The Rescuers (1977)
from Reel Deep Dive Hosted by Ryan Valentine
Often considered one of the few bright spots during a particularly inauspicious creative rut in Disney's history, The Rescuers marked a key transitional phase of the company's evolution. The Rescuers is the last Disney animated film to feature significant contributions from any of the Nine Old Men, the core animators from the studio's golden era. The Rescuers is also the first Disney animated film to feature significant contributions from animators who'd be important to the Disney Renaissance period that'd begin with 1989's The Little Mermaid. The Rescuers is also the only Disney animated film to have Don Bluth as a credited animation director; his decision to acrimoniously split from Disney and start a competing animation studio was reached while working on this movie. Ryan is joined by Rachel for a breakdown of this often-underrated feature. Talking points include how the plot deviated from its source material over the course of the the movie's lengthy development period, the characterization (and body movements) of main villain Madame Medusa, the storytelling's focus on action/adventure, and the prevalence of orphans in children's fiction.
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