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in designing the look of the film and its characters bluth worked with amblin entertainment and the sears marketing department sears had a major marketing push on the main character he decided to make a stylistic shift from the more angular modern style of animation of the time to a style similar to disney animation from the 1940s where the characters have a softer and cuddlier feel this proved successful and at release many critics praised the old fashioned style of the film s look and feel 10 this was during a period when the market for nostalgia was particularly strong among baby boomers 14 who at this time were seeking products for their young children and only three years before the beginning of the disney renaissance for the studio bluth once worked for animation edit bluth preferred to storyboard an entire picture but it soon proved to be an enormous task larry leker was brought in to assist turning bluth s rough sketches into final storyboard panels bluth commented that he would then send them over to spielberg often i brought them over myself so that i could explain them steven would get very excited by what he saw and we d edit the boards right there adding more drawings or trimming some back a large crew of animators was pulled together from around the world using cel painters in ireland discussion arose about moving the entire production to ireland but spielberg balked at the idea of a story called an american tail being produced overseas 15 at this time bluth and his crew discovered that using a video printer greatly increased their productivity they could videotape an action then print out small black and white thermal images from the tape for reference for both human and animal characters a shorthand method similar to the rotoscoping technique called in fact xerography used since the earliest days of animation in which sequences are shot in live action and traced onto animation cels they also utilized the process of building models and photographing them particularly the ship at sea and the giant mouse of minsk 13 a technique also used in many disney films production difficulties edit during production amblin and universal expected to view the dailies and approve all major work on the film and various outside parties also requested changes here and there the production buckled under the excessive oversight and bluth felt that he was losing freedom of control over the production process as the release deadline approached pressure grew among the crew and numerous problems arose ranging from slower than expected cel painting in ireland to low footage output by some animators also the songwriters had written the score much later than originally desired suddenly scenes had to be dropped to save time and money and new shorter scenes had to be created to help pick up the story points lost in the process sometimes making the story line look jumbled notable cuts include the mousekewitzes journey across europe a scene in which they first meet tiger and he gets stuck up in a tree an upbeat song that fievel was planned to sing while imprisoned in the sweatshop and a scene that gave greater explanation of the changing of names at ellis island cuts are also responsible for baby yasha s apparent disappearance after the boat trip 16 the film was also plagued by union difficulties bluth had agreed to accept 6 5 million to get it produced which later grew to 9 million at a time when disney was spending around 12 million per film he knew it would be difficult but felt it was worth the sacrifice to work with spielberg on a major project with the agreement of his employees salaries were frozen for a year and half unlike the former bluth studios the new sullivan bluth studios were non union and when many workers attempted to withdraw from the union it sparked a battle between bluth and the union that continued through most of the production it was mostly this struggle that later compelled bluth to relocate to ireland which he felt offered a more supportive atmosphere 17 music edit main article an american tail soundtrack the soundtrack to an american tail consisted of an original score composed by james horner which was performed by the london symphony orchestra and the choir of king s college and four original songs composed by cynthia weil and barry mann in collaboration with horner 16 the song somewhere out there performed by linda ronstadt and james ingram it later went on to win two grammy awards for song of the year and best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television it would become one of the most popular songs from an animated feature since the 1950s 18 an official soundtrack containing 14 tracks from the film was first released on november 21 1986 by mca records and was made available on audio cassette vinyl record and cd 19 it was later released digitally by geffen records on february 5 2013 20 intrada records released an expanded edition on february 12 2019 21 reception edit box office edit the film has grossed up to 47 million in the united states and canada and 84 million worldwide 22 23 at the time of its domestic release it became the highest grossing animated feature for an initial release 24 and the highest grossing non disney produced animated feature it was also one of the first animated films to outdraw a disney one beating out the great mouse detective another traditionally animated film involving mice that was released in 1986 but four months earlier by over us 22 million but the great mouse detective was more successful with critics most notably gene siskel and roger ebert 25 it would later be outgrossed by bluth s next film the land before time although oliver company would make more at the box office critical response edit on the review aggregator website rotten tomatoes 76 of 86 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 6 4 10 the website s consensus reads exquisitely animated an american tail is a sweet melancholy immigrants story 25 metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100 based on 7 critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews 26 27 critics gene siskel and roger ebert gave it two thumbs down on a november 22 1986 episode of their television program at the movies calling it the most downbeat children s movie since return to oz and that it was way too depressing for young audiences 28 both reviewers also criticized how it gave little mention that the main characters were jewish or that the attack on their home at the beginning was an antisemitic one they called it a jewish parable that doesn t want to declare itself and felt that it chickened out on its ethnic heritage 28 in his own review for the chicago sun times roger ebert gave it two stars out of four giving credit to the animation calling it full and detailed enhanced by computers and an improvement on so much recent animation that cuts corners but that the story was too dark and gloomy 29 the film s writing garnered a mixed response halliwell s film guide claimed it didn t have much in the way of narrative interest or indeed humor 30 vincent canby of the new york times called it witless if well meaning adding that its high points were scenes involving the characters gussie mausheimer and tiger 31 in his review for the chicago reader pat graham panned its flimsy characterizations but said that the overall quality of the animation baroquely executed if rather conventionally conceived makes it worth a look 32 common sense media gave it largely positive reviews commenting that this is a heartwarming animated tale about the experience of immigrants coming to america told from the perspective of an adorable young mouse an american tail should engage kids in an important part of u s history 33 rita kempley of the washington post called it a bright eyed tale of jewish triumphs that will find a place in many young hearts adding that it reiterates the happiness of homogeneity prepares the pups for both brotherhood and the free enterprise system and it s as pretty as a cascade of soap bubbles 34 roger harlburt reviewing for the sun sentinel also praised the character of fievel you ll discover in gentle fievel an endearing character that manages to be lovable without undue sentiment his eyes may tear up once in a while and his lower lip quiver but mostly he s ready to face the situation still the superb animation makes you believe fievel is a small boy lost in a big world 35 harlburt later summarized laced with action scenes and peppered with amusing dialogue the film moves along briskly little ones won t be bored original songs including never say never somewhere out there and we re a duo are also entertaining you ll marvel over the quality of plummer s singing voice and be convulsed by deluise s feline antics 35 accolades edit award category nominee s result ref academy awards best original song somewhere out there music by james horner and barry mann lyrics by cynthia weil nominated 36 ascap film and television music awards most performed songs from a motion picture won 37 bmi film tv awards most performed song from a film won 38 golden globe awards best original song nominated 39 grammy awards song of the year somewhere out there james horner barry mann and cynthia weil won 40 best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals somewhere out there linda ronstadt and james ingram nominated best album of original instrumental background score written for a motion picture or television james horner nominated best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television somewhere out there james horner barry mann and cynthia weil won saturn awards best fantasy film nominated 41 best music james horner nominated young artist awards best family motion picture animation won 42 best animation voice over group phillip glasser and amy green won american film institute recognition 2004 afi s 100 years 100 songs somewhere out there nominated 43 home media edit in september 1987 an american tail was first released on vhs and became one of mca home video s biggest sellers with sales of 1 4 million 44 it was later released on laserdisc in both regular 45 and cav play editions in november 1991 by mca universal home video in north america and cic video internationally 46 on august 11 1998 both the film and its sequel an american tail fievel goes west were digitally restored and re released onto vhs in a 2 pack box set with both videos having clamshell cases a dvd version was first made available on january 20 2004 by universal studios 47 which was presented in fullscreen aspect ratio only and contained a number of changes from earlier versions including re dubbing certain character s voices in the orphan alley scene the addition of new voices where there was previously no dialog and new humorous sound effects this version was reprinted along with other universal films such as its sequel the land before time 48 and balto 49 it was released in widescreen on blu ray for the first time on march 4 2014 which included a digital hd and ultraviolet copy 50 it had the same changes as the dvd although part of the film s end credits music score was 9 sped up this time due to time constrictions a re release of the fullscreen dvd version with new cover artwork followed on february 3 2015 51 all four american tail films were re released on a combination pack dvd released on june 13 2017 52 that release marked the first widescreen debut of the first two films on a region 1 dvd sequels and legacy edit main article an american tail franchise the film gave rise to a number of follow up media in which don bluth had no direct involvement the theatrical sequel fievel goes west directed by phil nibbelink and simon wells and produced by steven spielberg and robert watts was released in 1991 and follows the adventures of fievel and his family as they move from new york to the wild west 53 a 13 episode tv series based on it called fievel s american tails aired on the cbs network between september and december 1992 54 two direct to video films were also later produced by universal pictures home entertainment the treasure of manhattan island in 1998 55 and the mystery of the night monster in 1999 56 deluise was the only cast member to remain throughout the entire series as the voice of tiger while glasser would be replaced by thomas dekker as the voice of fievel in the direct to video sequels and various other cast members were replaced throughout the franchise the mousekewitz family would be parodied somewhat as a family of italian american fleas in a few episodes of tiny toon adventures also produced by steven spielberg a video game based on this film was released for playstation 2 only in europe in 2007 by data design interactive 57 fievel would also serve as the mascot for spielberg s amblimation animation production company in london england appearing in its production logo until the studio s replacement by dreamworks animation in 1997 58 in march 2000 fievel became the official children s spokesman for unicef with the organization s director of communications craig kornblau remarking that fievel mousekewitz is a popular endearing character for children everywhere and his immigration experiences reflect the adventures and triumphs of all cultures and their children 59 children s theatre company in minneapolis has adapted the film into a stage musical which made its world premiere on april 25 2023 an american tail the musical features book and lyrics by playwright itamar moses music and lyrics by michael mahler and alan schmuckler and directed by taibi magar the show is choreographed by katie spelman 60 the workers circle staged a livestream table read of the script on september 10th 2026 to benefit its efforts towards advancing social justice in american society the table read was hosted by ken jeong and whoopi goldberg narrated by jesse eisenberg and featured celebrities including bernadette peters oscar nuñez and mark hamill 61 alleged plagiarism edit art spiegelman accused spielberg of plagiarism because the jews are depicted as mice in the film just as in spiegelman s earlier maus a metaphor he had adopted from nazi propaganda instead of pursuing copyright litigation he opted to beat its release date by convincing his publishers to split maus into two volumes and publish the first before he even finished the second 62 references edit 1 2 3 4 an american tail 1986 afi catalog of feature films american film institute retrieved february 12 2026 1 2 3 4 5 an american tail 1986 british film institute retrieved february 12 2026 an american tail u british board of film classification november 19 1986 retrieved december 24 2025 harrington richard november 19 1989 for don bluth all dogs has its day washington post archived from the original on may 9 2023 retrieved april 1 2022 american tail cost 9 million to make and earned 75 million at the box office another 75 million from cassette sales an amer...
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