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THE RESCUERS
Did you know there is a group of mice from all over the world who meet underneath the United Nations called The Rescue Aid Society? This fine upstanding organization provides the jumping off point for an utterly charming animated adventures from Disney studios called The Rescuers, another look at the world from an animal point of view where humans are the bad guys and the victim.
In this 1977 confection, it is revealed that the mice have recovered a message in a bottle from a little girl named Penny (voiced by Michelle Stacy) stating that she is in trouble (or as Penny spelled it "trubble"). One of the mice named Bianca (voiced by Eva Gabor) volunteers for the mission and when asked to choose someone to accompany her, instead of choosing an established mouse agent, she chooses the organization's janitor, Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) to help her.
Some quick detective work reveals that this poor little girl is being held on a run down riverboat in the Devil's Bayou by an insane and greedy wench named Madame Medusa (voiced by Geraldine Page) who kidnapped Penny from an orphanage and keeps sending her down a well to retrieve a diamond for Medusa called The Devil's Eye.
Everything works here, I love the relationship that develops between Bernard and Bianca...the two definitely develop affection for each other but they never forget that Penny is their priority. In addition to the nutty Medusa, she is aided by her stooge Snoops (voiced by Joe Flynn) and a couple of mean alligators named Nero and Brutus. On the good guys side, are an albatross named Orville and a fabulous firefly named Evinrude who have both seen better days but are committed to the mission.
As always with Disney, the voice work is superb, with standout work from Page, who nails this character's greed and insanity. Characters you will instantly fall for involved in a story that works its way to a satisfactory conclusion and even sets up the sequel. They got this one right.
Did you know there is a group of mice from all over the world who meet underneath the United Nations called The Rescue Aid Society? This fine upstanding organization provides the jumping off point for an utterly charming animated adventures from Disney studios called The Rescuers, another look at the world from an animal point of view where humans are the bad guys and the victim.
In this 1977 confection, it is revealed that the mice have recovered a message in a bottle from a little girl named Penny (voiced by Michelle Stacy) stating that she is in trouble (or as Penny spelled it "trubble"). One of the mice named Bianca (voiced by Eva Gabor) volunteers for the mission and when asked to choose someone to accompany her, instead of choosing an established mouse agent, she chooses the organization's janitor, Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) to help her.
Some quick detective work reveals that this poor little girl is being held on a run down riverboat in the Devil's Bayou by an insane and greedy wench named Madame Medusa (voiced by Geraldine Page) who kidnapped Penny from an orphanage and keeps sending her down a well to retrieve a diamond for Medusa called The Devil's Eye.
Everything works here, I love the relationship that develops between Bernard and Bianca...the two definitely develop affection for each other but they never forget that Penny is their priority. In addition to the nutty Medusa, she is aided by her stooge Snoops (voiced by Joe Flynn) and a couple of mean alligators named Nero and Brutus. On the good guys side, are an albatross named Orville and a fabulous firefly named Evinrude who have both seen better days but are committed to the mission.
As always with Disney, the voice work is superb, with standout work from Page, who nails this character's greed and insanity. Characters you will instantly fall for involved in a story that works its way to a satisfactory conclusion and even sets up the sequel. They got this one right.