An American Tail
Movie • 1986 • Adventure
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A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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HappyMom
No but (some triggers that are normally on this website are missing from this movie's page; I apologize for using this slot): the little mouse is separated from his parents, he gets lost in the city and is trafficked. It may end well but the whole movie is sad and heartwrenching with a lot of downers until the end.
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Is there a dead animal?
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A dead mouse on a table is clearly shown in the scene where Honest John first appears. Gussie even points it out, making it clear that the mouse is dead. There is no blood, gore, or mutilation, though.
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Honest John is clearly an alcoholic
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KageECKSDEE
Not onscreen, but yes. There is a scene where Honest John is at a wake, and the body of the mouse the wake is being held for is shown onscreen.
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Are there spiders?
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Mice take the place of people.
Feivel is attacked by a horde of cocroaches in the New York City sewer. They are eaten by a lizard and he escapes.
Feivel is attacked by a horde of cocroaches in the New York City sewer. They are eaten by a lizard and he escapes.
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Does a dragon die?
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I don't know where to put this, but there is a VERY SCARY (for me as a child, I couldn't watch this for years) trojan rat that roars and gives off fireworks and smoke. It might as well be a mechanical dragon as it certainly doesn't seem related to the cute mice who made it. It's destroyed in the end by falling into the water.
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Are there bugs?
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amwhite91
An anthropomorphized cockroach and several realistic-looking cockroaches
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Are any teeth damaged?
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One of the cats has a golden tooth which would imply damage and maybe trigger
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amwhite91
In the "There Are No Cats in America" song, the Italian mouse talks about how his mother was eaten by cats. Fievel's father's parents were also eaten by cats.
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HappyMom
A trojan rat that acts like a dragon bursts through a wooden shed. Even behind the shed it looks menacing.
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Is there a shower scene?
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There is a bathtub scene though.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There are flashing lights in a scene near the end but the whole screen does not strobe.
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The film opens with a Progrom (Russian government sanctioned racial violence against Jews).
Several characters sre extatic that America suposedly doesn't have cats.
Several characters sre extatic that America suposedly doesn't have cats.
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You see antisemitism take place, but you'd be hard pressed to call the movie antisemitic itself
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Does someone drown?
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Feivel is separated from his family by a demon masquerading as a tidal wave.
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