The Rescuers

The Rescuers
The Rescuers
Directed by	Wolfgang Reitherman; John Lounsbery; Art Stevens;
Story by	Larry Clemmons; Vance Gerry; Ken Anderson; Frank Thomas; Burny Mattinson; Fred Lucky; Dick Sebast; David Michener; Ted Berman;
Produced by	Wolfgang Reitherman; Ron W. Miller;
Starring	Bob Newhart; Eva Gabor; Michelle Stacy; Geraldine Page; Joe Flynn; Jim Jordan; John McIntire; Jeanette Nolan; Pat Buttram; Bernard Fox;
Edited by	Jim Koford; James Melton;
Music by	Artie Butler
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	June 22, 1977;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7.5 million
Box office	$169 million

The Rescuers is a 1977 American animated comedy-drama adventure movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was released to movie theaters on June 22, 1977, by Buena Vista Distribution. It is the 23rd Disney animated movie. The movie is about the Rescue Aid Society, an international mouse organization in New York City and shadowing the United Nations. They are dedicated to helping abducted victims around the world at large. Two of these mice, shy janitor Bernard (Bob Newhart) and his co-agent, the elegant Hungarian representative Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor), set out to rescue Penny (Michelle Stacy), an orphan girl who is being held prisoner in an uncharted island called Devil's Bayou by treasure huntress Madame Medusa (Geraldine Page).

The movie is based on a series of books by Margery Sharp, mainly The Rescuers and Miss Bianca. The movie was very successful. Later, Disney released a sequel called The Rescuers Down Under in 1990. This made this movie the first Disney animated movie to have a sequel.

Cast

Bob Newhart as Bernard
Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca
Geraldine Page as Madame Medusa
Michelle Stacy as Penny
Joe Flynn as Mr. Snoops
Jim Jordan as Orville
John McIntire as Rufus
Jeanette Nolan as Ellie Mae
Pat Buttram as Luke
James MacDonald as Evinrude
Bernard Fox as Mr. Chairman
George Lindsey as Deadeye
Larry Clemmons as Gramps
Dub Taylor as Digger
John Fiedler as Deacon Owl
Shelby Flint as Singer, Bottle
Bill McMillian as T.V. Announcer

References

↑ Variety Staff. "Review: 'The Rescuers'". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 27, 2003). "Cartoon Coffers – Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O.". Variety. p. 6.

Other websites

Official website
The Rescuers at AllMovie
The Rescuers on IMDb
The Rescuers at the Big Cartoon DataBase (Dead link)
The Rescuers at the TCM Movie Database
The Rescuers at Rotten Tomatoes
The Rescuers at Box Office Mojo

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[1] Variety Staff. "Review: 'The Rescuers'". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[WW-2] D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 27, 2003). "Cartoon Coffers – Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O.". Variety. p. 6.

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