
Cody, a 9-year-old boy from Mugwomp Flats responds to a distress call about a trapped giant Golden Eagle called Marahute. Freeing her, he gains a close friendship with the bird. However, Cody is soon abducted by the murderous poacher, Percival McLeach, who is after that bird which is of a highly endangered species and therefore an extremely profitable quarry. In a panic, a mouse Cody freed from one of McLeach's traps sends a desperate call for help to the Rescue Aid Society i... (Full plot summary below)
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Cody, a 9-year-old boy from Mugwomp Flats responds to a distress call about a trapped giant Golden Eagle called Marahute. Freeing her, he gains a close friendship with the bird. However, Cody is soon abducted by the murderous poacher, Percival McLeach, who is after that bird which is of a highly endangered species and therefore an extremely profitable quarry. In a panic, a mouse Cody freed from one of McLeach's traps sends a desperate call for help to the Rescue Aid Society in New York City who assigns their top agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, to the task. With transportation provided by the goofy albatross, Wilbur, the agents arrive in Australia and link up with the RAS' local field operative, Jake the Kangaroo Rat. Together, the trio must race against time to find Cody, stop McLeach, and save Marahute.
Leave your thoughts about The Rescuers Down Under.
| Entertainment WeeklyAngeline GoreauThe Rescuers Down Under, directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel, carries its ambitions with an easy grace, expanding the art of animation to fresh ground without losing sight of the silly fun we love cartoons for. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyA gorgeously drawn myth made for plucky children and very brave mice. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrIt's a far better piece of animation than the dismal Oliver and Company of 1988 and last year's smartly conceived but indifferently executed Little Mermaid. Butoy and Gabriel obviously love their medium, the first Disney directors to do so in years. |
| Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonWith its exhilarating action sequences, Walt Disney Pictures' The Rescuers Down Under challenges the adventure films of Spielberg and Lucas and confirms the special power of animation to present extravagant fantasies on screen. |
| Boston GlobeBeth DunlopA gorgeously drawn myth made for plucky children and very brave mice. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe flight sequence and many of the other action scenes in this new Disney animated feature create an exhilaration and freedom that are liberating. And the rest of the story is fun, too. |
| The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonIt’s a gorgeous, visually ambitious film, full of show-offy setpieces reportedly inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki. |
| Common Sense MediaEllen MacKayA rare sequel that improves on the original. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseTweaks the formula with a brisker pace, and development of leading characters...and action sequences... [Blu-ray] |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonThere's only the one thing it does flat-out wrong: this otherwise delightful adventure-comedy has a completely meandering, aimless story. |