The Rescuers (1977)

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The Rescuers
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Directed by	John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman and Art Stevens
Cast	Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan, John Fiedler, Bernard Fox, John McIntire and Dub Taylor
Theatrical Release	June 22, 1977
DVD Release	May 20, 2003
Running Time	76 minutes
MPAA Rating	G (General Audience)
UPC Code	786936144420
Buy this item	$14.99 at Amazon.com As of Jul 21 9:53 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1) Or 52 new from $10.24, 25 used from $9.98, 2 collectible from $22.98

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User Reviews

Average user review:

(88 reviews)

Thanks for the memories!

I loved this film since I was ten (1977). Good memories!

Good service. Thanks! May 28, 2008

The Rescuers

This DVD is very heartwarming and great for the whole family to watch together, or even by yourself. I love the scenery, characters, shoot I just love the whole thing. I highly reccommend this DVD for anyone that loves Disney and Animation.
Leslie May 11, 2008

Great movie

I definitely didn't remember this movie being as dark and depressing but still a great cartoon for the collection. February 24, 2008

Great Movie!

This is a Disney classic. Just like watching it for the very 1st time. January 18, 2008

Danger and Adventure in Devil's Bayou

This movie is touching, charming and entertaining. It pulls at the heartstrings, too.

Scrappy orphan Penny is captured by the flamboyantly wicked Madame Medusa, voiced wonderfully by Geraldine Page. She is the evil redhead who will stop at nothing to get her hands on something valuable, even at the expense of putting poor Penny in grave danger.

This is a bit unusual for a Disney film, and that may be why I like it. I am not familiar with the literature upon which it's based, but I thoroughly enjoy the setting, story, and characters. Bianca and Bernard are a great duo, voiced to perfection by Eva Gabor and Bob Newhart. Madame Medusa could be Cruella DeVil's cousin, she's so bad and greedy and loud.
And I just love the old riverboat. What a unique setting.

But I think the true key to The Rescuers' charms lie in the fact that it's all about a little girl who is all alone in the world, and then in real jeopardy. Anyone can relate to loneliness and being wanted. You can't help but want Penny to overcome her obstacles, to escape her captors, maybe even find happiness.

This isn't a big Disney success like Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, or Beauty and the Beast, but it most definitely deserves at least a look. It's got that rough, sketchy Xeroxed animation style of Disney's 1960's and 1970's cartoon films (the same technique was used to animate 101 Dalmations, The Jungle Book, and The Aristocats, among others). January 7, 2008

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