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 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 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.

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]

References


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