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The Rescuers Down Under

1990 · Film · 77 min

  • Animation
  • Family
  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Comedy

Plot

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.

About The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and the sequel to The Rescuers (1977). In the film, Bernard and Bianca travel to the Australian Outback to save a young boy named Cody from a villainous poacher who wants to capture an endangered golden eagle for money. It was directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel and written by Jim Cox, Karey Kirkpatrick, Byron Simpson, and Joe Ranft. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor (in her final film role) reprise their roles as Bernard and Bianca respectively, with John Candy, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen, Wayne Robson, and George C. Scott in supporting roles. By the mid-1980s, The Rescuers had become one of Disney's most successful animated releases. Under the new management of Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, a feature-length sequel was approved, making it the first animated film sequel theatrically released by the studio. Following their duties on Oliver & Company (1988), animators Butoy and Gabriel were recruited to direct the sequel. Research trips to Australia provided inspiration for the background designs. The film would also mark the full use of the Computer Animation Production System (CAPS), becoming the first feature film to be completely created digitally. The software allowed for artists to digitally ink-and-paint the animators' drawings, and then composite the digital…

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Series

Part of Disney Renaissance. Comes after The Rescuers (1977).

Awards

1 award on record:

  • Genesis Award

As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.

Cast

  • Bob NewhartBernard (voice)
  • Eva GaborMiss Bianca (voice)
  • John CandyWilbur (voice)
  • Tristan RogersJake (voice)
  • Adam RyenCody (voice)
  • George C. ScottMcLeach (voice)
  • Wayne RobsonFrank (voice)
  • Douglas SealeKrebbs (voice)
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