The one completely successful Disney feature produced between 1967 and the beginning of the company's renaissance in 1989.
The Rescuers (1977)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:21
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... 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 Newhart, Eva Gabor and Geraldine Page lend their voices. Academy Award nominations: Best Song ("Someone's Waiting for You"). [More]
Starring: Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Starring: Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Jim Jordan, John McIntire, Bernard Fox
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Producer: Wolfgang Reitherman
Director: Art Stevens
Story: Margery Sharp
Composer: Artie Butler
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May 20, 2003
Reviews for The Rescuers
The Walt Disney animators returned to top form with this beautifully crafted and wonderfully expressive cartoon feature, the first major work to come out of the Disney studios in a decade.
Let it be said up front that a lesser Disney effort is certainly miles above most animated films.
A solid, child-friendly work which will keep little ones content, if not mesmerised.
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.
A minor but enjoyable entry from Disney's fallow period. Great voice work from Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor.
Buy it for the little ‘uns, but don’t necessarily watch it with them.
Efficiently short, charming, mildly scary in unimportant ways, and occasionally very funny.
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