The Rescuers Down Under facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Rescuers Down Under |
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| Produced by | Thomas Schumacher |
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| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Editing by | Michael Kelly |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 16, 1990 |
| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Money made | $47.4 million |
The Rescuers Down Under is an exciting animated adventure film made by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It came out on November 16, 1990. This movie is the 29th Disney animated feature film. It is also a sequel to the 1977 Disney movie The Rescuers. Both films are based on books by Margery Sharp.
The story takes place in the wild Australian Outback. It follows two brave mice, Bernard and Bianca. They travel to Australia to save a young boy named Cody. Cody is in danger because a mean animal hunter, called a poacher, wants to find a rare and endangered bird of prey.
The movie features the voices of famous actors like Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, and George C. Scott. The Rescuers Down Under was the first animated movie sequel that Disney released in theaters. It was also the first full-length movie to be made completely using computers, without needing a camera.
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Plot
In the huge Australian Outback, a young boy named Cody finds and becomes friends with a very rare golden eagle named Marahute. She even shows him her nest, where her eggs are. But then, Cody accidentally falls into a trap set by Percival C. McLeach. McLeach is a bad guy who hunts animals illegally.
When McLeach finds one of Marahute's feathers in Cody's backpack, he realizes Cody knows where the eagle lives. McLeach throws Cody's backpack into a river with crocodiles. He wants the Australian Rangers to think Cody was eaten. Then, he kidnaps Cody, hoping to make him tell where Marahute is.
A small mouse, who was bait in the trap, escapes and sends a message. This message goes to the Rescue Aid Society in New York City. Bernard and Miss Bianca, who are top agents for the Society, are sent to help. This happens just as Bernard is trying to ask Bianca to marry him!
They plan to fly to Australia with Orville the albatross, who helped them before. But instead, they meet his brother, Wilbur. They convince Wilbur to fly them to Australia. There, they meet Jake, a cool hopping mouse who works for the Rescue Aid Society in Australia. Jake likes Bianca a lot, which makes Bernard a bit jealous. Jake becomes their guide to find Cody.
Wilbur accidentally hurts his backbone while trying to help. Jake sends him to a hospital, which is an old ambulance. Wilbur doesn't want surgery, so he tries to escape. During the struggle with the mouse doctors, his back gets fixed by accident! Feeling better, Wilbur flies off to find his friends.
At McLeach's secret hideout, Cody is trapped with other animals. He refuses to tell McLeach where Marahute is. Cody tries to free himself and the animals, but McLeach's pet, Joanna the goanna, stops him. McLeach then tricks Cody. He makes Cody think someone else killed Marahute. He lets Cody go, knowing Cody will go straight to Marahute's nest.
Bernard, Bianca, and Jake arrive as McLeach chases Cody. They jump onto McLeach's special vehicle to follow him. At the nest, the mice try to warn Cody. But Marahute appears, and McLeach captures her. He also catches Cody, Jake, and Bianca. McLeach then tells Joanna to eat Marahute's eggs. But Bernard cleverly tricks Joanna using some egg-shaped stones. She leaves without hurting the real eggs.
Wilbur arrives at the nest. Bernard convinces him to sit on the eggs while he goes after McLeach.
McLeach takes his captives to Crocodile Falls, a huge waterfall. He ties Cody up and hangs him over a group of crocodiles. He plans to feed Cody to them. But Bernard arrives, riding a wild pig he tamed. He stops McLeach's vehicle. McLeach then tries to shoot the rope holding Cody. But Bernard tricks Joanna into crashing into McLeach. Both of them fall into the water.
The crocodiles attack McLeach and Joanna. Joanna escapes, but McLeach fights off the crocodiles. He forgets about the waterfall until it's too late and falls over it. Cody also falls into the water as the rope breaks. Bernard dives in and holds Cody. Jake and Bianca free Marahute, and she saves Cody and Bernard just as they go over the waterfall.
Bernard, wanting to make sure they are safe forever, asks Bianca to marry him. She happily says yes! Jake salutes Bernard with new respect. Safe at last, the group heads home with Cody. Meanwhile, Wilbur is still sitting on Marahute’s eggs. He is about to leave when the eggs hatch, and one of the baby eagles bites his beak!
Voice Cast
The Rescuers Down Under brings back three characters from the first movie: Bernard, Bianca, and the Chairmouse. The same actors who voiced them in the 1977 film returned for this one.
- Bob Newhart as Bernard: A grey mouse from the United States. He was a janitor but became a full agent after his success in the first rescue mission.
- Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca: A white mouse from Hungary. This was Eva Gabor's last movie role before she passed away in 1995.
- John Candy as Wilbur: A funny albatross. He is named after Wilbur Wright, one of the famous Wright brothers. He is the brother of Orville, the albatross from the first movie.
- Adam Ryen as Cody: A young boy who can talk to most animals, just like Penny in the first film.
- George C. Scott as Percival C. McLeach: A mean poacher who wants to catch Marahute for money.
- Frank Welker as Marahute: A giant eagle. Frank Welker also voiced Joanna, McLeach's pet goanna. Joanna loves eggs and likes to scare the captured animals.
- Tristan Rogers as Jake: A stylish and confident hopping mouse.
- Peter Firth as Red: A male red kangaroo who is captured by McLeach.
- Wayne Robson as Frank: A nervous frill-necked lizard who is also captured by McLeach.
- Douglas Seale as Krebbs: A sarcastic koala held captive by McLeach.
- Carla Meyer as Faloo: A female red kangaroo who calls Cody to help Marahute. Carla Meyer also voices Cody's mother.
- Bernard Fox as Chairmouse: The leader of the Rescue Aid Society. Bernard Fox also voices Doctor Mouse, who is in charge of the mice who examine Wilbur.
- Russi Taylor as Nurse Mouse: She helps Doctor Mouse and follows his instructions.
- Peter Greenwood as The Airplane Captain and The Radio Announcer. The radio announcer has an important moment when Cody's backpack is given to his mother.
Release
The Rescuers Down Under was first released on home video as part of the Walt Disney Classics series on September 20, 1991. It came with a preview for The Jungle Book. The first movie, The Rescuers, was released on VHS a year later.
The Rescuers Down Under was released again on VHS and DVD on August 1, 2000. This was part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection.
Both The Rescuers Down Under and The Rescuers were released together on Blu-ray on August 21, 2012. This was a special "2-Movie Collection" to celebrate the first movie's 35th anniversary.
See also
In Spanish: The Rescuers Down Under para niños
