[90], The Jimmy Stewart Museum, a museum dedicated to Stewart, has presented Fievel Goes West four times: on September 6, 2015,[91] January 9, 2016,[92] March 11, 2017,[93] and July 8, 2017. The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus. "[11] Cleese was paid his lowest fee in ten years for the role, however, which made him very unwilling to publicize his involvement with Fievel Goes West. [78] In a 1993 newspaper feature about portrayals of females in animated films, journalist Ann Doss Helms disliked how most animated women had no other characters of the same gender to motivate or guide them; the writer criticized how little attention Tanya's parents gave to her aspirations, but praised the advice Miss Kitty gave to Tanya, suggesting "there's hope that things are changing". The success of one doesn't depend on the failure of the other. Tanya Mousekewitz voiced by Cathy Cavadini and 2 others . Add the first question. The film performed modestly at the box office, grossing $22 million domestically. [61] Empire also named Waul "one of the least dastardly animated villains ever, even with the slithering vocal talents of John Cleese. [23] It made its worldwide premiere at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as their big children's theatre recital performance, on November 17, 1991, where 275 inner-city kids that were guests of Fannie Mae's company attended the event; the children also made their own American Tail storybook and posed with a costume version of Fievel for pictures. [105] On August 11, 1998, as part of Universal Family Features's highly-family-demanded $15-million campaign to relaunch the American Tail franchise after a six-year moratorium; digitally-restored versions of An American Tail and Fievel Goes West were released on VHS on a 2-tape release. Two direct-to-video sequels were produced after the series: An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, released in 1998, and An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster, released in 1999. In it, Fievelis separated from his family as the train appro… [115] Fievel Goes West was issued to Blu-ray on April 4, 2017 in the United States,[116] July 4 in Canada,[117] and September 25 in the United Kingdom. [65][68][60][64][69][63] The Chicago Tribune's Clifford Terry applauded the "vivid and rich" animation, particularly the "colorful figures and detailed backgrounds". He is seen alongside Bridget, who is carrying a baby. [63][60] As critics summarized, the film "has constant activity but minimal objectives;"[59] "has little narrative drive or emotional resonance", its climax feeling "perfunctory and tacked on;"[64] and has "so many subplots and digressions" that "they simply failed to develop the central narrative. The music was really good. [51] The video for Fievel Goes West topped the video charts the week it was issued,[100] and even when it was dethroned by a reissue of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), it remained at the number-two spot of the Top Kid Video chart for several weeks. as An American Tail was. Amblin won both races;[36][37] "We've proven in the past that there's room for two animated features," said Universal distribution president Fred Mound. [142] It also reached 69 on RPM's Canadian singles chart[143] and 18 on the magazine's Adult Contemporary chart. Meanwhile, Fievel is chased by Chula and briefly taken prisoner, but flees. However, they each figure that the other is a mirage and continue on their separate ways. (1955) as well as the works of Aaron Copland. [131][132], The soundtrack was composed by James Horner and includes "Dreams to Dream", which was nominated for a Golden Globe award[136] and a contender by the Academy Award voters for a Best Original Song nomination,[137] although didn't receive one. Seeing this, Cat R. Waul unveils a giant revolver, which he fires at the fleeing mice as a makeshift cannon, until Wylie catapults Fievel to the gun, which the mouse quickly intercepts from and attempts to use against Cat R. Waul. Fievel Goes West was the first production for the short-lived Amblimation, a studio Spielberg set up to keep the animators of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) working. Occhio alla penna - Buddy Goes West - Atenție la pana de Vul... 9 432 просмотра ... An American Tail Fievel Goes West. For the 1994 video game, see, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (video game), An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster, John F. 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While this resulted in the re-insertion of Ronstadt's voice, Horner's experience with recording the song with Dion led her to singing on a later Horner-composed song, "My Heart Will Go On". Opinions are nearly evenly divided on whether Fievel Goes West, with its Denser and Wackier tone, was impressively an Even Better Sequel or an embarrassment to all the first movie stood for. "[6] Production manager Cynthia Woodbyrne explained that "he wanted us to keep the camera moving all the time", a technique imposed in cuts such as the film's sewer ride sequence and a 360-degree pan shot of the film's desert vista. This is my absolutely most favorite cartoon movie ever. "[10] With no Bluth in sight for the sequel, Spielberg instead relied on ex-Disney animator Phil Nibbelink and ex-Richard Williams storyboard artist Simon Wells, the great-grandson of science-fiction author H. G. Wells, to direct the project. (grins and nods) (The title for this movie is displayed, followed by footage of it. It has a rich, deep style. [144], The film also features an arrangement of "Rawhide" in its score. [4] The screenplay was written by Flint Dille, who was led to the position by writing for Spielberg's Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–92). [43] However, it also holds the record of the 119th post-thanksgiving weekend drops. [98], An American Tail: Fievel Goes West received its first VHS and cassette release on March 19, 1992. Papa Mousekewitz voiced by Nehemiah Persoff and 3 others . There, they come across a mouse in a cowboy outfit, who is fact a mouse marionette controlled by Cat R. Waul, who entices the mice into moving yet again to a better life out west. James Horner returned as a composer and wrote the film's song "Dreams to Dream", which garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Tanya becomes a famous singer and the water tower flows with 9,000 gallons of water again, making Green River bloom with thousands of flowers. A Dinosaur's Story, and a screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats which never saw completion. [47] As of December 1, 2019, it is the 141st highest domestic-grossing G-rated film of all time[48] and 123rd worldwide. [28] Upon its 1992 VHS release, Fievel Goest West held the record for shortest theater-to-home-video transfer, previously held in a tie by Batman (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Tiger is captured by mouse Indians and hailed as a god. While the first film was directed by Don Bluth, direction was handled by Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells in their directorial debut for the sequel. [31][32] In the summer of 1992, Universal Studios Florida opened American Tail: Fievel's Playland, a playground featuring set recreations of An American Tail and Fievel Goes West. 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[66][60] Empire opined that, despite its enjoyable comedic relief characters and "fantastic chase scenes", Fievel Goes West suffered from being "fairly predictable". [incomplete] *The movie begins as we see a place of the old west called Texas, then we see the title "An Americam Tail: Fievel Goes West". An Entertainment Weekly review compared the score to the soundtracks of Gunsmoke and Oklahoma! [70], Time Out London published an ecstatic review of Fievel Goes West: "Miles better than the overrated American Tail, this laugh-packed sequel boasts all the classic elements so often missing from modern cartoon features: a straightforward zip-zang-boom storyline, clearly etched characters with instantly identifiable flaws, tip-top voice-overs by well-chosen celebrities, and oodles of elasticated slapstick. [35] Steven Hulett of the union Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists opined that the low performances of both Fievel Goes West and We're Back! [51][52][28][53] However, it wasn't competing with the Disney production in Canada, and it failed there too according to a Universal executive, who also blamed Spielberg's lack of involvement in the marketing due to being too busy on Hook. Amblimation - 207-211 The Vale, Acton, London, England, UK. Look out pardners, there's a new mouse in town!. An LCD game based on the film was created by Tiger Electronics in 1991. This was the same day Walt Disney Pictures' Beauty and the Beast (1991) was distributed, making it the first time in history two animated films were released on one date instead of two separate ones. "[6] Nancy Beiman originally worked as a regular animator on Fievel Goes West, but became a supervisor on the project six months after she entered Amblimation. [68] Roger Hurlburt called its animation "bright and sassy, "colorful backdrops" and "eye-filling uses of exciting angles". "[28] Multiple reviewers condemned Fievel Goes West's lack of a cohesive story[58][59][60][61][62] and extremely fast pace. Need some streaming picks for the month? "[72] The Washington Post praised it for being "quick, vivid and a real hoot to viewers of any age", but also noted its wonky setup: "the family is tricked into a cross-country quest by a fast-talking fake mouse [...] Not only are the marionette's strings fully visible during Cat R. Waul's spiel, but the cat can be seen through a sewer grate. [16], Apart from one computer-generated pick-up shot of the valley's ground, all of the film was hand-drawn animated; and the process was so intensive that it took at least one week to complete a minute of animation, around sixty artists to paint approximately 230,000 cels,[17] and a week for a single animator to finish three seconds of animation. According to Nichols, three million copies were rumored to be circulated, although MCA/Universal was willing to reveal the real number. It is set chronologically fourth in the in-series timeline. However, before Cat R. Waul can eat Fievel to keep his plan from becoming undone, he hears Tanya singing and is enchanted by her voice. remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Meanwhile, Fievel, Cat R. Waul and the central story languish. A Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game of the same name was released in 1994; it was heavily praised by video game critics for its presentation, although its simple gameplay garnered divided opinions. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West subtitles. The cats fly into the air and land into a mailbag, which a passing train picks up and leaves. Kenneth Chisholm . "[59] The Radio Times enjoyed the animation the least, "the animation could easily have been done in the 1940s, such is its flat traditionalism. [63] Solomon highlighted its "tricky point-of-view shots, such as inside a rolling tumbleweed", and the changes to most of the character designs;[60] while Brenna Kield of the Sun-Sentinel highlighted the realism in the scenery and character movements. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, known as the second American Tail film, was the first production for Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio, a collaboration of Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment, whose offices were located in London. [103] The release was pulled from the shelves in January 1993. : A Dinosaur Story (1993) resulted from the poor quality of their stories, "and animation is a story-driven art form". While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country. It received mixed critical reviews upon its release, with criticism pointed towards the story and fast pace, although the animation, humor, musical score, and voice acting received praise. I'm a big fan. It is the 1991 sequel to the 1986 film An American Tail , the second film released in the American Tail series, and the fourth installment in terms of the series' fictional chronology. Little Fievel Mousekewitz and family leave the Bronx for the Old West. [37] Tom Pollock, a Universal chairman, also had faith Fievel Goes West would perform well. [95], Comedy television series such as 30 Rock,[96] Brooklyn Nine-Nine,[97] and Rick and Morty have referenced Fievel Goes West. [7] As Bluth explained, "the business deal wasn't such that it helped our company. "[89] A 2016 review from Greg Jameson of Entertainment Focus opined it "has less universal appeal than the original, because the themes aren't as rooted in human experience so it packs less of an emotional punch." Fievel and other mice haunt the monster, with the result they want to track him down. If You Build It, He Will Come, or Paint It as in Michelangelo’s Case. It is the sequel to An American Tail and Celebrate The 5th Anniversary of "An American Tail." To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected. [50], According to The Washington Post, Fievel Goes West tied with For the Boys (1991) for "the dubious if unofficial distinction of the fastest failure of a big-budget holiday movie. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Thermos A sweet thermos from 1991 depicting the gang from An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The fact that, unlike other Bluth films, An American Tail ended with a Sequel Hook and was actually intended to have a sequel did help swing opinions in its favor when it was announced. Picking up some years after the events of the first film, the Mousekewitz family are disillusioned with living in New York, with … "[51] Some journalists and film executives attributed the film's weak box office to the intense competition it faced with Beauty and the Beast. Unaware of this, the Mousekewitz's begin their journey west, while their true cat friend, Tiger, follows intent on following his girlfriend gone in the same direction. Enamored by his new personality, Miss Kitty and Tiger are reunited. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. "[65] Some reviewers were also uncomforted by the Indian mice tribe as being racially insensitive. Tiger "[36], Opening to 1,400 theaters in the United States,[29] Fievel Goes West has, as of November 30, 2019, the 110th widest G-rated release of all time[39] and the 96th widest G-rated film opening in the United States. They are trying to get away from cats, but they find their move doesn't work out as easy as they would like. Play An American Tail – Fievel Goes West online. This one is a classic. In addition to garnering more home media releases, TV airings, and video game adaptations later on, the film has made numerous 2010s retrospective best-of lists from online publications, especially best Netflix-available Western films. [24], Both Fievel Goes West and Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991) began their United States theater runs on November 22, 1991; this was the first-ever instance of two animated films being released on the same day, "a testimony to the revival of interest in feature-length animation" according to the Boston Herald. Meanwhile, Tiger's girlfriend, Miss Kitty, leaves him to find a new life out west, remarking that perhaps she is looking for "a cat that's more like a dog". [124] In 2020, NBCUniversal regained rights to the series and is set to stream on Peacock,[125] over two decades after being abandoned since the release of the DTV films in the late 1990s. Tony, assumed to be a few years older, only appears as a background character in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West as a cameo. Print instantly, or sync to our free PC, web and mobile apps. "[86] Both Fievel Goes West and the first American Tail were tied for the number-five spot of a list of best non-Disney films from My Web Times: "Political and historical, these feature some fab songs and fun voice-over work from the likes of Jimmy Stewart (in his last role), John Cleese, Madeline Kahn and Dom DeLuise. An American Tail Movie Book is a 1998 Interactive storybook for Windows and Macintosh developed by Wayforward Technologies and published by Sound Source Interactive. From shop TheOddOwl. [28][99] Nichols and Tower Video's John Thrasher predicted it would do well in sales due to a lack of competition. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a Super NES video game released in 1994. [57] Peter M. Nichols analyzed Fievel Goes West "was panned on the ground that it was not so innovative as other new animated films, notably Beauty and the Beast from Disney, the leader in animation. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves a good cartoon movie. 5 out of 5 stars (1,552) 1,552 reviews. Celebrate Black History Month with some of the most iconic figures in Hollywood. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West holds a 54% critical percentage on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. The hero, Wylie Burp, … [100], Beginning November 18, 1994, McDonald's, in a deal with MCA/Universal, offered customers a $2.50 rebate on a video purchase of Jurassic Park (1993) if they purchased from McDonald's one of the following tapes for six dollars: Fievel Goes West, The Land Before Time (1988), Back to the Future (1985), and Field of Dreams (1989). According to Nibbelink, "Much of the improvisation and gags in the film comes from the tape, about 50 percent. "[17] The biggest focus was on Cat R. Waul, as the directors focused on making it "feel as if the character is John Cleese rather than a cat with John Cleese's voice. Mama Mousekewitz voiced by Erica Yohn and 2 others . The film was not directed by Don Bluth, but was instead directed by Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells. [7] Fievel Goes West was its first production, and over 250 crew members from 15 different nations[6] worked on the project starting May 1989. [94] On April 28, 2018, Fievel Goes West was screened at the Autry Museum of the American West, a Los Angeles museum of the history of the American West. Bluth stated in April 1992 that he regretted his decision, admitting that he disliked the final product of Fievel Goes West and "maybe we could've helped that film a little more. Postal Service began selling envelopes with 29-cent Western-Americana-themed stamps designed by Harry Zelenko to promote the home video of Fievel Goes West; 19 of them were reissued on May 1 using recycled paper. This is one of very few sequels that really deserve the title of the original classics. [7] Nibbelink and Wells had both previously worked with Spielberg as supervising animators on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 12 of 15 people found this review helpful. Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. This FAQ is empty. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West [112] Similar two-film DVD collections were released in Spain on June 22, 2009,[113] and the United States on August 22, 2010. His family is devastated once again over his loss and arrive in Green River, Utah with heavy hearts. Dennis Hunt suggested "the complex story line and the scary villains didn't quite click with the kiddies",[54] and Bernard Weinraub wrote that "even children were not especially interested in an old-fashioned animated movie". [18] While not assigned to supervise Miss Kitty's animation, she asked for the position and got it. Fast, free delivery. [13] The voice actors were videotaped during their recording sessions, and the animators used the footage for how the characters would move in the film. An outcast Husky risks his life with other sled dogs to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. An American Tail Movie Book. A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. A Dinosaur's Story (1993), Balto (1995), and a screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats which never saw completion. Cat R. Waul approaches the mice and proposes to build a new saloon together, although intending to trick the mice into doing the bulk of the work and then eat them afterwards. Fievel, the cute little mouse from An American Tail, is going west for Fievel Goes West. [75], Most critics found the animation high-quality in general. [38] Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg stated in regards to the competition, "We've competed with Amblin before and learned that there's enough room for both. I've loved this movie since I was in 1st grade,( thats when it came out into theaters). 3 minutes 45 seconds Added: May 26, 2020 "[87] In her book Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films (Jewish Lives), Molly Haskell wrote that both An American Tail and its sequel Fievel Goes West were oddly more "personal" for Spielberg than Schindler's List (1993), "the film that certified the director's rebirth as a Jew, and his much-vaunted evolution into a newfound 'maturity.