A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Direction
Bluth's exaggerated shadows make every frame feel like a memory.
Score
James Horner's 'Somewhere Out There' — the ultimate longing anthem.
Production
Hand-drawn backgrounds denser than actual 1885 Manhattan.
Director
Don Bluth
Phillip Glasser
Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)
Erica Yohn
Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Nehemiah Persoff
Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
Christopher Plummer
Henri (voice)
John Finnegan
Warren T. Rat (voice)
Will Ryan
Digit (voice)
Hal Smith
Moe (voice)
Pat Musick
Tony Toponi (voice)
Cathianne Blore
Bridget (voice)
Neil Ross
Honest John (voice)
Madeline Kahn
Gussie Mausheimer (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Tiger (voice)
Linda Ronstadt
The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
James Ingram
The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steven Spielberg's first animated production — he reportedly cried at the 'Somewhere Out There' sequence and pushed for it to become a radio single.
The Mousekewitz family was explicitly Jewish — a rarity in 1986 animation — with their Shabbos candle lighting and Hanukkah celebration making this a covert immigration narrative about pogrom refugees.
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