Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Barrie Ingham
- Basil
- (voice)
- …
Val Bettin
- Dawson
- (voice)
- …
Susanne Pollatschek
- Olivia
- (voice)
Candy Candido
- Fidget
- (voice)
- …
Diana Chesney
- Mrs. Judson
- (voice)
Eve Brenner
- The Mouse Queen
- (voice)
Alan Young
- Flaversham
- (voice)
Basil Rathbone
- Sherlock Holmes
- (archive sound)
Laurie Main
- Watson
- (voice)
Shani Wallis
- Lady Mouse
- (voice)
Ellen Fitzhugh
- Bar Maid
- (voice)
Walker Edmiston
- Citizen
- (voice)
- …
Wayne Allwine
- Thug Guard
- (voice)
Tony Anselmo
- Thug Guard
- (voice)
Brian Cummings
- Singing Spider
- (uncredited)
- …
Linda Gary
- Singing Ant
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the recording of Vincent Price's lines, animators sketched his exaggerated Shakespearean gestures and worked them into the animated poses for Ratigan.
- GoofsFidget somehow finds Olivia at Basil's apartment, yet it's evident that Ratigan did not instruct him to go there. The arch-villain was surprised when Fidget told him he ran into Basil at the toy shop, and obviously didn't realize that Basil was already working on this particular case.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Dr. Dawson: [voice over] From that time on, Basil and I were a close team. We had many cases together, but I'll always look back on that first with the most fondness; my introduction to Basil of Baker Street, the great mouse detective.
- Alternate versionsThe 1992 re-release altered the title to "The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective". This was formerly the dominant version until the 2010 DVD release, which brings back the original 1986 version, complete with the original title card.
- SoundtracksThe World's Greatest Criminal Mind
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh
Performed by Vincent Price and Chorus (uncredited)
Featured review
A forgotten Disney masterpiece.
This is probably one of the most unknown Disney classics.
For the time the movie was quite new and revolutionary and it doesn't quite fit in with the other movies Disney made in that period., perhaps that's the reason why it has been forgotten. But "The Great Mouse Detective" deserves to be known and seen.
The characters are real classics and one of the best to have ever appeared in a Disney movie. Actually Professor Ratigan (voiced by the legendary Vincent Price) is quite possibly my favorite movie villain of all time. No wonder that it was Vincent Price's favorite role. His style and humor is priceless and it cracks me up every time. But the other characters are also very memorable. I especially like the character of doctor Dawson.
The story is good and very pleasant and very mature compared to other Disney's from that period. But of course the idea of making a story about the mouse version of Sherlock Holmes alone is already good enough to make a fun movie about.
One of the other things that makes this movie different compared to other Disney's from that period are the songs or better said the lack of it. The movie features only one song (3 if you count the bar song and the goodbye, so soon song.). But it's not a miss. The surprising magnificent musical score by famous composer Henry Mancini make up for this loss.
The movie has a very spectacular final on and in the famous Big Ben. It's by far my favorite Disney movie ending.
Certainly a fun movie to watch over and over again.
10/10
P.S.: If you're Dutch speaking, I highly recommend that you watch this movie Dutch spoken. Believe it or not it's even better and more fun then the English version! Believe me, just give it a shot.
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
For the time the movie was quite new and revolutionary and it doesn't quite fit in with the other movies Disney made in that period., perhaps that's the reason why it has been forgotten. But "The Great Mouse Detective" deserves to be known and seen.
The characters are real classics and one of the best to have ever appeared in a Disney movie. Actually Professor Ratigan (voiced by the legendary Vincent Price) is quite possibly my favorite movie villain of all time. No wonder that it was Vincent Price's favorite role. His style and humor is priceless and it cracks me up every time. But the other characters are also very memorable. I especially like the character of doctor Dawson.
The story is good and very pleasant and very mature compared to other Disney's from that period. But of course the idea of making a story about the mouse version of Sherlock Holmes alone is already good enough to make a fun movie about.
One of the other things that makes this movie different compared to other Disney's from that period are the songs or better said the lack of it. The movie features only one song (3 if you count the bar song and the goodbye, so soon song.). But it's not a miss. The surprising magnificent musical score by famous composer Henry Mancini make up for this loss.
The movie has a very spectacular final on and in the famous Big Ben. It's by far my favorite Disney movie ending.
Certainly a fun movie to watch over and over again.
10/10
P.S.: If you're Dutch speaking, I highly recommend that you watch this movie Dutch spoken. Believe it or not it's even better and more fun then the English version! Believe me, just give it a shot.
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
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- Boba_Fett1138
- Oct 17, 2003
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Basil of Baker Street
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,625,550
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,220,225
- Jul 6, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $38,625,550
- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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