An American Tail (franchise)
An American Tail is a franchise based on the 1986 animated film of the same name directed by Don Bluth and produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios/Amblin Entertainment.
The franchise follows the adventures of Fievel Mousekewitz, a Russian Jewish mouse immigrant to the United States in 1885.
Media
Films
An American Tail
An American Tail is a 1986 film which follows Fievel and his family as they immigrate from Russia to the United States and how he subsequently gets lost and aims to reunite with them.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a 1991 western sequel to An American Tail.
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island is a 1998/2000 direct-to-video sequel.
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster is a 1999/2000 direct-to-video sequel.
Video games
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a 1994 Super NES video game based on the film of the same name.
An American Tail: Fievel's Gold Rush
An American Tail: Fievel's Gold Rush is a 2002 platform game developed by Hokus-Pokus.
Music
"Somewhere Out There"
"Somewhere Out There" is the theme song of An American Tail, performed by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram.
"Dreams to Dream"
"Dreams to Dream" is the theme song of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, performed by Linda Ronstadt.
Other
Fievel's American Tails
Fievel's American Tails is a 1992 spin-off TV series which continued the story of An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.
An American Tail Theatre
An American Tail Theatre was a live stage show based on An American Tail: Fievel Goes West at various Universal Parks & Resorts theme parks that ran from 1990 to 1992.
Cast and characters
| Characters | Films | Television series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An American Tail (1986) |
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) |
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) |
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (2000) |
Fievel's American Tails (1992) | |
| Fievel Mousekewitz | Phillip Glasser | Thomas Dekker | Phillip Glasser | ||
| Tanya Mousekewitz | Amy Green Betsy Cathcart (singing voice) |
Cathy Cavadini | Lacey Chabert | Cathy Cavadini | |
| Papa Mousekewitz | Nehemiah Persoff | Lloyd Battista | |||
| Mama Mouskewitz | Erica Yohn | Jane Singer | Susan Silo | ||
| Tiger | Dom DeLuise | ||||
| Tony Toponi | Pat Musick | Silent cameo | Pat Musick | ||
| Bridget | Cathianne Blore | Silent cameo | |||
| Honest John | Neil Ross | Silent cameo | |||
| Henri | Christopher Plummer | Silent cameo | |||
| Warren T. Rat | John P. Finnegan | ||||
| Digit | Will Ryan | ||||
| Gussie Mausheimer | Madeline Kahn | ||||
| Cat R. Waul | John Cleese | Gerrit Graham | |||
| T.R. Chula | Jon Lovitz | Dan Castellaneta | |||
| Miss Kitty | Amy Irving | Cynthia Ferrer | |||
| Wylie Burp | James Stewart | ||||
| Sweet William | Silent cameo | Kenneth Mars | |||
Crew
| Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Composer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An American Tail | Don Bluth | Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy |
screenplay: Judy Freudberg & Tony Geiss story: David Kirschner Judy Freudberg & Tony Geiss |
James Horner | Dan Molina |
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Phil Nibbelink Simon Wells |
Steven Spielberg Robert Watts |
screenplay: Flint Dille story: Charles Swenson |
Nick Fletcher | |
| An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Larry Latham | Larry Latham | Len Uhley | Patrick Griffin Michael Tavera |
Danik Thomas |
| An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | Michael Tavera |
Critical reception
| Title | Rotten Tomatoes |
| An American Tail | 68%[1] |
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | 40%[2] |