Little Tiny Friends 19. He also regains his hat, which finally fits. Fievel is cast into slavery in a sweatshop run by a fat rat named Moe (that, ironically, is a short distance below his family's new tailoring shop/home). When a ferocious storm at sea separates Fievel from his family, he washes ashore in New York Harbor. After the destruction, Fievel regroups with Tony and Bridget. Men or Mice? Bluth preferred to storyboard an entire picture, but it soon proved to be an enormous task. Other times, you need to seek an obscure voice, close your eyes, and just listen to it. Based on the animated series from Universal Studios, the game has players controlling Fievel as he travels through 18 levels and six worlds, including "New York City" and "Gold Dust Gulch," to piece together Cat Malone's treasure map. [37] It was released in widescreen on Blu-ray for the first time on March 4, 2014, which included a digital HD and UltraViolet copy. "What is that, Fievel?" He wonders if he will get to see all of America, with Henri responding that, someday, he will. However, an alarm soon goes off, waking up the Mott Street Maulers and getting Tiger fired (which, from his perspective, is a good thing). An official soundtrack containing 14 tracks from the film was first released on November 21, 1986, by MCA Records, and was made available on audio cassette, vinyl record, and CD. Instead of pursuing copyright litigation, he opted to beat its release date by convincing his publishers to split Maus into two volumes and publish the first before he even finished the second. Fievel rushes for the pier with the cats in hot pursuit; however, unbeknownst to him, he brought the cats in a hour early (according to Gussie's plan). Kind, passionate yet soft-spoken, she acts as a surrogate big sister to Fievel. The character was named after his maternal grandfather, Philip Posner, whose Yiddish name was Fievel. "Dreams to Dream" "Dreams to Dream" is the theme song of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, performed by Linda Ronstadt. The exact shades of his fur differ somewhat from film to film. About “Somewhere Out There” This duet cover of the theme song from the animated film An American Tail is from the comedy show Community … Fievel was voiced by Phillip Glasser in every appearance up until the direct-to-video sequels, where he is voiced by Thomas Dekker. The short-lived animation company Amblimation also used Fievel as its mascot. Fievel quickly finds that Tiger is not like the other cats: He's a vegetarian, he likes mice (but not as food), he's separated from his family like Fievel (for years) and he is very nice. It tells the story of Fievel Mousekewitz and his family as they emigrate from Shostka to the United States for freedom. Bluth commented that he would then "send them over to [Spielberg]. Fievel's questions during the walk onto the boat end up annoying most of the other mice that are trying to get onboard, as well as the band performing there, prompting Fievel's father to say "this is the last time I take you to America". Cuts are also responsible for baby Yasha's apparent disappearance after the boat trip. "Dreams to Dream "Dreams to Dream" is the theme song of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, performed by Linda Ronstadt. When Fievel is finally reunited with his family (a happy tearjerker, but one nonetheless). [41] A 13-episode TV series based on it called Fievel's American Tails aired on the CBS network between September and December 1992. Notable cuts include the Mousekewitzes' journey across Europe, a scene in which they first meet Tiger and he gets stuck up in a tree, an upbeat song that Fievel was planned to sing while imprisoned in the sweatshop, and a scene that gave greater explanation of the changing of names at Ellis Island. [47], This article is about the film. Originally, the concept consisted of an all-animal world, like Disney's Robin Hood, but Bluth suggested featuring an animal world existing as a hidden society from the human world, like Disney's The Rescuers. Tiger God 12. They could videotape an action, then print out small black and white thermal images from the tape for reference for both human and animal characters, a shorthand method similar to the rotoscoping technique (called in fact xerography) used since the earliest days of animation, in which sequences are shot in live action and traced onto animation cels. ", An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster, Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television, "IN DON BLUTH'S TALENTED HANDS ANIMATION ISN'T A DYING ART", "Feivel – Name Meaning, What does Feivel mean? [7], After the first round of songs were written, it was decided a special song would be written for Linda Ronstadt to sing over the end credits with James Ingram. Later that night, Fievel teams up with a street-wise Italian mouse named Tony Toponi and the rest of the orphans working for Moe in an escape made by creating a ladder out of bed blankets that is flung out the window. A huge mechanical mouse, inspired by the tales Papa told Fievel of the "Giant Mouse of Minsk", chases Warren and his gang down the pier and into the water. It would later be outgrossed by Bluth's next film, 1988's The Land Before Time, which marginally outperformed Oliver & Company. Between the glass, and the mirrored images, there's something amazing everywhere to look at. [38] It had the same changes as the DVD, although part of the film's end credits music score was 9% sped-up this time (due to time constrictions). Listening to it, he is led back to his family, where he shares a tender moment with them. A re-release of the fullscreen DVD version with new cover artwork followed on February 3, 2015. Original songs – including Never Say Never, Somewhere Out There and We're a Duo – are also entertaining. Thinking his family is down in the sewers, he slips through the sewer grate, following the music. Search, discover and share your favorite Fievel Goes West GIFs. The best GIFs are on GIPHY. Special Feature: "Somewhere Out There" Sing-Along [1986] [480i] [1.37:1] [2:12] Here you get to sing along karaoke style, meaning you get the words appearing in the video and Fievel Mousekewitz hat bounces over each word, which is sung by Fievel Mousekewitz [Phillip Glasser] and Tanya Mousekewitz [Betsy Cathcart]. Bluth later commented that "Steven has not dominated the creative growth of Tail at all. Fievel is once again separated from his family, thrown off the train after overhearing Waul's plan, but he soon joins forces with Tiger and Sheriff Burp to take down Cat R Waul and his gang before they can turn the mice into mouse-burgers. ", Will Ryan (Digit), Neil Ross (Honest John), Cathianne Blore (Bridget), and Hal Smith (Moe) are all voice actors well known in the animation industry.[7]. He is last seen waving goodbye to the Statue of Liberty with Tanya. They soon discover, capture and imprison Fievel, but his guard is a reluctant member of the gang; a goofy, soft-hearted long-haired orange tabby cat named Tiger, who befriends and frees him. At first, Fievel claims that the hat is too big, but his mother says that he'll grow. Meanwhile, Fievel waves goodbye to Tiger and gets on the train with his family. For the sake of his family, Fievel goes to try to scare the cats away; however, his attempts are not very successful. The film was released in the United States on November 21, 1986, by Universal Pictures. [42] Two direct-to-video films were also later produced by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Treasure of Manhattan Island in 1998,[43] and The Mystery of the Night Monster in 1999. There is also a musical reference to the 1947 song Galway Bay popularized by Bing Crosby. He is older in this film too. A tramp steamer bound for Hong Kong picks them up on its anchor and carries them away. Though Tanya doubts this could happen, Fievel says "Well, it seemed real to me!". He is an adventurous mouse who often endangers himself through his reckless but mostly innocent actions. On the way over to the pier, Fievel hears what sounds like violin playing coming from the sewers. Mirages 10. [7] Jerry Goldsmith who had worked on The Secret of NIMH with Bluth was initially supposed to work on the score, but had to drop out of the film due to a busy schedule. When the initial script was complete, it was extremely long and was heavily edited before its final release. "[25] The Sun-Sentinel also praised the character of Fievel: "You'll discover in gentle Fievel a endearing character that manages to be lovable without undue sentiment. He is later seen in a bottle that is washed onto the shores of the Statue of Liberty (how he ended up there is never explained). At the time of its domestic release, it became the highest-grossing animated feature for an initial release[13] and the highest-grossing non-Disney produced animated feature.