The Rescuers Down Under
Hang on for the most thrilling ride of your life!
1990 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Mike Gabriel, Hendel Butoy |
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| Writer: | Jim Cox, Byron Simpson, Karey Kirkpatrick, Joe Ranft |
| Staring: |
| A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 16, 1990 |
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| Director: | Mike Gabriel, Hendel Butoy |
| Writer: | Jim Cox, Byron Simpson, Karey Kirkpatrick, Joe Ranft |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keywords | diamond, kidnapping, mouse, alligator, villain, baby-snatching, eagle, australia, waterfall, poacher, nest, sequel, australian outback, boy |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Feature Animation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $47,431,461
Budget: $38,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 17, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Newhart | Bernard (voice) |
| Eva Gabor | Miss Bianca (voice) |
| John Candy | Wilbur (voice) |
| Tristan Rogers | Jake (voice) |
| Adam Ryen | Cody (voice) |
| George C. Scott | McLeach (voice) |
| Wayne Robson | Frank (voice) |
| Douglas Seale | Krebbs (voice) |
| Frank Welker | Joanna / Marahute (voice) |
| Bernard Fox | Chairman / Doctor (voice) |
| Peter Firth | Red (voice) |
| Ed Gilbert | Francois (voice) |
| Carla Meyer | Faloo / Mother (voice) |
| Russi Taylor | Nurse Mouse (voice) |
| Peter Greenwood | Radio Announcer / Airplane Captain (voice) |
| Billy Barty | Baitmouse (voice) |
| Mickie McGowan | International Mice (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jim Cox | Screenplay |
| Byron Simpson | Screenplay |
| Margery Sharp | Characters |
| Anthony DeRosa | Animation |
| Larry White | Animation |
| Scott F. Johnston | Visual Effects |
| Bill Perkins | Layout |
| Johan Klingler | Animation |
| Rob Bekuhrs | Special Effects |
| Michael Kelly | Editor |
| Mary V. Buck | Casting Director |
| Susan Edelman | Casting Director |
| Pixote Hunt | Art Direction |
| Dave Bossert | Animation |
| Mike Gabriel | Director |
| Karey Kirkpatrick | Screenplay |
| Joe Ranft | Story Supervisor, Screenplay |
| Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| James Baxter | Animation |
| Aaron Blaise | Animation |
| Hendel Butoy | Director |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Vera Pacheco | Animation |
| Jim Passon | Color Timer |
| Jørgen Klubien | Supervising Animator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kathleen Gavin | Associate Producer |
| Thomas Schumacher | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 456 | 725 |
Now the RAS are clearly not a very global organisation as they have to parachute in (via albatross) "Miss Bianca" and "Bernard" all the way from New York to Australia in search of the missing nine year old "Cody". What's happened to him? Well, he happened upon a trapped golden eagle high on a cliff ... top and released her. Whilst earning her undying affection, he also succeeded in earning the enmity of the bird's hunter "McLeach". This man, and his hapless hench-salamander "Joanna" already have a fair amount to species in their underground collection so it now falls to our determined mice and the young boy to free these critters and keep "Marahute" and her three eggs safe from this nasty poacher and his hungry pal. I quite enjoyed this. It plays a little too much to Aussie stereotype now and again, but there is plenty of fun in the adventure with some amiable characterisations - I liked "Joanna" and the rather grumpy koala - as we tear along for a quickly paced and enjoyable sequel to the 1977 story (who knew mice lived that long!?). Nope, you won't remember it for long - but it passes eighty minutes enjoyably enough.