As Fievel’s older sister, Tanya, sings at the window, neighbors throw produce at her and Mama scrapes a tomato from the wall and serves it for supper, saddened that they do not have cheese. Fievel is rewarded for saving Wylie’s life with the sheriff’s badge, but he is transported back to the reality of his home in a New York City tenement when Mama calls him to dinner. Īt the end of the 19th century, Fievel Mousekewitz, a young mouse, fantasizes that he is in a Western town defending Wylie Burp from the Cactus Cat gang in the role of Billy the Kid. Fievel’s parents call him to their hiding place in a sardine can, but Fievel stands up. Waul instructs his fellow cats to use violence while refraining from eating the mice. Suddenly, a gang of cats under the leadership of Cat R. Miss Kitty chides Tiger for being a “fraidy cat” but he vows to prove her wrong as she says goodbye and jumps on a passing stagecoach. Looking from their window, Fievel sees his cat friend, Tiger, beg his girl friend, Miss Kitty, not to leave, but she has decided to go west in search of better prospects. When Papa laments there will be no money to buy presents for Fievel’s upcoming birthday, Fievel tells his father that he doesn’t care. Papa points out his violins were famous back in Russia, and that they were never hungry in their homeland, while Tanya dreams of becoming a star. The family’s destitution makes Mama and Papa question the viability of the American Dream. Reviews were generally mixed, such as those on in NYT and in Var, which criticized the contrived and inconsistent plot but praised the animation.Īt the end of the 19th century, Fievel Mousekewitz, a young mouse, fantasizes that he is in a Western town defending Wylie Burp from the Cactus Cat gang in the role of Billy the Kid. The song, “Dreams to Dream,” was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category “Best Original Song – Motion Picture” for James Horner and Will Jennings. ![]() The main soundtrack release for An Amerian Tail: Fievel Goes West featured Linda Ronstadt and was marketed to adult audiences while the second record was designed for children. According to a HR article, MCA Records made an unusual decision to release two soundtrack records to coincide with the release of the film, based on the popularity of the soundtrack to An American Tail (1986, see entry), whose song, “Somewhere Out There,” composed by James Horner, Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann and performed by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, was a number one hit single and received multiple awards. Īn news item in HR states that Anita Baker was set to perform the title song for the soundtrack, but her name does not appear in the credits. ![]() The main soundtrack release for An Amerian Tail: Fievel Goes West featured Linda Ronstadt and was marketed to. Located in London, Amblimation supported the work of over 250 filmmakers, including directors, animators and artists.Īn news item in HR states that Anita Baker was set to perform the title song for the soundtrack, but her name does not appear in the credits. ![]() The production of the film instigated the establishment of a new studio, Amblimation, which represented a merger between Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Summary and note were written by participant JoAnn Yao, a student at Georgia Institute of Technology, with Vinicius Navarro as academic advisor.Īn American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a sequel to An American Tail (1986, see entry).Īlthough HR production charts on, which issue the title of the film as An American Tail 2, report that principal animation began Oct 1989, studio production notes from AMPAS library files state that production began May 1989. The summary and note for this entry were completed with participation from the AFI Academic Network.
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