An American Tail (franchise)

''An American Tail'' is a franchise based on the 1986 animated film of the same name directed by Don Bluth and produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios/Amblin Entertainment.

The franchise follows the adventures of Fievel Mousekewitz, a Russian-Jewish mouse immigrant to the United States in 1885. The franchise opened up a couple of former attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida including "Fievel's Playland" and "An American Tail Show".

Media

Films

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An American Tail''

''An American Tail'' is a 1986 film which follows Fievel and his family as they immigrate from Russia to the United States and how he subsequently gets lost and aims to reunite with them.

'' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West''

''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' is a 1991 western sequel to ''An American Tail''. This movie has been exhibited four times at the Jimmy Stewart Museum since 2015, a dedication to the late James Stewart in his final role.

'' An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island''

''An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'' is a 1998 direct-to-video sequel. This film contributes Elaine Bilstad’s final appearance, releasing it posthumously in the United States in early 2000.

'' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster''

''An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster'' is a 1999 direct-to-video sequel, released in the United States in mid 2000.

Video games

'' An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends''

''An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends'' is a 1993 Microsoft DOS point-and-click adventure game developed by Capstone Software and Manley & Associates, Inc., based on both of the first two ''An American Tail'' movies.

'' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West''

''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' is a 1994 Super NES video game based on the film of the same name.

''An American Tail Movie Book''

''An American Tail Movie Book'' is a 1998 Interactive storybook for Windows and Macintosh developed by Wayforward Technologies and published by Sound Source Interactive.

'' An American Tail: Fievel's Gold Rush''

''An American Tail: Fievel's Gold Rush'' is a 2002 platform game for Game Boy Advance developed by Hokus-Pokus.

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An American Tail''

''An American Tail'' is a 2007 platform game developed by Data Design Interactive and published by Blast! Entertainment based on the film of the same name. It was released exclusively in Europe. The game consists of ten levels and four bonus levels. In each level the player must guide Fievel on a preset path from start to finish. The player can collect stars or pieces of cheese along the way. Gameplay takes different forms in different levels, such as running in a bubble, riding the back of Henri the pigeon, parachuting downwards and others.

Music

" Somewhere Out There"

"Somewhere Out There" is the theme song of ''An American Tail'', performed by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram.

" Dreams to Dream"

"Dreams to Dream" is the theme song of ''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'', performed by Linda Ronstadt.

Other

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Fievel's American Tails''

''Fievel's American Tails'' is a 1992 spin-off TV series and continuation of ''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West''. This series remained abandoned after the release of the direct-to-video sequels until NBCUniversal regained rights to the series in 2020 and is now available on Peacock.

An American Tail Theatre

An American Tail Theatre was a live stage show based on ''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' at various Universal Parks & Resorts theme parks that ran from 1990 to 1992.

Cast and characters

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Crew

Critical response

References

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Film franchises introduced in 1986
Film franchises
Universal Pictures franchises

Films adapted into television shows