Secret of NIMH, The

Secret of NIMH, The

1982

Mrs. Brisby, a widowed mouse, lives in a cinder block with her children on the Fitzgibbon farm. She is preparing to move her family out of the field they live in as plowing time approaches, but her son Timothy has fallen ill, and moving him could prove fatal. Mrs. Brisby visits The Great Owl, a wise creature who advises her to visit a mysterious group of rats who live beneath a rose bush on the farm. She visits the rats and meets Nicodemus, the wise, mystical leader of the rats, and Justin, a friendly rat who immediately becomes attached to Mrs. Brisby. While there, she learns that her late husband, Mr. Jonathon Brisby, along with the rats, was a part of a series of experiments at a place known only as N.I.M.H. (revealed earlier in the story as the National Institute of Mental Health). The experiments performed on the mice and rats there boosted their intelligence, allowing them to read without being taught and to understand things such as complex mechanics and electricity. The rats and Mr. Brisby escaped from N.I.M.H. and came to live on the Fitzgibbon farm. The rats created a home for themselves under Mrs. Fitzgibbon's rose bush, creating an elaborate habitation of beautiful chambers, elevators, and Christmas lights. However, the rats are unhappy in their dependence on the humans, who they are stealing electricity from, and have concocted a plan to leave the farm and live independently. Because of her husband's prior relationship with the rats, they agree to help Mrs. Brisby move her home out of the path of the plow. However, the evil Jenner and his unwilling accomplice Sullivan, who wish to remain beneath the rose bush, plot to kill Nicodemus during the move.
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JBscale
85
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Animation - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 23 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 2, 1982
US Box Office
$14,665,733 (#3861 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
G
General Audiences
All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 2.0
Studio
MGM
Released
March 29, 2011
Acquired Date
May 28, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
May 31, 2013

Actors

Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Elizabeth Hartman
Elizabeth Hartman
Arthur Malet
Arthur Malet
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
Hermione Baddeley
Hermione Baddeley
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty
Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton
Jodi Hicks
Jodi Hicks
Ian Fried
Ian Fried
John Carradine
John Carradine
Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss
Paul Shenar
Paul Shenar
Tom Hatten
Tom Hatten
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss
Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray
Edie McClurg
Edie McClurg

Directors

Don Bluth
Don Bluth

Producers

Don Bluth
Don Bluth
Gary Goldman
Gary Goldman
John Pomeroy
John Pomeroy

Writers

Don Bluth
Don Bluth
John Pomeroy
John Pomeroy
Gary Goldman
Gary Goldman
Will Finn
Will Finn

Special Features

Commentaries
  • directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Featurettes
  • Secrets Behind the Secret
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
93%
Tomatometer
70 votes
RT Fresh Certified
86%
Popcornmeter
2,053 votes
METASCORE
76
15 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
46,913 votes

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  1. Family