Jesper Brun An American Tail is cute. Not AS dark as other movies by Don Bluth, but it still carries his mark in the atmosphere. A family of mice emigrates from Russia to America where they have been told there are no cats and the streets are paved with cheese. A well made allegory to the migration towards The New World in the late 19th century. And the world of the mice is also frequently shown parallel to that of the humns. That's clever. Fievel is torn away from his family and tries hard to find them again and comes across many different characters in the streets of New York. Admittedly, I didn't find them very memorable, but they were good natured and served at least a purpose by helping Fievel on his journey. The best thing about it is how Fievel is tested by how much trouble and hardships he goes through. And it is heartwrenching seeing how close he comes to reunite with his family and still manages to avoid it. That makes us so much more eager to see him succeed and makes the reunion so much more delightful. An American Tail does not shy away from torturing its main characters emotionally, but it is still lighter in tone than the other movies with Don Bluth's signature bleakness in them.

gavin6942 While emigrating to the United States, a young Jewish mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.The animation of this film is some of Don Bluth's best work. The story, on the other hand, is heavily influenced by Steven Spielberg, who took bits and pieces of his own family's story as they came to America. Now, my guess is they were not involved in the Wild West (as in the sequel), but for the first time around the parallels are there.Did immigrants see America as a land without cats and streets paved with golden cheese? It seems absurd that anyone would have this expectation, but at the same time it is not completely wrong. Exaggerated, yes, but compared to the hardships and often death waiting behind in Eastern Europe, the slums of New York might have been seen as a salvation -- in many ways they were!

Richard Dominguez Don Bluth Has Done It Again, After Seeing "The Secret Of NIMH" (One Of My 2 Favorite Animated Movies) I Now Have To Make Room For "An American Tail" ... The Story Of Immigration Seen Through The Eyes Of A Young Mouse Is The Story Of All Our Fore-Fathers ... The Story Is A Wonderful Imagery Of "Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness" ... Fievel Is Mesmerized With Wonderful Stories Of His New Home America Only To Find Danger, Loneliness, Fear, Hunger And Desperation ... Yet Fievel Has Faith And A Never Erring Sense Of Belonging To Something Much Much Bigger Than Himself ... In The End He Finds That Yes The Streets Are Paved With Cheese (Gold) In America Only When We Realize That The Cheese (Gold) We Came Looking For Is In The Form Of Family, Friends, Opportunity And Happiness ... Dom Deluse (Also Does A Voice In The Secret Of NIMH) And Madeline Kahn As Well As Christopher Plummer Bring Believability To The Cartoon Characters They Portray ... The Simple Animation Is A Don Bluth Trademark, Leaving The Wonder To The Story Telling And Not The Animation ... I Am Flabbergasted That I Waited This Long To See This Movie And I Am Glad I Didn't Miss Out ... I Will Be Giving Fievel Another Shot At Bringing A Tear To My Eyes (Did I Really Say That) ...

Petri Pelkonen Family Mousekewitz is a Russian-Jewish family who goes to America in search of a better life.But their son Fievel is separated from his family.Will he ever be reunited with his family? An American Tail (1986) is directed by Don Bluth.It's produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.There are some great voice artists lending their voices to the characters.Phillip Glasser is the voice of Fievel.The veteran actor Nehemiah Persoff, who is 92 years old today, is the voice of Papa.Erica Yohn is Mama.Amy Green is Tanya.Recent Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer does the voice of Henri.John Finnegan is Warren T. Rat.Pat Musick is Tony Toponi.Madeline Kahn is heard as Gussie Mausheimer.Dom DeLuise can be heard as Tiger.This is something the whole family can enjoy.The adventure works, and dramatically it's a pretty great experience.Not to forget the music.Take "There Are No Cats in America" for instance.Very catchy.The film was a success and had a few sequels plus a TV series.