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The Rescuers ()

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Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
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Bernard (voice)
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Miss Bianca (voice)
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Madame Medusa (voice)
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Mr. Snoops (voice)
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Ellie Mae (voice)
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Luke (voice)
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Orville (voice)
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Rufus (voice)
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Penny (voice)
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The Chairman (voice)
Larry Clemmons ...
Gramps (voice)
James MacDonald ...
Evinrude / Brutus / Nero (voice) (as James Macdonald)
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Rabbit (voice)
Bill McMillian ...
TV Announcer (voice) (as Bill McMillan)
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Digger (voice)
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Owl (voice)
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German Mouse (uncredited) (unconfirmed) (voice)
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Singing Seagull (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Robie Lester ...
Miss Bianca (uncredited) (singingVoice)
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Rapping Frog / Dancing Fish (uncredited)
Peter Renaday ...
American Delegate (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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John Lounsbery ... (directed by)
Wolfgang Reitherman ... (directed by)
Art Stevens ... (directed by)

Written by

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Margery Sharp ... (suggested by "The Rescuers" and "Miss Bianca" by)
 
Larry Clemmons ... (story) &
Ken Anderson ... (story) &
Frank Thomas ... (story) &
Vance Gerry ... (story) &
David Michener ... (story) &
Ted Berman ... (story) &
Fred Lucky ... (story) &
Burny Mattinson ... (story) &
Dick Sebast ... (story)

Produced by

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Ron Miller ... executive producer
Wolfgang Reitherman ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Artie Butler ... (musical score composed by)

Editing by

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James Koford ... (as Jim Koford)
James Melton

Art Direction by

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Don Griffith

Production Management

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Don Duckwall ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jeffrey C. Patch ... assistant director (as Jeff Patch)
Richard Rich ... assistant director

Art Department

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Alex Mann ... blue sketch artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Herb Taylor ... sound
James MacDonald ... sound effects: Evinrude (uncredited)

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Jack Buckley ... effects animator
James L. George ... effects animator
Ted Kierscey ... effects animator
Dorse A. Lanpher ... effects animator
Dick Lucas ... effects animator
John Emerson ... airbrush (uncredited)
John Tucker ... effects inbetween artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Aardal ... animation camera (uncredited)
Ed Austin ... camera operator (uncredited)
Rob Maine ... animation camera (uncredited)
Jim Pickel ... camera operator (uncredited)
Dave Spencer ... still camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Dale Baer ... character animator
Daniela Bielecka ... background painter
Don Bluth ... directing animator: "Bernard" and "Miss Bianca"
Bob Carlson ... character animator
Ron Clements ... character animator
Jim Coleman ... background painter
Leroy Cross ... key assistant animator
Guy Deel ... layout
Al Dempster ... color stylist
Andy Gaskill ... character animator
Gary Goldman ... character animator
Stan Green ... key assistant animator
Ann Guenther ... background painter
Bill Hajee ... character animator
Joe Hale ... layout
Chuck Harvey ... character animator
Harry Hester ... key assistant animator
Ollie Johnston ... directing animator
Milt Kahl ... directing animator
Glen Keane ... character animator: "Bernard" and "Bianca"
Thomas W. Lay Jr. ... layout (as Tom Lay)
Bob McCrea ... character animator
Cliff Nordberg ... character animator
Dale Oliver ... key assistant animator
John Pomeroy ... character animator
Sylvia Roemer ... layout
Walt Stanchfield ... key assistant animator
Art Stevens ... character animator
Dave Suding ... key assistant animator
Frank Thomas ... directing animator
Chuck Williams ... key assistant animator
Frank Armitage ... background painter (uncredited)
Jane Baer ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Wilma Baker ... final checker (uncredited)
Betsy Baytos ... animator (uncredited)
Dave Brain ... character animator (uncredited)
Bill Brazner ... xerox processor (uncredited)
Janet Bruce ... animation checker (uncredited)
Randy Cartwright ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Hortensia Casagran ... final checker (uncredited)
Mary Jane Cole ... ink and paint (uncredited)
Diana Dixon ... xerox checker/inker (uncredited)
Becky Fallberg ... ink and paint manager (uncredited)
Maria Fenyvesi ... inker (uncredited)
Tom Ferriter ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Eve Fletcher ... xerox check/inking (uncredited)
Vance Gerry ... layout (uncredited)
Grace Godino ... painter (uncredited)
Ed Gombert ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Allen Gonzales ... scene planner (uncredited)
Don Griffith ... layout (uncredited)
Heidi Guedel ... character animator (uncredited)
Dan Hansen ... layout assistant (uncredited)
Chris Hecox ... painter (uncredited)
Karen Hepburn ... painter (uncredited)
Renee Holt ... xerox (uncredited)
Ron Husband ... character animator (uncredited)
Darlene Kanagy ... xerox (uncredited)
Mark Kausler ... character animator (uncredited)
Sarah-Jane King ... color models (uncredited)
Ann Lord ... color models (uncredited)
Ginni Mack ... painter (uncredited)
Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht ... painter (uncredited)
Mike McKinney ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Charlene Miller ... xerox processor (uncredited)
Miho Nagisa ... ink and paint (uncredited)
Madlyn O'Neill ... painter (uncredited)
Carmen Oliver ... color models (uncredited)
Ray Owens ... paint lab (uncredited)
Barbara Palmer ... painter (uncredited)
Peggy Plowden ... paint lab (uncredited)
Janet Rea ... xerox processor (uncredited)
Dodie Roberts ... paint lab (uncredited)
Robyn Roberts ... ink and paint (uncredited)
Carmen Sanderson ... xerox processor (uncredited)
Dick Sebast ... character animator (uncredited)
Dave Spafford ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Betty Stark ... paint lab (uncredited)
Steve Starr ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Roxy Steven ... blue sketch (uncredited)
Tad Stones ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Brigitte Strother ... painter (uncredited)
Dave Thomson ... scene planner (uncredited)
Ruth Tompson ... head of scene planning (uncredited)
Margaret Trinidade ... xerox check/inking (uncredited)
Hank Tucker ... breakdown and inbetween artist (uncredited)
Tatsuko Watanabe ... xerox check/inking (uncredited)
Bert Wilson ... xerox check/inking (uncredited)
Gina Wootten ... ink and paint (uncredited)

Music Department

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Artie Butler ... conducted by: musical score
Evelyn Kennedy ... music editor
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Shelby Flint ... featured vocalist (uncredited)
Maria Medina ... song performer (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Al Teeter ... music editor (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Eric Larson ... titles
Burny Mattinson ... titles
Mel Shaw ... titles (as Melvin Shaw)
Lorraine Davis ... production secretary (uncredited)
Don Henry ... projectionist (uncredited)
Bill Kilduff ... title opticals (uncredited)
Pat Lestina ... secretary (uncredited)
Phil Meador ... process lab (uncredited)
Charlene Rogers ... secretary (uncredited)
Lorraine Thilman ... secretary (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Snoops. 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. Written by Frederick Irizarry

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Taglines Mystery - Fun - Intrigue! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bernardo y Bianca (United States, Spanish title)
  • Les Aventures de Bernard et Bianca (France)
  • Bernard und Bianca - Die Mäusepolizei (Germany)
  • Los rescatadores (Spain)
  • Els rescatadors (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 77 min
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Box Office

Budget $7,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,609,117, 17 Mar 1989

Did You Know?

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Trivia The film's popularity almost led to a spin-off TV series in 1989. When the animation department green-lit The Rescuers Down Under (1990), the spin-off was reworked into Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989), with Chip and Dale replacing Bernard and Miss Bianca. See more »
Goofs During the Rescue Aid Society meeting, one of the name plates says 'Africa'. Africa is a continent, not a country, and as such would not have a UN delegate. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from The Jungle Book (1967). See more »
Soundtracks The Journey See more »
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. See more »
Quotes Rufus: Faith is a bluebird, we see from far. It's for real and as sure as the first evening star, you can't touch it, or buy it, or wrap it up tight, but it's there just the same, making things turn out right.
Penny: Can't touch it, or buy it, or wrap it up tight, but it's there just the same, making things turn out right. But whoever adopts me has to adopt Teddy, too.
Rufus: Oh, they'll love him! He doesn't eat much, does he?
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