Made of pewter and resin, Cleared For Take Off introduced the character of Orville into the collection and featured Bernard and Bianca a second time. The piece, inspired by Orville's take-off scene in the film, was sculpted by Ruben Procopio. The film broke a record for the largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend, a record it kept until , when An American Tail , directed by Rescuers animator Don Bluth , broke the record.
However, it should be noted that during that period, most of the Disney films were still financially successful at the box office with the exception of The Black Cauldron. The film was received with praise from critics and was also well received by audiences. The Rescuers was said to be Disney's greatest film since Mary Poppins in and that it seemed to signal a new golden age for Disney animation.
In his book, The Disney Films , film historian Leonard Maltin refers to The Rescuers as "a breath of fresh air for everyone who had been concerned about the future of animation at Walt Disney's," praises its "humor and imagination and [it is] expertly woven into a solid story structure [ Jack Shaheen, in his study of Hollywood portrayals and stereotypes of Arabs, noted the inclusion of delegates from Arab countries in the Rescue Aid Society.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for the song "Someone's Waiting for You", which was nominated in at the 50th Academy Awards.
For the first time since Bambi , all the most significant songs were sung as part of a narrative, as opposed to by the film's characters as in most Disney animated features. On January 8 , , three days after the film's second release on home video , The Walt Disney Company announced a recall of about 3. The image in question is a blurry image of a topless woman that appears in two out of the film's more than , frames.
The image appears twice in nonconsecutive frames during the scene in which Miss Bianca and Bernard are flying on Orville's back through New York City. The two images could not be seen in ordinary viewing because the film runs too fast - at In , two days after the recall was announced, the London press site, The Independent reported:.
The company said the aim of the recall was to keep its promise to families that they can trust and rely on the Disney brand to provide the best in family entertainment.
The Rescuers video was reissued March 23 , , with the offending image edited out. Due to the announcement of a recall of The Rescuers video on January 8, , the movie's stand-alone DVD release did not come out until May 20 , The Rescuers was the second Disney animated feature with a sequel. The Rescuers Down Under was released theatrically on November 16 , The sequel takes place in the Australian Outback and involves Bernard and Bianca trying to rescue a boy named Cody and a giant golden eagle from a greedy poacher named McLeach.
Both Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor reprised their lead roles. Since Jim Jordan, who had voiced Orville, had since died, a new character, Wilbur Orville's brother, another albatross was created and voiced by John Candy. However, due to concerns that the story would not have been convincing, Penny was replaced by a similar girl, named Jenny. Disney Wiki Explore. Toy Story Monsters, Inc. Watch options. Storyline Edit. When a bottle containing a plea for help from a little girl named Penny makes its way to the Rescue Aid Society, a mouse organization in the basement of the United Nations building dedicated to the rescue and well-being of anyone in need, it is up to the brave mouse Miss Bianca and her chosen partner, the shy janitor Bernard, to rescue the girl.
Searching for clues at Penny's home at Morningside Orphanage in New York City, the two mice discover that the girl has been kidnapped by the evil pawn shop owner Madame Medusa and her companion Mr. On the back of Orville the albatross, Miss Bianca and Bernard travel to the terrifyingly gloomy Devil's Bayou where they learn the shocking truth: the innocent young girl is being forced down into a dangerous, dark underground pirate's cave where she must find the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond and Madame Medusa's greatest obsession.
Before returning safely home, Miss Bianca, Bernard, and Penny will have to combat Madame Medusa's two ferocious pet alligators Brutus and Nero with the help of Ellie Mae and Evinrude the dragonfly, as well as survive the raging tides inside the horrible pirate's cave. Mystery - Fun - Intrigue! Animation Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy. Did you know Edit. Trivia The film's popularity almost led to a spin-off TV series in Africa is a continent, not a country, and as such would not have a UN delegate.
Quotes Rufus : Faith is a bluebird, we see from far. Crazy credits The opening credits describe the journey of Penny's bottle through raging ocean waters. The entire sequence is made up of still paintings. Alternate versions On 8 January , Disney issued a recall of 3. The offending frames appear in a scene featuring a pan across an apartment: in one of the apartment windows, a picture of a topless woman can be glimpsed. This scene was intact for the original theatrical release in However, it was not in the video version because that was "made from a different print" according to a Disney spokesperson.
This was so brief that it had gone unnoticed during all the times it had been played at the theaters and even after its first home video release in Though it was never revealed exactly who or why it was placed in the film, it was removed for subsequent copies and never seen again. My fondness for the film is because I am admittedly biased. Not only did I grow up watching The Rescuers , but it was one of my favorites. I still love it to this day, despite its imperfections.
Live-action remake : There is no live-action remake planned for The Rescuers at this point. The Rescuers in the theme parks : Unfortunately, The Rescuers almost never appears in the theme parks.
There is the rare occasion when Bernard and Bianca show up, but these appearances are few and far between. We had never tested the system before we committed to a release date. The film fell behind schedule as a result and production duties had to be shared between the main Glendale feature animation headquarters in California and the Florida animation staff at Disney-MGM, who were primarily dedicated to shorts and were untested on features. Drawings and videotapes were couriered between the two studios daily, and Florida ultimately pitched in on 10 minutes out of the minute feature before the deadline.
The CAPS process would become an integral part of more successful subsequent films like Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin , and The Lion King , but while this one still looks impressive, it feels like it was a little compromised by the accelerated production process. The Rescuers Down Under is a serviceable sequel and a perfectly solid addition to the Disney canon.
In the main, the film was warmly received by critics when it was released, but after all the work that went into it, it was also seemingly set up to fail. Released on Nov. Competing for the same family audience, the live-action Chris Columbus movie went onto become a juggernaut success and the biggest movie of the year.
But it was the immediate aftermath of the opening weekend that really hurt the film. On Monday morning, Katzenberg pulled all television advertising for the film, essentially hobbling its chances of picking up any steam, and told Schumacher and the crew to move onto the next project. The Rescuers Down Under was forced to take the hit, then and afterwards.
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