The Great Mouse Detective (1986)


The Great Mouse Detective
Release Date02 July 1986
Budget$14,000,000
US Box Office$39,000,000
TaglineCan he bring the dirty rat to justice?
GenreAnimation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeAnimated
Film ClassDetective Film, Children's Fantasy
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
ThemesPrivate Eyes
TonesFanciful, Humorous, Light
TagsDetective, Kidnap, Mouse [animal], Partner, Toymaker

The Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, originally released to movie theaters on July 2, 1986 by Walt Disney Pictures. The twenty-sixth animated feature in the official canon, the film was directed by Burny Mattinson, David Michener, and the team of John Musker and Ron Clements, who later directed Disney's hit films The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. The film was also known as The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective for its 1992 theatrical re-release and Basil the Great Mouse Detective in some countries. The main characters are all mice and rats living in Victorian London.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Professor Ratigan

Basil of Baker Street, Bartholomew

Val Bettin
Dr. David Q. Dawson, Thug Guard

Susanne Pollatschek
Olivia Flaversham

Candy Candido
Fidget

Mrs. Judson

Eve Brenner
The Mouse Queen

Hiram Flaversham

Laurie Main

Lady Mouse

Ellen Fitzhugh
Bar Maid

Walker Edmiston
Thug Guard , Citizen

Thug Guard

Tony Anselmo
Thug Guard

Miss Kitty Mouse

Royal Guard Dogs , Felica the Cat, Toby the Dog

Director

Ron Clements
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Burny Mattinson
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David Michener

John Musker
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Writer

Peter Young

Vance Gerry

Steve Hulett

Ron Clements

John Musker

Bruce Morris

Matthew O'Callaghan

Burny Mattinson

David Michener

Melvin Shaw

Eve Titus

Paul Galdone

Producer

Burny Mattinson
producer

Original Music

Editor

Roy M. Brewer Jr.
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James Melton
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Art Director

Guy Vasilovich
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mark A. Hester
assistant director

Tim O'Donnell
assistant director

Sound Department

Tomas Krantz
adr editor

Visual Effects

Dave Bossert
effects animator

effects animator

Tad A. Gielow
computer graphics artist

Ted Kierscey
effects animator

Rolando Mercado
effects assistant animator

Patricia Peraza
effects animator

Steve Starr
effects assistant animator

John Tucker
effects assistant animator

Kelvin Yasuda
effects animator

Camera and Electrical Department

Ed Austin
animation camera operator

Rick Taylor
animation camera operator

Animation Department

Scott Anderson
breakdown and inbetween artist

Tony Anselmo
key assistant animator

Ruben A. Aquino
character animator

Rasoul Azadani
assistant layout artist

Judith Barnes
breakdown and inbetween artist

Lori Benson-Noda
breakdown and inbetween artist

Bill Berg
coordinating animator

David Block
character animator

Christine Blum
breakdown and inbetween artist

Sandra Borgmeyer
character animator

Bill Brazner
ink and paint supervisor

Janet Bruce
ink and paint supervisor

supervising animator

Penny Campse
painting assistant

Reed Cardwell
key assistant animator

Hortensia Casagran
ink and paint supervisor

Wesley Chun
key assistant animator

Brian Clift
key assistant animator

Jim Coleman
color stylist

Jesus Cortes
key assistant animator

Retta Davidson
key assistant animator

character animator

Anthony de Rosa
key assistant animator

Barbara De Rosa
key assistant animator

Gil DiCicco
layout artist

Marcia Kimura Dougherty
breakdown and inbetween artist

Dave Dunnet
layout artist

John Emerson
background artist

Rick Farmiloe
character animator

Tom Ferriter
coordinating animator

Cindy Finn
color modeler

Denise Ford
assistant animator

Gail Frank
assistant animator

June Fujimoto
assistant animator

Mike Gabriel
character animator

Ed Ghertner
layout artist

Ed Gombert
character animator

Edward Goral
breakdown and inbetween artist

Steven E. Gordon
character animator

Peter Gullerud
breakdown and inbetween artist

Terrey Hamada
assistant animator

Dan Hansen
layout artist

Ray Harris
assistant animator

Mark Henn
supervising animator

Steve Hickner
key assistant animator

Glenn M. Higa
scene planner

Richard Hoppe
key assistant animator

Michael Horowitz
breakdown and inbetween artist

Michael Humphries
background artist

Ron Husband
character animator

Jay Jackson
character animator

Debra Jorgensborg
color modeler

Mark Kalesniko
assistant layout artist

supervising animator

Lisa Keene
background artist

Karen A. Keller
layout artist

Shawn Keller
character animator

Lureline Kohler
key assistant animator

Marty Korth
key assistant animator

Mona Koth
breakdown and inbetween artist

Tia W. Kratter
background artist

Doug Krohn
character animator

Joe Lanzisero
character animator

Eric Larson
animation consultant

Christine Liffers
breakdown and inbetween artist

Steve Lubin
breakdown and inbetween artist

Kaaren Lundeen
assistant animator

Jeffrey Lynch
key assistant animator

Ginni Mack
painting assistant

David Martin
breakdown and inbetween artist

Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht
ink and paint supervisor

Dan McHugh
assistant layout artist

Brian McKim
breakdown and inbetween artist

Mike McKinney
key assistant animator

Rob Minkoff
supervising animator

Edward Murrieta
breakdown and inbetween artist

Terry Naughton
breakdown and inbetween artist

Phil Nibbelink
character animator

Matthew O'Callaghan
character animator, storyboard artist

Madlyn O'Neill
final checker

Dave Pacheco
key assistant animator

Gilda Palinginis
assistant animator

Elyse Pastel
assistant layout artist

Michael Peraza Jr.
layout artist

Andrew Phillipson
background artist

Philip Phillipson
background artist

Tina Price
key assistant animator

Ruben Procopio
key assistant animator

David Pruiksma
character animator

Sylvia Roemer
color modeler

Maria Rosetti
assistant animator

Carmen Sanderson
ink and paint supervisor

Brian Sebern
background artist

Natasha Selfridge
key assistant animator

Toby Shelton
assistant animator

coordinating animator

Betty Stark
ink and paint supervisor

David Stephan
key assistant animator

Rusty Stoll
assistant animator

Brigitte Strother
color modeler

Dave Suding
coordinating animator

Richard Sullivan
scene planner

Dan Tanaka
breakdown and inbetween artist

Barry Temple
character animator

Peggy Tonkonogy
assistant animator

Alex Topete
breakdown and inbetween artist

Donald Towns
background artist

Jane Tucker
key assistant animator

Cyndee Whitney
character animator

Chuck Williams
coordinating animator

Kirk Wise
assistant animator

Ellen Woodbury
assistant animator

Phillip Young
character animator

Jennifer Yuan
assistant layout artist

Cathy Zar
breakdown and inbetween artist

Kathy Zielinski
character animator

Stephan Zupkas
key assistant animator

Debra Armstrong
assistant animator

William H. Frake III
layout artist

Tanya Moreau-Smith
paint checker

Jeff Richards
background artist

Editorial Department

Phil Hetos
color timer

Music Department

orchestrator

conductor, orchestrator

John Richards
music engineer

Jack Wadsworth
music editor

Production Company

Walt Disney Feature Animation
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Silver Screen Partners II
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Walt Disney Pictures
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures
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Finnkino Oy
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Gativideo

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Miscellaneous

CBS Television City
music recording studio






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