Basil, The Great Mouse Detective

**Basil, The Great Mouse Detective** is a UK VHS release by Walt Disney Home Video on 5th October 1992, It got re-released by Walt Disney Home Video on 12th July 1993 and it got re-released by Disney Videos on 15th May 1995.

## Cast

* Barrie Ingham as Basil of Baker Street, a detective, based on the sleuth Sherlock Holmes and the primary protagonist of the film. His main goal is to get Professor Ratigan behind bars and rescue Olivia Flaversham's father while simultaneously preventing a royal assassination. There are a few differences between Basil in the book series and in the film version, such as mercurial moods in the latter. He also plays the violin rather well in the movie, whereas the book series stated Basil's violin playing was atrocious—instead, Basil played the flute.
* Ingham also plays Bartholomew, one of Ratigan's henchmen. He meets his end early on during Ratigan's song when he drunkenly calls his boss a rat; enraged, Ratigan throws him outside and summons Felicia, who devours him.
* Vincent Price as Ratigan, Basil's archenemy and the primary antagonist of the film. Based on Professor James Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes stories, he plots to seize control of the British monarchy. He and Basil are long-established archenemies. In the book series, it is revealed his given name is Padraic and that Ratigan is, in fact, a mouse. At the end of the film, he is knocked off Big Ben and disappears into the deep chasm below, following a fierce battle with Basil, similar to the Sherlock Homes story "The Final Problem".
* Val Bettin as David Q. Dawson, previously of the Queen's 66th Regiment in Afghanistan. His character is based upon Dr. John H. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories. The interaction between him and Basil mimics that of Watson and Holmes, as Dawson is constantly amazed by Basil's deductions. He eventually becomes Basil's associate, friend, and personal biographer. In the film, the animators modeled the character after Nigel Bruce in both appearance and character.
* Susanne Pollatschek as Olivia Flaversham, a young female mouse of Scottish descent who seeks Basil's help in finding her toymaker father.
* Candy Candido as Fidget, Ratigan's bumbling, but sly and creepy bat henchman. He tends to do the dirty work for his boss. He has a crippled wing and a peg leg, and as a result he cannot fly properly. Ratigan throws him off the side of his flying machine near the end of the film, and he falls into the Thames.
* Candido also plays a reprobate at the bar (uncredited).
* Frank Welker as Toby, Basil's trustful Basset Hound. He technically belongs to Sherlock Holmes, who lives above Basil.
* Welker also portrays Felicia, Ratigan's maria robot for the evil Ratigan.
* Diana Chesney as Mrs. Judson, Basil's housekeeper. She adores Basil, but gets very annoyed when he mistreats her good pillows by shooting them with a pistol. Based on Mrs. Hudson.
* Eve Brenner as Queen Mousetoria, whom Ratigan attempts to depose. She is a parody of Queen Victoria and the setting for this film coincides with the real Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (as can be seen with humans entering Buckingham Palace at the same time the mice are).
* Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, the famous human detective who lives above Basil. His voice is taken from clips of the original Sherlock Holmes films.
* Laurie Main as Dr. Watson, the medical associate/partner of Sherlock Holmes, who also lives above Basil. Unlike Rathbone, voice clips of Nigel Bruce were not used for the cameo part of Watson.
* Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Walker Edmiston and Val Bettin as the Thugs
* Charles Fleischer - Additional voices (uncredited)

## Opening (Original 1992 release)

1. Blue Warning screen
2. Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video
3. Cinderella trailer [announced by Brian Cummings]
4. Also Available from Walt Disney Home Video
5. Walt Disney Classics children's trailer from 1992 [announced by Brain Cummings]
6. The Prince and the Pauper [announced by Brian Cummings]
7. Disney Premiere Cinema Presents logo
8. Beauty and the Beast trailer [announced by Mark Elliott]
9. Euro Disney Resort Paris TV Advert
10. Stay Tuned After the End of the Main Feature, for a Special Preview of one of our fourth coming releases from Disney's Sing-Along Songs (announced by Enn Reitel)
11. Walt Disney Home Video logo
12. Walt Disney Pictures logo
13. Start of Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

## Closing (Original 1992 release)

1. End of Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Walt Disney Pictures logo (silent) (1985-2006)
4. Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video
5. Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly! From Peter Pan
6. ”Colonel Hathi’s March Song” From The Jungle Book

## Opening (1993 Re-release)

1. Blue Warning screen
2. CC screens
3. Also Available from Walt Disney Home Video
4. Peter Pan trailer [announced by Pat Sharp]
5. Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video
6. Beauty and the Beast trailer [announced by Pat Sharp]
7. The New Adventures of The Little Mermaid trailer [announced by Paul McKenna]
8. Stay Tuned (1993-1996) [announced by Paul McKenna]
9. Walt Disney Home Video logo (1986-1995)
10. Walt Disney Pictures logo (1985-2006)
11. Start of Basil, The Great Mouse Mouse Detective (1986)

## Closing (1993 Re-release)

1. End of Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Walt Disney Pictures logo (silent) (1985-2006)
4. A Muppet Moment trailer: Spaghetti clip

## Opening (1995 Re-release)

1. Blue Warning Screen
2. CC Screens
3. Also Available from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
4. Pinocchio trailer [announced by John Sachs]
5. Walt Disney Classics Range children's trailer from Early 1995 [announced by John Sachs]
6. Coming Soon from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
7. Growing Up With Winnie the Pooh Videos trailer [announced by John Sachs]
8. Stay Tuned (1993-1996) [announced by John Sachs]
9. Disney Videos logo (1995-2001)
10. Walt Disney Pictures logo (1985-2006)
11. Start of Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

## Closing (1995 Re-release)

1. End of Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
2. Closing Credits Film
3. Walt Disney Pictures logo (silent) (1985-2006)
4. Coming Soon from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
5. The Lion King trailer [announced by John Sachs]
6. Watch Out for Future Releases from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]

## Trailers and info

### Original 1992 release

#### **Opening**

1. Cinderella (Coming to Home Video)
2. Walt Disney Classics children's trailer from 1992 with clips of "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "Pete's Dragon" and "Mary Poppins".
3. The Prince and the Pauper
4. Beauty and the Beast (Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You)
5. EuroDisney Resort Paris Late 1992 (UK)

#### **Closing**

1. The Jungle Book - Colonel Hathi's March (music video)

### 1993 Re-release

#### **Opening**

1. Peter Pan (On Video) (1993)
2. Beauty and the Beast (And this September this Tale as Old as Time will be Here for a Limited Time on Video) (Voiceover by Pat Sharp)
3. The New Adventures of The Little Mermaid 1993 Videos with clips of "A Whale of a Tale", "Stormy, The Wild Seahorse" and "Double Bubble".

#### **Closing**

1. A Muppet Moment (spaghetti clip) (Jim Henson Video - Coming Early 1994)

### 1995 Re-release

#### **Opening**

1. Pinocchio (Coming to Video)
2. Walt Disney Classics Range children's trailer from Early 1995 with clips of "Basil, The Great Mouse Detective", "The Sword in the Stone" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks".
3. Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh Videos with clips of "Making Friends", "Sharing and Caring", and "Helping Others".

#### **Closing**

1. The Lion King (Coming to Video + Roaring onto Video Soon) (Coming Soon to Video)