#anamericantail

[minyboy]

Warren T. Rat has a deal for you... ignore the nose please.

[kryhelis]

nostalgia~ <3

[yello80s]

Day 19: Let’s have a very 80s Christmas! All I want for Christmas is all this adorable talking Fievel Mousekewitz from An American Tail (I had the non talking one)! #christmascatalog #christmas2022 #adventcalendar #christmascountdown #xmas2022 #yello80s #readyforchristmas #avery80schristmas #80swishlist #christmaswishlist #bringbackthe80s #80stoys #80sclothes #80skids #day19 #searswishbook #searsroebuck #montgomerywards #anamericantail #fievelmousekewitz https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXjy91u3xg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gregjonesjr]

New 16x20 prints and stickers available in limited quantities! They’ll be available tomorrow, November 19th-20th at #AnimePasadena2022. So fee free to drop by at table 95 in the exhibit hall! #pokemon #pocketmonsters #starwars #myheroacedemia #anamericantail #fievel #fievelmousekewitz #roshi #mashup #artprints https://www.instagram.com/p/ClH-2IULAnQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[alexgrey-bluehippo]

If ye’r bitin’ the dust, I'm goin’ down with ya! Who else preferred the sequel to the original as a kid, partially because the finale of the first movie is freaking terrifying? #giantmouseofminsk ……………………………………. #yeehawgust #anamericantail #fievelgoeswest #donbluth #amblinentertainment #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/CSX6rTPF7jT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bartoonist]

Fieval SegaWitz: This is my Sonic styled sketch of Cowboy-Fieval drawn like Miles Tails Prower the Fox if Tails were a mouse, I grew up with American Tail 1 and 2 being my favorites while 3 and 4 were okay, but Don Bluth’s AAT1 and Phil Nibbelink’s AAT2 were honestly the best animated films ever, I may be a Don Bluth fan myself but I’ve always like Phil Nibbelink’s design of Fieval the most since his Fieval design just looks smooth, cuter, and more adorable I tell you what. Because Cowboy-Fieval has like the cutest FurCheeks I’ve ever seen in that sequel I grew up watching on VHS as a kid back then, this Wild West era design of Fieval Mousekewitz was what inspired me to draw Fieval in Tails the Fox’s design in style, and I gave him whiskers to go around his nose too, I had some fun drawing this Sonic Style design of Fieval, heck it’s also a lot of fun drawing some classic Cartoon Animal and Alien characters that came before Sonic and after in that style honestly, and I know that not a lot of my favorite artists and animators I’ve been following on Tumblr since I became a Tumblr Blogger in late 2014, are on Tumblr like they used to since the Tumblr Devs had changed their policies to force Bloggers on Tumblr to limit their NSFW content back in the late 2010’s, to be honest with you folks, since I’ve rarely drawn NSFW Art only on rare occasions mostly sometimes over the years, I’ve removed the only few NSFW art pieces I’ve ever originally posted on Tumblr years and reposted them exclusively on Instagram years ago, but never mind that, because we only live our lives once since I’m an artist with autism who enjoys making art to live my life to the fullest, especially when I’m gonna be turning 31 years old next month, so I hope you folks like sonic styled sketch of Fieval Mousekewitz of course. #fievalmousekewitz #anamericantailfievelgoeswest #anamericantail #fanart #traditionalsketch #sonicstyle (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjsY2FrxHv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[soundtrackalley]

Selfish promotion day. As you may not know, I am an actual podcaster and my podcast is called Soundtrack Alley. Today’s is about two Don Bluth films. Check out my latest episode for some Don Bluth Adventures! https://anchor.fm/randy-andrews/episodes/115-Don-Bluth-Extravaganza-Part-1-e1575et #selfpromotion #film #donbluthfilms #thesecretofnimh #anamericantail #podcastcoach #mindset #soundtrackalley https://www.instagram.com/p/CR8xoZHrvGX/?utm_medium=tumblr

[adamwatchesmovies]

An American Tail (1986)

I can see why many have fond memories of An American Tail.  There are things to like, but this is not Don Bluth at the top of his game.

As he and his family immigrate from Russia to the United States to escape persecution, Fievel Mouskewitz (Phillip Glasser) becomes separated from his family. In the land of freedom - where they say there are no cats - Fievel searches for his family, encountering all sorts of outlandish characters along the way.

Despite their young age, children can understand complex emotions. They enjoy being challenged by characters or stories that feel real. You are not doing them any favors by utilizing broadly painted stereotypes or clichés in your stories while excusing the fact that it’s a movie “just for kids”. For this reason, I should applaud An American Tail and its moments of darkness and honesty... but the movie goes too far. It's depressing. Fievel isn’t an adult looking for his family. He’s a little kid. So little he hardly understands what’s going on around him. He is thrown from one dangerous situation to another while his family believes him dead. There are few instances of fun but overall, it’s gloomy. Constantly being teased as the young mouse and his beloved father (voiced by Nehemiah Persoff) nearly find each other but somehow end up going in opposite directions doesn't help. Look at the cover of the movie/the poster. It looks like a fun adventure, but children, particularly little children - will find this too intense.

There's not much here to adults either, unless you're looking at it through rose-tinted glasses. A thorough analysis does An American Tail no favors. Fievel is not an interesting character. He has no personality because he’s a little kid. Other characters tell him what to do or bring him to the next step in his journey. Remove the young mouse, and the events that unfold would almost go unchanged.

Call this last one a nitpick, but the plot of this animated film is contrived and muddy. I understand the Jewish mice are running away from Russia (a parallel to the humans attempting to escape the Cossacks), but the fact their tormentors being cats doesn’t really make sense. Cats don't chase mice because of their religious beliefs or personal grudges… they just want to eat them! I understand this is an animated movie about talking animals. It’s important to have them all be visually distinct. The message of “mouse good, cats bad” is an easy to grasp. Wouldn’t it have been just effective and much more grounded in reality if the Mousekewitz were persecuted by rats instead? This personal issue, combined with several big coincidences throughout, shows the writing just isn't on the level it should be.

Despite these issues, I wouldn't call An American Tail bad. The animation is smooth, the characters well-drawn, and their designs distinct. The backgrounds are beautifully detailed. There are many inspired sequences. It's a mixed bag but if you remember enjoying it as a kid and you know your children can handle it, then yeah, go ahead. If you missed out back in the day, there's no need to feel bad about it. (On VHS, September 17, 2015)