To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Elizabeth Hartman
- Mrs. Brisby
- (voice)
Derek Jacobi
- Nicodemus
- (voice)
Dom DeLuise
- Jeremy
- (voice)
Arthur Malet
- Mr. Ages
- (voice)
Shannen Doherty
- Teresa
- (voice)
Wil Wheaton
- Martin
- (voice)
Jodi Hicks
- Cynthia
- (voice)
John Carradine
- The Great Owl
- (voice)
Peter Strauss
- Justin
- (voice)
Paul Shenar
- Jenner
- (voice)
Tom Hatten
- Farmer Fitzgibbons
- (voice)
Norbert Auerbach
- Councilman 1
- (voice)
Dick Kleiner
- Councilman 2
- (voice)
Charles Champlin
- Councilman 3
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDon Bluth,John Pomeroy,andGary Goldmanall left Disney to pursue this project, which had originally been rejected by their former employer as "too dark" to be a commercial success. They were followed soon after by twenty other Disney animators, dubbed "The Disney Defectors" by the trade press.
- GoofsDragon's bad eye switches from his right to his left throughout.
- Crazy creditsThe production storyboards are used for background in the end credits.
- Alternate versionsIn the late 1990s VHS and DVD prints in addition to the 2003 reissue of the DVD release, the United Artists logo is plastered with the 1994 variant.
- ConnectionsEdited intoFievel and the New World(1986)
- SoundtracksFlying Dreams
Composed byJerry Goldsmith
Lyrics Written and Performed byPaul Williams
Orchestrations:Arthur Morton
Arranged byIan Fraser
Lullaby Performed bySally Stevens
Featured review
I voted a 10 on this movie mostly for its hauntingly breath-taking original musical by Jerry Goldsmith. Surely this film's score has to be some of his very best work.
The awe-inspiring wisdoms of Nicodemus and The Great Owl, the comic reliefs of Mr. Ages, Jeremy and Auntie Shrew, the fascinating struggle between good and evil (Justin and Jenner), and of course the unmatchable greatness of the Brisby family name make this film one of the best animated movies ever.
The movie's ending climax is powerful and gorgeous. You are left utterly stunned. Mrs. Brisby proves once again that she is just as brave and capable as her husband, if not more so, by never giving up hope and eventually succeeding in keeping her family safe.
The awe-inspiring wisdoms of Nicodemus and The Great Owl, the comic reliefs of Mr. Ages, Jeremy and Auntie Shrew, the fascinating struggle between good and evil (Justin and Jenner), and of course the unmatchable greatness of the Brisby family name make this film one of the best animated movies ever.
The movie's ending climax is powerful and gorgeous. You are left utterly stunned. Mrs. Brisby proves once again that she is just as brave and capable as her husband, if not more so, by never giving up hope and eventually succeeding in keeping her family safe.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- La ratoncita valiente
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,665,733
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $386,530
- Jul 5, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $14,665,733
- Runtime1hour22minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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