Product: The Rescuers Down Under [VHS] (1990)
Rating: 4.0
I didn't make it all the way through 3rd grade for nothing!
The line above is spoken with delicious and wicked glee by George C. Scott as the film's villain "McLeach", one of the outstanding vocal contributions to this under-appreciated 1990 release. Eva Gabor and Bob Newhart reprise their respective roles of "Miss Bianca" and "Bernard" from the first "Rescuers" film and are joined by John Candy as an aeronautically challenged albatross. Other winning performances are Frank Welker as a McLeach's loony sidekick "Joanna" and a lizard "Frank", voiced respectively by Frank Welker and Wayne Robson. Young Adam Ryen is the voice of the child hero, "Cody".This lighthearted adventure takes place in the Australian outback and the animators have taken great care in depicting its combination of breathtaking beauty and harsh desert areas.There are some "tense" moments but they are few and far between, not too intense to frighten small viewers.Bruce Broughton's score is dynamic and ranks as one of the best for a Disney animated film."The Rescuers Down Under" may not go down as one of the Disney Studios classic films, but it is still a well-made production and worthy of addition to a family's film library.