03
Buy it for the little ‘uns, but don’t necessarily watch it with them.
09/24/03
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07/24/03
A more than tolerable effort.
05/24/03
I guess, in the vein of all Disney classics, it says that the little guy can triumph over the big ones -- in this case, a floppy-boobed, badly drawn, crazy woman who rides a jet engine through the bayou.
05/11/03
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12/20/02
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10/24/02
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08/21/02
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07/29/02
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