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The Great Mouse Detective

Play trailer Poster for The Great Mouse Detective G Released Jul 2, 1986 1h 20m Kids & Family Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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78% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Rodent supersleuth Basil and his bumbling partner must thwart evil Ratigan's plot to depose the Mouse Queen.
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The Great Mouse Detective may not rank with Disney's classics, but it's an amiable, entertaining picture with some stylishly dark visuals.

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Jill Rachlin Entertainment Weekly Older kids may be less enthused by this mousy story, though parents, particularly Basil Rathbone fans, will marvel at the accuracy with which this sophisticated homage hits Holmes. Rated: A- Nov 12, 2019 Full Review Caren Weiner Campbell Entertainment Weekly There's no need for details - you know his methods, Watson - but suffice it to say that The Great Mouse Detective's few tunes are unmemorable and all the action (aside from the inventive chase sequences) is snooze-worthy. Nov 12, 2019 Full Review Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times "The Great Mouse Detective" reflects the energy and enthusiasm of a talented group of young artists stretching their wings for the first time. Nov 12, 2019 Full Review Dan Webster Spokesman-Review (Washington) Especially entertaining is Vincent Price, who imbues the voice of dastardly Prof Ratigan with just the right amount of ham. Rated: 4/4 Jul 27, 2024 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ... never less than enjoyable, but there’s a few narrative flourishes, like the wonderfully elaborate manner of execution prepared for Holmes, that look forwards to the best comic exaggerations of the later Disney style... Rated: 4/5 Jan 29, 2024 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn The film is a technical marvel and there is no denying the strength of Vincent Price, but the mystery is mishandled and the protagonists are simply not fun to be around. Jan 14, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Watched this movie a bunch as a kid. The writing is really well-paced, Basil is both a hilarious and amazingly brilliant protagonist who's only brought higher by his relationship with his sidekick, David and ESPECIALLY his arch-nemesis, Ratigan, who's honestly one of the most underrated and charismatic Disney villains. The songs are great, the animation is top-notch. Idk what else to tell ya. This is peak. Good day, lads. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Karl N When Disney still made stuff people liked. It’s excellent. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Elvis D Basada en una serie de libros infantiles y ubicada en uno de los múltiples universos de Sherlock Holmes, Basil The Great Mouse Detective es una linda película que sirve para introducir a los más pequeños en el mundo del policial clásico. La historia es corta, pero mantiene los elementos característicos de una clásica historia inglesa de detectives. La trama claramente es una precuela de los libros porque comienza con el primer encuentro entre Basil y su futuro ayudante David Q. Dawson. Basil es un excéntrico y listo ratón que logra ser una digna representación de Sherlock Holmes. Ratigan es un villano que no ocupa un puesto muy alto junto a otros villanos de Disney, pero se vuelve otra gran estrella de la película. Eso es gracias a la voz de Vincent Prince, quien durante los años 50 y 60 ha hecho estupendos roles antagónicos y fue un memorable icono del cine de terror en aquel entonces. La voz de Vincent Price es algo inolvidable y en esta película se nota algo distinta por la edad del actor o por tratar de crear un personaje diferente a lo que él solía hacer, pero Ratigan refleja la elegante imagen de Price en muchos aspectos volviendo un estupendo villano. La animación es estupenda y la escena lucha entre Basil y Ratigan en el famoso reloj de Londres es lo más brutal de la película, siendo un estupendo trabajo. Hay bastante dinámica haciendo que sea difícil de crear que se haya hecho con animación tradicional. Basil The Great Mouse Detective es una buena película de la franquicia de clásicos animados de Disney que vale la pena ver una vez. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Noe G The great mast detective is one of my favorite Disney films I give this movie a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review C Z In my opinion, one of the 2 best Disney animated films of all time. The other being "Rescuers Down Under". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Blu B It's Good! An underrated Disney Gem. Everything is solid about it. The animation is moody with the night setting but it's not breathtaking or super detailed save for the clock tower climax which is clearly where the budget went. The music isn't super catchy and there is only 2 musical numbers in this but both are good. The little girl and all the other characters are well voiced but they don't really get much backstory. This defintely could've used more backstory at times and been more of a cat and mouse game between Basil and the bad guy which it is for the most part but I feel you could get rid of the girl almost entirely. It defintely feels like a Saturday Morning cartoon type of vibe animated movie which isn't a bad thing but does lack a little of the big screen story. Besides that though its a fine little gem that is fun and memorable the entire way. Anyone who is a big fan of Animated movies and especially 80's ones will like this a lot. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Rodent supersleuth Basil and his bumbling partner must thwart evil Ratigan's plot to depose the Mouse Queen.
Director
John Musker, Ron Clements, David Michener, Burny Mattinson
Producer
Burny Mattinson
Screenwriter
Peter Young, Vance Gerry, Steve Hulett, Ron Clements, John Musker, Bruce Morris, Matthew O'Callaghan, Burny Mattinson, David Michener
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 2, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.3M
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Surround
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