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n Australia, the young Cody discovers that evil
Percival McLeach has captured the magnificent eagle Marahute. He
manages to set her free only to be kidnapped himself, and later to
see her recaptured. A frantic call for help goes out to the Rescue
Aid Society, which sends the intrepid Bernard and Miss Bianca to
help. They are aided by Wilbur from Albatross Air Lines, and in
Australia are joined by Jake and frill-necked lizard Frank, in
trying to outwit McLeach and save Marahute. |
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The first Disney animated feature essentially to be a sequel, to
the 1977 hit film "The Rescuers." The production required a team of
over 415 artists and technicians. Five key members of the creative
team traveled to the Australian Outback to observe for themselves
the unique beauty that they wanted to capture on film. They came
home with hundreds of photographs of Ayers Rock, Katherine Gorge,
and Kakadu National Park, and countless filled sketch books. |
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Since Jim Jordan, who had voiced the albatross Orville in the
original "The Rescuers," had passed away, it was Roy E. Disney who
suggested the character of Wilbur, Orville's brother, as a
replacement. The names, of course, were a play on the Wright
Brothers. |
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While the animation itself would be done by hand as it always had
been, for the first time computer technology took the place of the
Xerox® process and the hand-painting of cels (it also enabled
the inclusion of several spectacular visuals). The marketing effort
for the film did not call attention to the fact that cels were not
used, so that the film would be reviewed on its own merits and not
in comparison to earlier Disney films. Released on video in
1991. |
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Directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel. Starring: the voices of
Bob Newhart (Bernard), Eva Gabor (Bianca), John Candy (Wilbur),
Tristan Rogers (Jake), Adam Ryen (Cody), Wayne Robson (Frank),
George C. Scott (Percival McLeach), Douglas Seale (Krebbs), and
Frank Welker (Joanna). 74 min. |
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