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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

1991 · 75 min

A lively, song-filled animated adventure that feels like a warm, old-fashioned Western with talking animals and a plucky hero.

Directed by
Simon Wells, Phil Nibbelink
Genres
Animation, Family, Western
Starring
Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Erica Yohn
Tagline
Look out pardners, there's a new mouse in town!
Overview
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan.

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Directed by
Simon Wells, Phil Nibbelink
Genres
Animation, Family, Western
Starring
Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Erica Yohn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • musical
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, family, western, adventure, comedy
Directed by
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Starring
Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Erica Yohn, Cathy Cavadini, Nehemiah Persoff, Dom DeLuise, Amy Irving, John Cleese
Music
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Country
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Languages
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