For more videos related to this film, check out our curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZGDn_0JuxSMG1s2W92oAgT- The Great Mouse Detective (74 min) Synopsis: Toymaker Hiram Flaversham is taken from his shop by the nefarious Professor Ratigan, the world’s greatest criminal mind, and his bat henchman Fidget. Hiram’s daughter, Olivia, enlists the help of renowned Detective Basil of Baker Street and his associate Major Dr. David Q. Dawson to find her father. With the help of his trusty basset hound Toby, Basil, Dawson, and Olivia track Ratigan through the streets of London to a seedy pub on the River Thames. They follow Fidget to Ratigan’s lair, where they are captured and trapped in a giant mousetrap. As Ratigan bids them goodbye so soon, he reveals his plans to use Hiram’s animatronic doll of Queen Mousetoria to assume the throne during the celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. With the fate of the Queen resting on his shoulders, Basil must call on all his deductive powers to outwit the dastardly Professor Ratigan and save the day. Cast: Vincent Price (Ratigan), Barrie Ingham (Basil), Val Bettin (Dr. Dawson), Susanne Pollatschek (Olivia), Candy Candido (Fidget), Diana Chesney (Mrs. Judson), Alan Young (Hiram Flaversham) Songs: “The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind,” “Let Me Be Good to You,” “Goodbye So Soon,” Directed by John Musker, Ron Clements, Dave Michener, Burny Mattinson. Released on July 2, 1986. US Theatrical Reissue: February 14, 1992 US Home Media Release: July 17, 1992 (VHS/LD); August 31, 1999 (VHS); July 23, 2002 (DVD/VHS); April 13, 2010 (DVD); October 9, 2012 (BR) Trivia: • Frames: 106,560 • Based on Eve Titus’s book, Basil of Baker Street. • The score was written by composer Henry Mancini, who also collaborated on two of the three featured songs with lyricists Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh; the third song, “Let Me Be Good to You,” was written and performed by Melissa Manchester. • After a four-year period of story development, animation took just over one year to complete. • A total of 125 artists were involved in making the film. • An innovative application of computer technology can be seen in the climactic scene where Basil faces Ratigan in a final confrontation inside the turning and thrashing gearworks of Big Ben. The 54 moving gears, winches, ratchets, beams, and pulleys were literally drawn by the computer, and created a unique background for the characters that had been animated in the usual way. • The film was re-released in theaters in 1992 under the title The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.