![]() ![]() ![]() This is especially evident in the TV show. Art Evolution: Art devolution is present in the sequels, as lower budgets made the animation stiffer and the backgrounds much plainer.They then proceeded to erase the Love Interest of Tony Toponi from the first film and pair him with their new character (which didn't even work in-story). Fievel wasn't out west anymore, but in New York, and the writers decided to throw in a Wham Line about Fievel having a dream where he moved out west, implying that the second movie is now Canon Discontinuity. Then the third movie came along, with yet another different team of writers. Armed with Canon: Fievel Goes West, the Lighter and Softer first sequel which Don Bluth wasn't involved with, seemed to take a few shots at the first movie (such as Tanya getting tomatoes thrown at her for singing "Somewhere Out There", and New York turning out to be a Crapsack World), and in general carried itself as if Lighter and Softer equaled better.Are We There Yet?: Fievel asks this on the boat ride to America in the first movie, and on the train ride out west in Fievel Goes West.Animal Jingoism: Done metaphorically, with the conflict between cats and mice standing in for the persecution of Jews by Cossacks and WASPs, playing off the historical use of vermin as Animal Motifs for Jews in antisemitic propaganda.Saw a sequel five years later with Fievel Goes West, in which the Mousekewitz family, still dirt poor and at the mercy of ever-more-sophisticated cats, flee New York for the Wild West (made without Bluth's involvement, but with Spielberg still on board), and a short-lived TV series in the same setting ( Fievel's American Tails), and two additional DTV sequels ( The Treasure of Manhattan Island and Mystery of the Night Monster) that played fast and loose with the established continuity, and had no involvement from the original creators. note Okay, that last one is specific to immigrant mice, but you get the picture. They begin living in a typical late 19th century immigrant manner: working in a sweatshop, living in horrible conditions, being extorted by gangs and living in constant fear of being eaten. Once arriving in America, all mice immediately discover that there are indeed cats in America. They are Jewish-Russian mice who are forced to escape persecution after their village is destroyed in a pogrom by Cossack cats.īelieving in the American dream, they head to New York City by boat because " there are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese." The hero, a little mouse named Fievel, is washed overboard in a storm, and his search for his family, who believe he is dead and therefore aren't looking for him, forms the bulk of the film. The camera pans past the house belonging to the human Moskowitz family to reveal a tiny duplicate house inhabited by the Mousekewitz family. ![]() Now they are coming by bottle."Ī collaboration between Don Bluth and Steven Spielberg (and the latter's first animated production), An American Tail starts off on Hanukkah in 1885, opening in a Russian schtetl. Support for this program and pay what you can admission price are underwritten in part by a grant from the Coral Gables Community Foundation and sponsorship by Grove Bank & Trust."Qu'est-ce que c'est? note What is that? A little immigrant. Presented in partnership with Books & Books and Coral Gables Museum. Each ticket includes a free small popcorn. Admission is pay what you can per ticket, with a suggested price of $5 per person. Hosted on the second Saturday & Sunday of every month. The film’s theme song, “Somewhere Out There,” received a number of accolades, including Grammy's for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture, Song of the Year, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.įamily Day on Aragon is culturally rich, inexpensive family fun featuring beloved classics and new favorites for all to enjoy. When Fievel is separated from his family, he quickly learns that he must take charge of his own fate because the mean streets of New York City are fraught with cats, rats, perils and friendships. Produced by Steven Spielberg, An American Tail is the delightful animated musical adventure that tells the story of Fievel Mousekewitz, a young Russian mouse migrating to America. "An adorable, heartwarming tale of an immigrant mouse." – Common Sense Media ![]()
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