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 enlarge | Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
Actors: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 746
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 76
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD21618D
UPC: 786936144420
EAN: 0786936144420
ASIN: B000096IAI
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1977
Release Date: May 20, 2003
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 Danger and Adventure in Devil's Bayou January 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is touching, charming and entertaining. It pulls at the heartstrings, too.
Scrappy orphan Penny is captured by the flamboyantly wicked Madame Medusa, voiced wonderfully by Geraldine Page. She is the evil redhead who will stop at nothing to get her hands on something valuable, even at the expense of putting poor Penny in grave danger.
This is a bit unusual for a Disney film, and that may be why I like it. I am not familiar with the literature upon which it's based, but I thoroughly enjoy the setting, story, and characters. Bianca and Bernard are a great duo, voiced to perfection by Eva Gabor and Bob Newhart. Madame Medusa could be Cruella DeVil's cousin, she's so bad and greedy and loud.
And I just love the old riverboat. What a unique setting.
But I think the true key to The Rescuers' charms lie in the fact that it's all about a little girl who is all alone in the world, and then in real jeopardy. Anyone can relate to loneliness and being wanted. You can't help but want Penny to overcome her obstacles, to escape her captors, maybe even find happiness.
This isn't a big Disney success like Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, or Beauty and the Beast, but it most definitely deserves at least a look. It's got that rough, sketchy Xeroxed animation style of Disney's 1960's and 1970's cartoon films (the same technique was used to animate 101 Dalmations, The Jungle Book, and The Aristocats, among others).
Excellent October 20, 2007
My package arrived very quickly before the day it was suppose to arrive. I recommend it for everyone. I will order from this seller in future orders.
 Not As Good As The Book... October 11, 2007
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
I remember having this story read to me as a little girl, so when I saw the movie was available, I assumed it would be great & ordered it for my 3-year old son. As it turns out, it was a little slow & odd - my husband said it looked like a strange period for Disney as the cartoon did not have all of the thematic & cinematic delights of the older & newer eras...
I don't really recommend that anyone actually purchase this unless you know for sure it's a movie you've seen and love! Otherwise, get the book!! It finishes the story in 15 minutes instead of 70+!!!
 One of my favorite not so famous Disney's classic August 2, 2007
I watch this movie when I was a kid and after 30 years I still love this movie, the little girl character is simply adorable, and Bernard and Bianca are lovely too.it's full of adventures and fun. A must own for disney collectors
Thirty years ago today... June 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is hard to believe that Disney movies age, for most of them seem to be timeless classics, but there is a date on which this classic Disney animated masterpiece was first brought out to delight countless children and adults: June 22nd, 1977. The film has continued to be a winner for the thirty years that followed, and no doubt it'll continue to be a timeless classic animation for many more years to come. "The Rescuers" is right at the top among Disney's most dramatic, touching and even darker films. That's right, don't let the usual description about "two little mice" fool you, this film is anything but a happy, politically correct, kiddie movie about cute rodents, it tells a deep, serious story that may be overshadowed by that vague description and hides many elements some adults would likely frown upon when it is time to share them with children.
Based on two light-hearted children's novels by Margery Sharp ("The Rescuers" and "Miss Bianca"), "The Rescuers" tells the story of a little orphaned girl named Penny (voiced by Michelle Stacy). The girl had been kidnapped and taken away into a dark, gloomy riverboat in Devil's Bayou, in an uncharted island (No, it's not Louisianna as some want to insist). The girl sends out messages in bottles, one of which arrives in New York City, at the Rescue Aid Society in the basement of the United Nations building. The Rescue Aid Society is a mouse-run organization imitating the United Nations which sends out help for anyone in need, human, mouse or cat. After reading the heartfelt note inside the bottle, Hungary delegate Miss Bianca (voiced by Eva Gabor) volunteers to take on the mission, and with the condition that she will take along a male companion, Mr. Chairman (voiced by Bernard Fox) agrees to let her go; Miss Bianca chooses the shy janitor mouse Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart). On their way, the two mice visit Morningside Orphanage and meet an old cat named Rufus who sends them on the trail of someone named Madame Medusa (voiced by Geraldine Page). Madame Medusa works at a pawn shop, which the two mice visit, and when the wicked woman receives a call from her partner Mr. Snoops (voiced by Joe Flynn), Miss Bianca and Bernard discover that she is indeed responsible for the disappearance of Penny and that she is looking for a great big diamond. Miss Bianca and Bernard must race to Devil's Bayou with the help of Orville the albatross, Ellie Mae and Luke, the muskrats and Evinrude, a dragonfly as well as other bayou critters, to meet and face the wicked Madame Medusa and her two ferocious aligators, Brutus and Nero and bring Penny safely home. Before doing that however, Penny, Miss Bianca and Bernard will have to survive underground inside a horrid pirate's cave where they must find the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond, before the tide rises drowning them all.
As an adaptation of Margery Sharp's classic novels, Disney's "The Rescuers" is sometimes criticized for not being a faithful adaptation of any particular Margery Sharp work about the brave Miss Bianca, still, the film manages to be true to the many elements that made the original works so wonderful. Simplicity, charm, sophistication... Disney's "The Rescuers" blends the real with the surreal, starting with a real-world place like New York City and a fictional non-existant uncharted island named Devil's Bayou, blending orphaned little girls with tales of valuable pirate treasure or using for setting a gloomy, dark place that might just be in its own world, since it often gives the feeling of being far from civilization. The characters are sophisticated and developed, without any particular greatness they often find themselves lost, such as when Bernard says "What can two little mice do?", just like we real humans feel sometimes, it's characters like these that are most indearing and have an easier time touching hearts. Madame Medusa is a human being, no supernatural powers and no real human strength, she's the perfect antagonist for an orphaned girl, a pair of mice and their critter friends. The story told here is simplistic, without pushing out any real moral (though you'll find plenty of morals and lessons throughout the film) or without relying on anything too elaborate to work. The simplicity of the characters and the story is what made both Margery Sharp's novels and Disney's film work, but in reality, both are anything but simplistic.
Fans of "The Rescuers" are to be saddened, at least so far, by Disney's neglect of the film. As of now, the only way to enjoy The Rescuers without the "restored pirate version" roaming the internet is with the 2003 DVD, which frankly leaves lots and lots to be desired (The same can be said about the pathetic sequel/rip-off produced somewhere in the early 90's). Lack of bonus features aside, "The Rescuers" is poorly presented with washed out, too-vivid colors, a miss-match of brightness and contrast, leaving a very dark picture that leaves out too many details. Rough lines, grain, dirt and all sorts of artifacts completely spoil the picture quality, leaving us with no more than less-than-decent picture and average sound quality. Definitely a thumbs up for an upcoming Masterpiece Edition, which we all hope will be seen soon.
Happy 30th Anniversary!
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