The first Disney animated feature to make extensive use of computer technology, The Great Mouse Detective was based on the children's novel Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus. The titular hero is Basil, a Holmes-like rodent (complete with deerstalker) who solves crimes in the company of his friend and chronicler Dr. Dawson. .. Read more
| Starring | Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Basil Rathbone, Shani Wallis |
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| Director | John Musker, Ron Clements, Dave Michener |
| Genres | Animated, Children |
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The first Disney animated feature to make extensive use of computer technology, The Great Mouse Detective was based on the children's novel Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus. The titular hero is Basil, a Holmes-like rodent (complete with deerstalker) who solves crimes in the company of his friend and chronicler Dr. Dawson. Basil and Dawson are retained by the daughter of a mouse toymaker who has been kidnapped by the diabolical Ratigan. The villain hopes to force the toymaker to construct a fake version of the queen who will grant power to the bad guy--or at least, for that part of the world behind the walls of London. Though nearly eliminated by Ratigan, Basil and Dawson trap the villain in the fast-moving mechanisms of Big Ben. By relying on computer animation, Disney was able to keep the budget of Great Mouse Detective down to a manageable size, thus earning back the losses incurred by the studio's previous cartoon feature, The Black Cauldron. Among the talented voice actors utilized in The Great Mouse Detective is Vincent Price, who plays guess what part? (Hint: he ain't Basil).~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Basil Rathbone, Shani Wallis, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatsched |
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| Director | John Musker, Ron Clements, Dave Michener |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 11 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | The Disney 50 |
| Genres | Animated, Children |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 18 Nov 2002 |
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Basil The Mouse Detective
Really good my 6 year old daughter loved it
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Sherlock Holmes is a mouse!!!
I love this film ever since I was a child but back then i didnt get the references to Sherlock Holmes but they are very good. Bit dark for a Disney film but it ... read more »
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childhood revisited
childhood revisited. I went to see this with my dad when it first came out and i have always remembered it as a film I loved, that's one of the main reason ... read more »
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