Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302142143 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6302142148 Label: Walt Disney Home Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video Release Date: November 03, 1992 Running Time: 77 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 16, 1990 Sales Rank: 4537
Amazon.com: No, this isn't a quickie, direct-to-video sequel, cashing in on the success of the 1977 animated hit about adventurous mice, but a full-blown theatrical effort. This time around, Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) is trying to pop the question to Bianca (Eva Gabor) when they're summoned to Australia, where a young boy has been kidnapped by a pallid, gray-faced poacher (who looks like and is voiced by George C. Scott). Wilbur, a chatterbox of an albatross (John Candy, replacing the late Jim Jordan's character Orville), and Jake (Tristan Rogers), a kangaroo mouse--Bernard is jealous of the dashing rodent--assist the Rescuers in saving the day and imparting a mild environmental message. The film opens with an absolutely breathtaking aerial sequence--this was made near the beginning of Disney's animation renaissance--so impressive it would seem the story, literally, has nowhere else to go but down, but some smart gags, excellent animation, and rollicking adventures ensue. So why isn't it better known? It had the bad luck to open, in 1990, opposite another kids' film--Home Alone. --David Kronke
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - even better than the first
It is even better than the first one and the first one was really good.
Rating: - Never saw the first one...But...
I just wrote a review for Fievel Goes West which was the 2nd in a series of three. Rescuers Down Under is the 2nd also. I don't know if they did a third. I can't imagine how the the first can be better ... Read More
Rating: - One of the Greatest Animated Films of All Time
A lot of reviews for "The Rescuers Down Under" seem to be focusing on the fact that it's a sequel; as a result, their reviews tend to be biased: either they are in favor of Disney sequels, or they detest ... Read More
Rating: - Rescuers Down Under
This is a movie that can be enjoyed by children of any age from 2 to 102. It is even better than the original Rescuers.
Rating: - If you dont like this, your no true Disney fan.
This was a superb entry in the Disney canon. The best sequel to a animated feature as well. Faithful and underrated. This is great people, Walt Disney would have been proud.
- even better than the first
- Never saw the first one...But...