An American Tail Page #3

Synopsis: Fievel is a young Russian mouse separated from his parents on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the New World, he keeps up hope, searching for his family, making new friends, and running and dodging the cats he thought he'd be rid off.
Director(s): Don Bluth
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
38
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
G
Year:
1986
80 min
1,531 Views


did we make today?

Oh.

Oh, well. Well, let's see.

Uh, seven, nine, four, six,

carry one, drop two.

Uh, take five,

five down, seven up, 98.6...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And two plus two is 22.

What did we make?

What's the boodle?

Oh, so far,

we have collected $89 and...

And 13 cents. Uh-oh.

And we'll get another 17 from Moe.

Uh, that's 50 cents

less than yesterday.

What?

Fifty cents!

I hate to lose money.

Mmm. Where can I pick up

an extra 50 cents?

Bye!

Au revoir, my little immigrant!

Huh?

Hmm. Hey, boss, a kid.

Hmm. You know, Moe can always use

an extra kid at 50 cents a day.

Yeah.

Very interesting.

Ahem! Well, well, well!

Rat's the name, Warren T. Rat.

What can I do you for, kid?

I'm looking for my family.

Hey, you come to

the right fellow, kid.

I know exactly where they are.

Come with me.

But Henri said I'd find them here!

Have it your way, kid.

But remember what Shakespeare said.

And I quote.

"Opportunity knocks but... "

Uh... But, uh...

Psst! Once!

"But... But once!

"Taken at the tide,

t'will lead to fortune.

"If denied, t'will never return. "

Do you really know

where my family is?

Trust me. Hey, trust me.

Mama, I keep having this

feeling that Fievel's alive.

Tanya, it will go away.

After a while, it will go away.

Come with me.

Hey, hey, hey.

Don't break a gut there.

"O! Pardon me,

"thou bleeding piece of earth,

"That I am meek and gentle

with these butchers. "

This is where they are.

Papa!

Not bad, huh, Moe?

A new worker.

What about my family?

You don't need a family, kid.

You got a job here!

Just send me his salary, will you?

And where do you

think you're going?

You're mine! Now get to work!

You! What are you looking at?

Back to work!

I want to get out of here.

You and me both.

I have to find my family.

Oh, shut up! Go to sleep.

Pipe down.

Oh, be quiet!

I wish we had that

mouse with the long hair.

She could drop her hair out the

window, and we can all climb down.

Sure. Out the window.

Oh, fairy tales!

Wait a minute!

This kid may have something.

Tony Toponi's the name.

Put it there. Well, uh...

Fievel.

Fievel Mousekewitz.

Fievel!

Ooh, that name's got to go!

Hey, I'll tell you what...

Fillie!

Fillie?

Yeah!

Fits you perfect!

Hey, Fillie.

You got any idea

where your family is?

Fillie!

Fillie Mousekewitz!

Hey, Fillie!

Poor wandering one

Though thou

hast surely strayed

Take heart of grace

Thy steps retrace

I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America

and to the republic

for which it stands,

one nation...

Fievel!

Fievel!

What am I going to do with you?

Come on, come little ones, eat.

Don't gobble so.

Back! Back! Mine!

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Judy Freudberg

Judith Freudberg (July 12, 1949 – June 10, 2012) was an American TV writer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in speech and dramatic arts. In 1971, she started working on Sesame Street, two years after the show’s debut, as an assistant in the music department and became a writer for the children's television show in 1975. Judy worked on that show for 35 years and shared 17 daytime Emmys. One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World, she served as head writer for that popular segment. Freudberg collaborated with Tony Geiss on Sesame Street's first feature film, Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird as well as The Land Before Time and An American Tail, two feature animation films directed by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. She and Molly Boylan were nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special for the home video Elmo's World: Wild Wild West. For Sesame Street season 35, Judy co-wrote, with Lou Berger, the primetime special, Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On, which was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Children's Program. She died on June 10, 2012 in Manhattan at age 62 from complications of a brain tumor. more…

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