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- This is a heartwarming animated tale about the experience of immigrants coming to America. Told from the perspective of an adorable young mouse, An American Tail should engage kids in an important part of U.S. history. The voice performances are charming, and the songs -- particularly the mega-hit "Somewhere Out There" -- are catchy.
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An American Tail provides an educational and interesting view on immigration in the late 1800s. However, many parts in the movie and even the first song in the movie deal directly with different nations and cultures which younger children might struggle to understand.
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It's only by banding together and embracing stories from their native cultures that the mice manage to defeat the cats - and that's a great message against racism, a topic still relevant today. Ebert does this movie a huge disservice by focusing on all the negative aspects and failing to consider its deeper messages.
An American Tail is a 1986 American animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by Don Bluth and written by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss from a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. [3] The film stars the voices of Phillip Glasser, John Finnegan, Amy Green, Nehemiah Persoff, Dom DeLuise, and Christopher Plummer.
A young mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (Phillip Glasser) and his family emigrate from Russia to the United States by boat after their home is destroyed by cats.
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- Don Bluth
- G
- Universal/Universal Int
Sep 20, 2021 · “An American Tail” is the first animated feature about the Mouskewitzes, a family of Russian Jewish immigrant mice. The Mousekewitz family is comprised of Papa, Mama, Fievel and Tanya, a poor Jewish family that emigrates from antisemitic Russia to New York City.
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An American Tail follows a young Russian mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz as he emigrates to America with his family. Upon arrival, Fievel becomes separated and must navigate the challenges of the new world to reunite with them.
Light-hearted and funny, "An American Tail" makes for good family entertainment as we follow the adventures of young Fievel (voiced by Phillip Glasser) as he discovers the 'new world'. Other voices included Dom De Luise, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Plummer.