Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14528 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-12-05
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Don Bluth's An American Tail is based on the story of a young Russian mouse who is separated from his family in America and who later heads with his reunited kin out to the American West. It's pleasant, though not spectacular, and has its greatest problems in story development. Steven Spielberg produced with an eye toward creating animation hits outside of Disney, and he and Bluth certainly took a big step in that direction here. Kids like it a lot, and adults will warm to the sound of various familiar voices, such as Dom DeLuise as Tiger and Madeline Kahn as Gussie Mausheimer. It's also the source of the pop single "Somewhere Out There." --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

This is a Classic
I remember watching this movie all the time when I was a kid. I absolutely loved this movie back then and now I bought this dvd from Amazon and I found out that I still love this movie. The movie is about the Russian mouse family who emigrate to America to seek a better life. On their way to America they loose their son Fievel. The movie has a lot of great songs and many lovely characters.
I would definately recommend anybody to buy this dvd.

An Alternative History Lesson
As well as being an entertaining, fun and moving story, An American Tail is also a representation of the 1880s when many Russians would immigrate to America, believeing it to be a land of wealth and oppurtunity. As this film shows, the reality was often very different. The story follows Fievel Mousekewitz who becomes seperated from his family on the ship bringing them over to America, and his struggle to find his family once he gets there. This aspect of the story should keep children entertained (I personally loved it as a kid) but there are also many parts that should keep the adults interested, for the film does address many of the key issues facing the family's who had immigrated at the time. A fun film, where you may actually learn something. Give it a try, no matter what your age.

An American Tail
Somewhere out there is my daughter crying as she sits there watching this film, I have just got this film again for my daughters 21st birthday as she sat there gob smacked saying what how did you get this on DVD well tonight she is sat there at the age of 21 just like when she was 7 crying her heart out watching this film that is well worth the money as an American Tail is something special that all children must see

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