Event Details
The Rescue Aid Society, an international secret association of mice, receives a message in a bottle from an orphaned girl, Penny, who has been abducted by a pair of treasure collectors, Madame Medusa and her partner, Mr. Snoops. Society members Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor) and Bernard (Bob Newhart) begin a rescue journey in search of Penny. Disney’s last animated feature processed in Technicolor, this sweet detective adventure, nominated for Original Song at the Academy Awards, showcases a nostalgic ambience drawn from its distinctive color palette, which harmonizes wonderfully with the film’s dreamlike visual presentation and storyline, and its warm performances by Gabor and Newhart.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1977 | 78 min. | USA | Color | English | Rated G | DCP
DIRECTED BY: Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, Art Stevens
WRITTEN BY: Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson, Vance Gerry, Ted Berman, Burny Mattinson, Frank Thomas, David Michener, Fred Lucky, Dick Sebast
WITH: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn