An American Tail
When young mouse Fievel is separated from his immigrant family in turn‑of‑the‑century New York, he must brave a city teeming with predatory cats and navigate unfamiliar streets to reunite with them before hope fades.
“Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America.”
Synopsis
Fievel, a young mouse, and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. However, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must face not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
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A crew of 126+ credited
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Edited by Dan MolinaShot by David R AnkneyScored by James HornerDesigned by Don BluthSound by Ray Merrin
Box Office
1986 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 9.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$84.5M
US & Canada: $47.5M — 56% of worldwide · International: $37.1M (44%)
Opening weekend: $5.2M — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $7.5M — 16% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,246 theaters
Also known as
- (English)An American Tail
- Feivel der Mauswandererde
- El sueñito americanoes
- Fievel y el nuevo mundoes
- Un cuento americanoes
- (Alternative Title)Fievel and the New World
- Fievel et le Nouveau Mondefr
- Fievel sbarca in Americait
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesNov 8, 1986
- AustraliaDec 26, 1986
- NorwayDec 31, 1986
- FranceFeb 4, 1987
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Cast & Crew
126 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dom Deluise
as Tiger
Christopher Plummer
as Henri
Erica Yohn
as Mama Mousekewitz
Nehemiah Persoff
as Papa Mousekewitz
Amy Green
as Tanya Mousekewitz
Phillip Glasser
as Fievel Mousekewitz
John Finnegan
as Warren T. Rat
Will Ryan
as Digit
Hal Smith
as Moe
Pat Musick
as Tony Toponi
Cathianne Blore
as Bridget
Neil Ross
as Honest John
Supporting cast
9Madeline Kahn
as Gussie Mausheimer
Alitzah
as Tanya
Betsy Cathcart
as Tanya Mousekewitz
Johnny Guarnieri
as Italian Singer Mouse
Warren Hays
as Irish Singer Mouse
T Daniel Hofstedt
as No Cats in America Chorus
James Ingram Nm0408986
as The 2nd Balladeer
Dan Kuenster
as Jake - 1st Member of Warren T.'s Gang
Linda Ronstadt
as The Balladeer
Directors
1Writers
5Producers
9Other crew
101Jimmy Corona Rooney
Additional Crew
David R Ankney
animation camera
Joe Jiuliano
animation camera
Karl Bredendieck
animation camera
Marlyn O Connor
animation camera
Ralph Migliori
animation camera
Rocky Solotoff
animation camera
Stanley Miller
animation camera (as Stan Miller)
Rachel Leighton
assistant accountant
Robert C Campion
assistant accountant (uncredited)
David J Steinberg
assistant director (as David Steinberg)
Sue Shakespeare
assistant director (as G. Sue Shakespeare)
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