My friends who werent jewish still loved feivel and related to his little jewishmouse family. The story he tells fievel and tanya at the beginning of an american tail about the giant mouse of minsk plays a bigger role near the end of the film. However, he gets lost and must find a way to reunite with them. A russianjewish family mouse are experiencing pogrom, so they decided to flee to america. An american tail is a 1986 animated musical comedydrama adventure film directed by don bluth and produced by sullivan bluth inc. The list of mouse names from fiction is long, as are the names that can be derived from this animals unique qualities. The mouse is blown up by a character that is drawn as mickey mouse.
Fievel and his family are run out of their home by an army of cossacks and their cats, leading them to jump on a boat for america. It is 1885 in russia, and a russianjewish family of mice the mousekewitzes are being attacked by vicious cats belonging to cossacks. Fievel mousekewitz is a young mouse of russianjewish heritage. A scene in the movie pays homage to the real fievels struggle for education when fievel the mouse sadly watches american mice going to school. Producer steven spielberg and company make big bucks with an american tail 1986s animated feature about russianjewish mice immigrating to the new world and. Yes, he was a member in the motion picture alliance for the preservation of american ideals, a group to be fair that has been associated with antisemitism. An american tail movie book is a 1998 interactive storybook for windows and macintosh developed by wayforward technologies and published by sound source interactive. Will fievel win the heart of princess olivia with their help. He is a mancub he played jimmy in basil, timon n dale ed, edd n eddy and basil, timon n dales big picture. It tells the story of fievel mousekewitz and his family as they emigrate from. The mousekevitz hopes that there will be no cats in america and meets a lot of immigrants with the same impressions of migrating to america. Even fievel in recut scenes from the movie that make it look like he has abandoned his faith for a more santacular holiday. Jimmy neutron fievel mousekewitz an american tail carl wheezer tiger an american tail sheen estevez tony toponi an american tail cindy vortex olivia flaversham the. Im not personally worried that were going to lose thousands of jews over it, he said, explaining that children wont easily identify the mouse as jewish, since fievel is an uncommon.
An american tail tells the story of fievel or feivel mousekewitz, a young jewish mouse that lives in shostka, russia in the mid 1880s. This is a direct parody of disneys an american tails fievel character. Fievel mousekewitz voiced by phillip glasser is a young russian mouse who is separated from his family while immigrating to america. It aired for one season in 1992, and continued fievels adventures from the film an american tail. According to his account in the song there are no cats in america he was orphaned at a young age due to a. Bernard mousekewitz is a friendly and kind father who enjoys telling his children old folk tales and legends, and playing the violin. Fievel mousekewitz is a young mouse of russian jewish heritage.
Their jewishness was just part of who they were, and the story was about big ideas that everyone could relate to starting somewhere new, family, growing up. This 1986 feature, which will be screened at the festivals bjff jr. Fievel and his family flee russia amid rising persecution from cats and escape to the roughandtumble new york city streets because, as his father sings, there are no cats in. Fievel mousekewitz and his family of russianjewish mice escape from their homeland in the late 1800s, boarding a boat headed toward america to evade the czarist rule of the russian cats. Tanya and fievel an american tail photo 21729575 fanpop. Dom deluise, nehemiah persoff, christopher plummer directed by. Fievel goes west, spiegelman is quick to dismiss both films. The book begins with an elderly fievel telling the story of his trip to america to his greatgrandchildren 100.
Boy genius cast jimmy neutron fievel mousekewitz an american tail, carl wheezer tiger an american tail, sheen estevez tony toponi an american tail, cindy vortex olivia flaversham the great mouse detective, libby folfax bridget an american tail, nick dean e. From steven spielbergs amblin entertainment comes the story of a courageous little mouse named fievel mousekewitz phillip glasser, one of the most endearing animated. Fievel mousekewitz is the main protagonist of the an american tail series. Yeah, fievel and his family are jewish, i never really realised that as a child. See more of fievel mousekewitz on facebook screeny, optional and defaulting to 0, of type long, that is the vertical position of the mouse event on the users screen. The metaphor that underpins the film the mice represent the jewish. An american tail tells the story of fievel or feivel mousekewitz. An american tail posted in the nostalgia community. The film was followed by its theatrical sequel an american tail.
Fievel mouse, fievel mousekewitz is the main protagonist. Fievel not quite at home on the range orlando sentinel. Fievel goes west or an american tail ii is a 1991 american animated comedy western film produced by steven spielbergs amblimation animation studio and released by universal pictures. Mickey mouse fievel mousekewitz an american tail donald duck theodore seville alvin and the chipmunks goofy ash ketchum pokemon pluto list of shorts. He is an adventurous, selfless, curious and optimistic young mouse who often endangers himself through his reckless but mostly innocent actions. And as the title suggests, the movie tells what happens when young fievel mousekewitz and his family of russianjewish mice say adios to new york city. Its quite possible that fievels nickname philly was chosen because of the name of his voice actor, phillip glasser dueling movies. It might seem odd that bluth, a devout mormon, would take on the story of fievel mousekewitz and his family of jewish mice on the run from. He is the middle child of mama and papa mousekewitz, younger brother of tanya and older brother to yasha. Mouse gave me an impatient glance, and somehowi dont know if it was something in his body language or whati became aware that he was telling me to sit down and shut up or hed come over and make me. The torah is the first section or first five books of the jewish bible. Fievel mousekewitz is the main protagonist of the an american tail films. Behind the headlines a jewish mouse on an xmas stocking.
Fievel goes west is a 1994 super nes video game based on the film of the same name. When jaden and the gang met him on a ship that heads to america, they got lost out to sea during a thunderstorm. An american tail is a clever idea for a movie, and could have been good, had it some sort of center or plot, other than just feivel the mouse is lost in 19th century new york. In 1885 shostka, the mousekewitzes, a russianjewish family of mice who live with. We finally get a prominent animated jewish hero and hes converted by industrial fiat. He is the middle child of mama and papa mousekewitz, younger brother of tanya mousekewitz and older brother to yasha. Lea stood upon a fallen log ahead of us, staring ahead. An american tail is a beautifully rendered animated flim that tells an overly familiar story in terms children can easily understand.
Fievel is the adorable mouse in the animated series an american. Fievel mousekewitz voiced by phillip glasser is a young jewishrussian mouse who is the main character in jadens adventures of an american tail. Together they created the story of a small jewish mouse who moves to america. Even later, when i started going to hebrew school and watched torahtoons and holiday specials that reflected judaism in the characters onscreen, there was something special to me about those jewish mice. A scene in the movie pays homage to the real fievel s struggle for education when fievel the mouse sadly watches american mice going to school. Fievel goes west phillip glasser, dom deluise and cathy cavadini were the only actors from the film to reprise their roles, as. Fievel goes west, princess jasmine olivia flaversham the great mouse detective, genie batty koda. Shorts of mickey mouse cartoons planned to be made by chris1702. Marvin levy, a consultant to spielbergs amblin entertainment and universal city studios, inc. Fievels american tails is an americancanadian animated television series, produced by amblimation, nelvana, and universal cartoon studios. Fievel goes west 1991 animated film is the continuing adventures of the animated jewish mouse and his russian emigre family started with the heartwarming animated feature film entitled an american tail in 1986. The commentary here is that mickey mouse hates jews. Mice are gentle, wellloved little pets that have captured the hearts and minds of people of all ages, from animator walt disney to other artists who have featured this little creature in novels, fables, and fullfeature films. The mouskewitz family decides to migrate from russia to america after a particularly bad attack from cats.
It is the sequel to an american tail, and the last installment in the series to be released theatrically. The vibe of the tribe podcast jewishboston the vibe of. He is a young mouse of russianjewish heritage who was driven from his native home due to antisemitic prejudice during the trip to america he is separated from his family and must make an epic voyage across new york to find his family again, along with way he ends up foiling the plans of warren t. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The torah is written in hebrew, the oldest of jewish languages. The animated moviemusical tells the story of fievel mousekewitz. In 1885 shostka, the mousekewitzes, a russianjewish family of mice who live with a human family named moskowitz, are having a celebration of hanukkah where papa gives his hat to his 5yearold son, fievel, and tells him about the united states, a country where there are no cats. Fievel is usually dressed in a red sweatshirt or tunic with a sash around his waist and a.
Fievel goes west 1991 2017 bluray look out partners, theres a new mouse in town. I saw how princess rapunzel combines the two of her own as one for part 3. Fievel goes west also known as an american tail ii. Fievel goes west is a delightful fulllength animated feature that continues the adventures of the brave young mouse who captured audiences hearts everywhere.
Fievel goes west or an american tail ii is a 1991 britishamerican animated comedy western film produced by steven spielbergs amblimation animation studio and released by universal pictures. Fievel the rednosed mouse part 4 fievel the misfit mouse. It tells the story of fievel mousekewitz and his family as they emigrate from shostka to the united states for freedom. This movie makes use of a trope thats common in both bluths work and elsewhere, the idea that mice have an entire civilisation functioning beneath and unbeknownst to the human world thats basically a. Yes, theres all kinds of hateful, halftruths about the man behind the mouse. The mousekewitz family and other mouses are forced from there home by antisemitic violence by the cossacks. The book is fully illustrated by david kirschner the creator of an american tail, beverly lazorbahr and.
He is an adventurous mouse who often endangers himself through his reckless but mostly innocent actions. Mouse takes a trip fievels delayed date fievel and the beanstalk fievel down under s christmas tree. A sequel to an american tail 1986, the film follows the story of the mousekewitzes, a family of jewish. The opening scene was when the russian cats ambushed the jewish mouse community. Fievel is usually dressed in a red sweatshirt or tunic with a sash around his waist and a pair of blue pants. After this happens, peter comes on to explain that under parody law, in order for unlicensed use a disney character, a commentary had to be used. The adventures of the animated jewish mouse and his russian emigre family started with the heartwarming feature an american tail in 1986. Like in maus, the mice represent the jewish immigrants, and the cats their. A young russianjewish boy mouse named fievel found a magic lamp with a genie named batty koda. The mousekewitz family and other mouses are forced from there home by. But heres what i really loved about those jewish mice. He is a lion cub he played mowgli in the jungle book thebeckster style, the jungle book stephen druschkes animal style, the game book, the game book 2, the toon book and the toon book 2. This 1991 sequel, and the final big screen outing for the. But evantually, they made it to america and met some new friends like tony toponi and tiger the cat, and they help him.