The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
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Two brave mice travel to the Australian Outback to rescue a young boy from a dangerous poacher.
The story
In the Australian Outback, a young boy named Cody befriends a rare golden eagle named Marahute. However, the eagle's habitat is threatened by Percival C. McLeach, a villainous poacher who seeks to capture the bird for profit. After Cody is captured by McLeach and presumed dead by authorities, the Rescue Aid Society's elite agents, Bernard and Miss Bianca, are dispatched to the remote wilderness. Accompanied by a local hopping mouse named Jake and a large albatross named Wilbur, the duo must navigate the harsh Australian environment to find and rescue Cody before the poacher can claim his prize.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After Cody is captured by McLeach and his location is hidden, Bernard and Bianca travel to Australia with the help of Wilbur the albatross and Jake the hopping mouse. They navigate the Outback to find Cody, who is being held by McLeach at Crocodile Falls. During the journey, Wilbur is injured but remains loyal. At the hideout, McLeach captures Marahute and the others. Bernard manages to hide Marahute's eggs from a pet goanna. At the falls, McLeach intends to feed Cody to crocodiles to eliminate him as a witness. Bernard manages to disable McLeach's vehicle and trick the goanna into crashing into the poacher. McLeach is washed over a waterfall to his death, and the crocodiles are distracted by him. Bernard rescues Cody from the water, and the group is reunited with Marahute. The film ends with Bernard and Bianca successfully proposing to one another while Wilbur remains with the hatching eggs.
- First release year
- 1990
- Runtime (minutes)
- 77
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Hendel Butoy; Mike Gabriel
- Writers
- Jim Cox · screenplay; Karey Kirkpatrick · screenplay; Byron Simpson · screenplay; Joe Ranft · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Bob Newhart · Bernard; Eva Gabor · Miss Bianca; John Candy · Wilbur; Tristan Rogers · Jake; Adam Ryen · Cody; Wayne Robson · Frank; George C. Scott · Percival C. McLeach; Peter Firth · Red; Carla Meyer · Faloo; Bernard Fox · Chairmouse; Frank Welker · Marahute
- Genres
- animated; adventure; comedy-drama
- Tone and mood
- adventure; action
- Premise and plot tags
- rescue mission; animal adventure; buddy film
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Rescuers (1977)
- Franchise connections
- The Rescuers
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics but underperformed at the box office, becoming a box office bomb.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 68 · scale: 100 · review count: 20
- Production trivia
- First feature film to be completely created digitally using the CAPS process.; The film was released as a double feature with the short film The Prince and the Pauper.
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