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An American Tail

G In Theaters 09/2/1997 , 81min.
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Plot & Details

An American Tail is a beautifully rendered animated flim that tells an overly familiar story in terms children can easily understand. Fievel Mousekewitz and his family of Russian-Jewish mice escape from their homeland in the late 1800s, boarding a boat headed toward America to evade the Czarist rule of the Russian cats. Fievel, however, is separated from his family upon his arrival in New York City, and he discovers to his horror that there are cats in America too (his father said there weren't). Fievel meets his share of friendly and hostile mice, and he eventually befriends a cat as well. Former Disney animator Don Bluth co-produced and directed this often heartwarming yarn, the first animated feature presented by Steven Spielberg, and it has its charms despite a number of cliché situations.
  • MPAA Rating: G
  • Genre(s): Foreign
  • Run Time: 81min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 09/02/1997
  • DVD Release Date: 01/20/2004
  • Status: In Theaters
  • Distributor(s): Universal
  • Director(s): Don Bluth
  • Starring: Cathianne Blore , Dom DeLuise , John Finnegan , Philip Glasser , Amy Green
  • Themes: Immigrant Life
  • Tone: Fanciful,Nostalgic,Quirky,Sentimental,Sweet
  • Keywords: American-dream,Russia,family-separation,hardships,immigrant,lost,mouse [animal],reunion,search,turn-of-the-century
  • Country of Origin: USA (11-21-1986)
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song James Horner Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song Barry Mann Nominated
1986 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song Cynthia Weil Nominated
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