An American Tail

An American Tail Wanderer ( Original Title: An American Tail ) an animated film by Don Bluth from 1986 is about a little mouse boy who immigrated with his family on the run from cats in the United States.

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The Jewish family of mice Mousekewitz lives in Belarus in abject poverty and the constant threat of murderous cats. Finally they decide to emigrate to the United States, because " there are no cats in America ", it is said, at least. On the freighter across the Atlantic them encounter numerous other emigrants mice, which have also suffered setbacks through the cat. They sing their new cat -free home in a song. In a big storm, the small American Tail is then washed overboard by Austria and can only escape into a bottle. While primarily Feivels sister Tanya firmly believes that her brother is still alive, especially Papa Mousekewitz has long since given up all hope, Fievel ever again.

In New York the go Mousekewitz ' of board and look at the Statue of Liberty as a promise of their freedom. However, they expect a nasty surprise, because contrary to expectations, America is not free cats. What family Mousekewitz not know: An American Tail is also arrived in New York, washed up on a small island off Manhattan Iceland. The little Mouse embarks on a search for his family through the urban canyons of New York. He ends up as a street kid in the " orphans alley ". There he finds at Tony Toponi and Brigdet new friendship that give it the Americanized name Philly ( Philipp instead of An American Tail ).

After several attacks by the New York cats decide to mice together to do something about the cats. An American Tail has a idea to keep a to protect the New York Mice community once and for all: the construction of an oversized, equipped with fireworks mice dummy. This " Giant Mouse of Minsk " from a Russian fairy tale mice offset the cats so terrified that all cats flee the city through a ship. Thus, the mice community in safety, because Feivels acclaimed new home is now actually " cat free".

Shortly thereafter learns family Mousekewitz Tony Toponi and Brigdet know. Through the two they learn that Fievel is still alive and after Mama Mousekewitz Feivels cap has found, there is no longer any doubt that it is their American Tail. After a long search they finally find Fievel and the family is reunited.

Criticism

" Cartoons that tries to combine the sentimentality of the Disney school with cinematic roller coaster rides. A little too hectic and patriotic geratenes, immigrant melodrama '. "

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For this film more successors were produced: