Synopsis
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
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Cast
- Bob NewhartBernard (voice)
- Eva GaborMiss Bianca (voice)
- John CandyWilbur (voice)
- Tristan RogersJake (voice)
- Adam RyenCody (voice)
- George C. ScottMcLeach (voice)
- Wayne RobsonFrank (voice)
- Douglas SealeKrebbs (voice)
- Frank WelkerJoanna (voice)
- Bernard FoxChairman / Doctor (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
The 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. - 88
Chicago Tribune
It'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. - 83
The A.V. Club
It’s a gorgeous, visually ambitious film, full of show-offy setpieces reportedly inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The 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. - 75
Boston Globe
Unlike The Rescuers of 1977, which was flat and negligible, this sequel features full-bodied images and a number of distinctive, memorable characters. It also features an adventure plot that serves as a wry, environmentally conscious allegory while it entertains the kids. [06 Nov 1990, p.77p] - 70
Washington Post
A gorgeously drawn myth made for plucky children and very brave mice. - 50
Time Out
Inoffensive as they are, humble Bernard and the aristocratic Bianca are not the studio's most memorable creations; and for all the quaintly old-fashioned romance and desperately broad comedy, this is nothing if not an adventure film. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The film suffers from some action and plotting that is questionable in a children's film. The villain is far too malignant, the young vigilante hero seems to be a kiddie Rambo, and some of the action is quite violent, if not tasteless.
