The Great Mouse Detective

1986
U
1h 14m

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7.1/10

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Vincent Price, Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Barrie Ingham, Melissa Manchester, Susanne Pollatschek, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

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Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Basil
(voice)
…

Val Bettin

Dawson
(voice)
…

Susanne Pollatschek

Olivia
(voice)

Candy Candido

Fidget
(voice)
…

Diana Chesney

Mrs. Judson
(voice)

Eve Brenner

The Mouse Queen
(voice)

Alan Young

Flaversham
(voice)

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes
(archive sound)

Laurie Main

Watson
(voice)

Shani Wallis

Lady Mouse
(voice)

Ellen Fitzhugh

Bar Maid
(voice)

Walker Edmiston

Citizen
(voice)
…

Wayne Allwine

Thug Guard
(voice)

Tony Anselmo

Thug Guard
(voice)

Melissa Manchester

Miss Kitty Mouse
(voice)

Linda Gary

Singing Ant
(uncredited)
…

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Trivia
Ratigan was originally designed to look thin and weak, but when Vincent Price was chosen to play the role, his appearance was changed accordingly.

Goofs
When Ratigan talks to Hiram when he is near the bottle, we see Olivia in the bottle, wearing her Tam O'Shanter hat. But Fidget wore it earlier (along with Olivia's scarf and dress), and we don't see Olivia's clothing after that until the final scene so Olivia couldn't have gotten her clothes back just yet.

Quotes
[last lines]
Dr. Dawson: [voice over] From that time on, Basil and I were a close team. We had many cases together, but I'll always look back on that first with the most fondness; my introduction to Basil of Baker Street, the great mouse detective.

Alternate versions
The 1992 re-release altered the title to "The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective". This was formerly the dominant version until the 2010 DVD release, which brings back the original 1986 version, complete with the original title card.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Club Paradise/Desert Bloom/Under the Cherry Moon/The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Soundtracks
The World's Greatest Criminal Mind
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh
Performed by Vincent Price and Chorus (uncredited)

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Featured review

One of Vincent Price's Favorite Roles

I enjoy this film for one main thing, besides the attention to detail concerning Victorian England...the performance of Vincent Price as Ratigan in his scenery-chewing glory. Yes, it's another mice-beneath-your-feet story, but it's so well done. Holmesians will enjoy it's inside jokes and references to other works about the famous fictional sleuth.

Fans of "Ducktales" may note that Alan Young, the voice of toymaker Hiram Flaversham, parlayed his near-perfect Scottish accent into being appointed the official voice of Scrooge McDuck.

But it's Vincent Price in what he later called one of his most favorite roles ever (He even had two original songs written for him!) that draws me back to this film again and again. He clearly enjoyed this role, and the exaggerated movements of Ratigan are obviously his.

An oddly gothic cartoon from Disney, and well worth viewing.