The Great Mouse Detective


1h 20m 1986

Brief Synopsis

Basil is a mouse who dresses like Sherlock Holmes and solves crimes with his friend and biographer, Dr. Dawson. They are engaged by the daughter of a mouse toymaker who find her father who was kidnapped by the villainous Ratigan. Ratigan intends to coerce the toymaker to fashion a facsimile of the

Film Details

Also Known As
Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective, The, Basil of Baker Street, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, Great Mouse Detective, Mästerdetektiven Basil Mus
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Family
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Glendale, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m

Synopsis

Basil is a mouse who dresses like Sherlock Holmes and solves crimes with his friend and biographer, Dr. Dawson. They are engaged by the daughter of a mouse toymaker who find her father who was kidnapped by the villainous Ratigan. Ratigan intends to coerce the toymaker to fashion a facsimile of the queen who will fool the public and grant him power. Basil and Dawson are very nearly done in by Ratigan, but triumph over the scoundrel by trapping him in the mechanisms of Big Ben.

Crew

Scott Anderson

Other

Tony Anselmo

Animator

Ruben Azama Aquino

Animator

Ed Austin

Camera

Rasoul Azadani

Assistant

Judith A Barnes

Other

Bill Berg

Animator

David Block

Animator

Sandra Borgmeyer

Animator

David A Bossert

Animator

Roy M Brewer

Editor

Robbie Buchanan

Song

Jeff Bush

Production Auditor

Hendel Butoy

Animator

Penny Campsie

Art Department

Reed Cardwell

Animator

Wesley Chun

Animator

Ron Clements

Story By

Ron Clements

Screenplay

Brian Clift

Animator

Jim Coleman

Color

Jesus Cortes

Animator

Retta Davidson

Animator

Andreas Deja

Animator

Anthony Derosa

Animator

Barbara W Derosa

Animator

Gil Dicicco

Layout Artist

Mark Dindal

Animator

David Dunnet

Layout Artist

Dennis Edwards

Production Coordinator

John Emerson

Other

Becky Fallberg

Animator

Rick Farmiloe

Animator

Tom Ferriter

Animator

Cindy Finn

Color

Ellen Fitzhugh

Song

Denise Ford

Animator

Gail Frank

Animator

June M Fujimoto

Animator

Mike Gabriel

Animator

Paul Galdone

Book As Source Material

Robin Garb

Music

Vance Gerry

Story By

Ed Ghertner

Layout Artist

Tad Gielow

Graphics

Ed Gombert

Animator

Edward B Goral

Other

Steven Gordon

Animator

Larry Grossman

Song

Peter A Gullerud

Other

Don Hahn

Production Manager

Terrey Hamada

Animator

Dan Hansen

Layout Artist

Christine Harding

Other

Ray Harris

Animator

Mark Henn

Animator

Mark Hester

Assistant Director

Steve Hickner

Animator

Glenn Higa

Other

Richard Hoppe

Animator

Michael Horowitz

Other

Steve Hulett

Story By

Michael Humphries

Other

Ron Husband

Animator

Jay Jackson

Animator

Debbie Jorgensborg

Color

Mark G Kalesniko

Assistant

Glen Keane

Animator

Lisa Keene

Other

Karen Keller

Layout Artist

Shawn Keller

Animator

Ted Kierscey

Animator

Marcia Y Kimura

Other

Martin Korth

Animator

Mona Koth

Other

Tia W Kratter

Other

Doug Krohn

Animator

Joseph Lanzisero

Animator

Eric Larson

Animator

Jay Lawton

Music Supervisor

Christine Liffers

Other

Steve Lubin

Other

Jeffrey Lynch

Animator

Ginni Mack

Art Department

Melissa Manchester

Song Performer

Melissa Manchester

Song

Henry Mancini

Song

Dave Martin

Other

Burny Mattinson

Producer

Burny Mattinson

Story By

Dan Mchugh

Assistant

Brian Mckim

Other

Michael G Mckinney

Animator

Philip L Meador

Special Effects

James Melton

Editor

Rolando B Mercado

Effects Assistant

Dave Michener

Story By

Rob Minkoff

Animator

Bruce M. Morris

Story By

Joseph Morris

Production Coordinator

Edward Murrieta

Other

John Musker

Story By

Terry Naughton

Other

Phil Nibbelink

Animator

Lori M Noda

Other

Matt O'callaghan

Animator

Matt O'callaghan

Story By

Timothy J O'donnell

Assistant Director

David Pacheco

Animator

Gilda Palinginis

Animator

Elyse Pastel

Assistant

Michael A Peraza

Layout Artist

Patricia Peraza

Animator

Andy Phillipson

Other

Philip Phillipson

Other

Tina Price

Animator

Ruben Procopio

Animator

Dave Pruiksma

Animator

Ron Rocha

Production Coordinator

Sylvia Roemer

Color

Charlene Rogers

Other

Maria Rosetti

Animator

Brian Sebern

Other

Natasha A Selfridge

Animator

Melvin Shaw

Story By

Toby Shelton

Animator

Kaaren Spooner

Animator

Walt Stanchfield

Animator

Steve Starr

Effects Assistant

David P Stephan

Animator

Rusty Stoll

Animator

Brigitte Strother

Color

Dave Suding

Animator

Richard T Sullivan

Other

Dan Tanaka

Other

Barry Temple

Animator

Dave Thompson

Other

Eve Titus

Book As Source Material

Peggy Tonkonogy

Animator

Alex Topete

Other

Donald A Towns

Other

Jane Tucker

Animator

John Tucker

Effects Assistant

Guy Vasilovich

Art Director

Sue Vessiny

Assistant

Jack Wadsworth

Music Editor

Lureline Weatherly

Animator

Cyndee Whitney

Animator

Chuck Williams

Animator

Kirk Wise

Animator

Ellen Woodbury

Animator

Kelvin Yasuda

Animator

Pete Young

Story By

Phillip Young

Animator

Jennifer Yuan

Assistant

Cathy Zar

Other

Kathy Zielinski

Animator

Stephan Zupkas

Animator

Film Details

Also Known As
Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective, The, Basil of Baker Street, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, Great Mouse Detective, Mästerdetektiven Basil Mus
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Family
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Glendale, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer July 2, 1986

Re-released in United States February 14, 1992

Released in United States on Video July 17, 1992

Re-released in United States on Video August 31, 1999

Began shooting July 1985.

The 26th animated feature to carry the Disney name.

Released in United States Summer July 2, 1986

Re-released in United States February 14, 1992 (under the title "The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective")

Released in United States on Video July 17, 1992

Re-released in United States on Video August 31, 1999