The great mouse detective is one of disneys most beloved animated movie classics, but sadly, also one of its more underappreciated ones. Feb 22, 2015 when the diabolical professor ratigan kidnaps londons master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise basil of baker street and his trusted sidekick dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and. Gyllenhaal plays detective loki on the case of two missing girls in an emotionally complex ensemble piece that also stars maria bello, paul dano, hugh jackman, and viola davis. A series of short stories involving the great mouse detective, basil, his wife olivia, and their children. She enlists the aid of basil of baker street, the rodent worlds answer to sherlock holmes. Filled with great characters and a nice story, the great mouse detective is everything you could want from a mystery movie. Serious, scary, and slightly underdeveloped, the great mouse detective is still a terrific test run of the future of family filmmaking among the newest members of uncle walts world. Every mystery novel i ever read, the great detective was such an arrogant fuck you could replace 70% of his dialogue with are you stupid. The great mouse detective movie the 80s movies rewind. Great mouse detective, the film animated adventures of a mouse, basil of baker street, who is called upon to search for a toy maker, flaversham, who has been kidnapped to make a. His detective skills and caring nature make for a great protagonist.
The great mouse detective is disneys tribute to sherlock holmes mysteries. Heres screen rants take on the 20 best detective movies of all time. Its a fun comedy mystery and seems to be a quota quickie, which adds up to the equivalent of an american b movie. The heat of the night 1967 high and low 1963 kiss me, deadly 1955 the big sleep 1946.
It was the eve of our good queens diamond jubilee, and the year her majestys government camemore forebodingly to the very brink of disaster. D daniel pinedas the great tank engine detective gallery. The adventures of the great mouse detective vhs, 1992 for. Nov 03, 2015 gyllenhaal plays detective loki on the case of two missing girls in an emotionally complex ensemble piece that also stars maria bello, paul dano, hugh jackman, and viola davis. In many ways, the great mouse detective feels like a better version of what the black cauldron tried to do it takes a genre usually aimed at a slightly older audience, and make it. The body vanished is a 1939 british film where a vacationing scotland yard detective inspector and his reporter chum stumble across a mystery at a country house where the butler discovers a body, which then disappears. With the help of dawson and a sweet little mouse named olivia, basil must outwit the.
E elmo the great red sesame street muppet monster detective. The great detective is usually an amateur sleuth or a private detective because police are useless. On the cobblestone streets of 1897 london, some suspicious mousechief sets the scene for a thrilling musical adventure. With douglas campbell, sandy webster, kay hawtrey, james duggan. It was the eve of our good queens diamond jubilee, and the year her majestys government came more forebodingly to the very brink. It pits legendary mouse super sleuth, basil, against professor ratigan, the worlds greatest criminal mind. If you want to start a disney thegreatmousedetective page, just click the edit button above. Let the creators of aladdin and the little mermaid take you on an adventuresome journey through the cobblestone streets of 1897 london, where some suspicious mousechief is the suspenseful start to this thrilling musical adventure. The great mouse detective 1986 directed by ron clements.
The great mouse detective is a film directed by john musker, ron clements. John reid, the sole surviving texas ranger of a murderous ambush, becomes the great masked hero with his companion, tonto. The adventures of the great mouse detective vhs, 1992. The great mouse detective is a 1986 disney animated film, based on the childrens book series by eve titus, which was in turn a version of sherlock holmes the story revolves around the great mouse detective in question, basil a play on the name of famous holmes actor basil rathbone, and his newfound friend, an exarmy surgeon just returning from afghanistan, major dr david q. Nov 03, 2015 30 great detective movies that are worth your time posted on november 3, 2015 september 28, 2019 by shane scotttravis a graven image from the first moments of film, the detective was an archetypal hero from the hardboiled school seminary of crime stories and early cinema through to present day. The great detective is a chinese fantasy suspense detective film directed by roy chow, starring han geng, yin zheng and zhang huiwen, it is based on huo sang detective stories by cheng xiaoqing. But now i respect the film for a whole new host of reasons. A young mouse named olivia is on a mission to find why her father disappeared. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. In victorian london, england, a little mouse girls toymaker father is abducted by a peglegged bat. Audiences nowadays might even find its depictions of systemic racism and general prejudice in the justice system to be. His mike hammer is one of detective fictions great contradictions. Seeking help from famed basil of baker street and his pals, dr. The great mouse detective is one of the first disney movies i can ever recall watching as a kid, viewing it on vhs at my grandmothers house on many occasions made at the tail end of a less successful period for disney animation, the great mouse detective managed to be quite prosperous despite the recent failures of the black cauldron.
The great detectives of old time radio the great ones. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless detective brikowski as well as the infamous assassin goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him. The series is based on the first government appointed provincial detective alistair cameron, set during the late victorian era. Characters from disneys 26th animated feature, the great mouse detective.
His voice is taken from the 1966 caedmon records recording of the sherlock holmes story the redheaded league. Prisoners is a haunting, deepseated and disturbing film, the kind you carry around afterwards, processing and pondering it all, and makes for a very rewarding experience. The great detective is a chinese fantasy suspense detective film directed by roy chow, starring han geng, yin zheng and zhang huiwen, it is based on huo. Jul 17, 2016 like many a great detective story, the plot is complex and full of side narratives and colorful characters, and though l. The great mouse detective is a 1986 animated film produced by walt disney feature animation, originally released to theaters on july 2, 1986 by buena vista distribution. Produced during the dark days of disney, basil the great mouse detective might not be able to compete with the studios genuine classics but it is still a thoroughly charming animated feature that is amongst disneys best of the period. Basil rathbone as sherlock holmes, the famous human detective who lives above basil. I was able to watch this film for free on amazon prime. Some of them also show all the poster promotion material available for the film. Now, however, computers have taken most of the drudgery and much of the expense out of animation, and the result is a movie like the great mouse detective, which looks more fully animated than anything in some 30 years. Flaversham voiced by alan young, a toymaker mouse, is suddenly kidnapped, so his faithful daughter olivia susanne pollatschek convinces the famous detective basil of baker street barrie ingham, whos aided by a curious dr. The great detectives of old time radio the great ones are.
The great mouse detective the camera breaks out of the clouds again, and now we have a birds eye view of downtown london. He relocates from scotland to canada for his job takes in a house keeper and becomes guardian of his niece. The movie goes from there with its many twists and turns, to quote basil. Lets take a look at some of the best detective movies with characters that emulate sherlock holmes wit and skill in detective work, and stories. The clues are in, the chase is on, and the case of the century is about to break wide open in disneys greatest little mystery in history. Living underneath sherlock holmes famous baker street address, basil is a rodent detective with the same innate investigative skills and taste in fashion.
The great dog detective doki and peep and the big wide world pictures style the great dog detective louis walkden version the great dog detective luke yannuzzi style. This movie follows the mouse detective basil and his investigation of the kidnapped toymaker, along with his conflict with his nemesis ratigan. That shows how unknown and underappreciated the great mouse detective is. The great mouse detective is a 1986 american animated mystery film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. The twentysixth animated feature in the disney animated canon, it was directed by burny mattinson, david michener, and the team of john musker and ron clements, who later directed disneys hit films.
It usually contains photos and stories for clipping out and used for newspaper duplication. Confidentials material is quite wieldy, it remains hypnotic in its depiction of police corruption. The great mouse detective 1999 video trailer 2 youtube. Top 10 best detective movies of all time do you like crime dramas. The great mouse detective is a 1986 american animated adventurecomedymystery film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures. Watson, the medical associatepartner of sherlock holmes, who also lives above basil. A pressbook was sent to theater owners by the studio to help promote the film. Josh hartnett, ben kingsley, morgan freeman, lucy liu. Talk about the spirit of the 1960s four kids and their talking great dane drive around in a psychedelic chevrolet sportvan. When the diabolical professor ratigan kidnaps londons master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise basil of baker street and his trusted sidekick dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and. The movies story involves the usual silliness about evil villains and abducted geniuses. The great mouse detective 1986 soundeffects wiki fandom. Aug 11, 2014 great mouse detective, the film animated adventures of a mouse, basil of baker street, who is called upon to search for a toy maker, flaversham, who has been kidnapped to make a robot replica of. In a suburb of boston, when her mother wasnt at home.
Theres always a chance, doctor, as long as one can think. A story that follows huo sang as he engages in a battle of wits and brawn to solve. A staple of mystery fiction and detective fiction, the great detective relies on powers of deduction and educated thought to solve crimes. Across the great divide is a 1976 film that stars robert logan, heather rattray, and george buck flower. During a robbery, simon, an auction house employee, takes a blow to. If you want a funfilled, unpredictable adventure, the great mouse detective is your best bet. The camera breaks out of the clouds again, and now we have a birds eye view of downtown london. The great mouse detective just oozes charm and creativity throughout its short run time. The great mouse detective baker street wiki fandom. There are many lovable characters in this movie, but my favorite has to be basil. The 20 best detective movies of all time cinemanerdz.
The great mouse detective also known as the adventures of the great mouse detective for its 1992 theatrical rerelease and basil the great mouse detective in some countries is the twentysixth animated feature in the disney animated features canon. The great mouse detective otherwise known as gmd takes place in 1897, in the charming mousetorian age of london. When the young mouse olivia susanne pollatschek sees her toymaker father, hiram alan young, abducted by a peglegged bat, she runs to find famous mouse detective basil of baker street barrie ingham. Movie pressbooks, movie pressbooks 19601969, the great mouse detective dvds, movie pressbooks 19501959, the great mouse detective book, diamond edition the great mouse detective vhs tapes, detective badge, great muta, alexander the great coin, sherlock holmes consulting detective. The great mouse detective is a wonderful disney movie. He relocates from scotland to canada for his job takes in a house keeper and becomes guardian of his. Rodent supersleuth basil and his bumbling partner must thwart evil ratigans plot to depose the mouse queen.
The case expands as basil uncovers the crimes link to a plot against the crown itself. Dawson val bettin, to search for the girls missing father. I first heard about this movie a few months ago, and i absolutely adore animated movies, especially ones made by disney. If yes, then you should definitely watch the detective movies. I think of this movie as one of the best examples of a simply fun time for families at the movies. Depreciated namespace redirect creating red links in 0 articles. Great mouse detective fanfiction archive fanfiction. Detective sherlock holmes and his stalwart partner watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of england. This went on to set the stage for disneys return to. Especially if youre a sherlockian or eve titus fan who has yet to see this exiciting portrayal of basil of baker street. The 26th disney animated feature film, the film was directed by burny mattinson, david michener, and the team of john musker and ron clements, who later directed the little mermaid 1989 and aladdin 1992. Many cases include the death of a lying swindler in paris, the case of basils stolen identity and many more. It was produced by walt disney feature animation, and originally released to movie theaters on july 2, 1986 by walt disney pictures and buena.
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