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The Secret of NIMH was released in the United States on July 2, 1982, by MGM/UA Entertainment Co. under the United Artists label. It was praised by critics for its elegant and painstakingly detailed animation, compelling characters, and deep and mature plot, and won a Saturn Award for Best Animated Film of 1982.
- IT WAS MADE BY FORMER DISNEY ANIMATORS WHO WENT ROGUE. In 1979, while Disney was in the middle of production on The Fox and the Hound, animators Don Bluth, John Pomeroy, and Gary Goldman left the company, joined by a handful of other members of the animation staff.
- THE FILMMAKERS WORKED FASTER AND CHEAPER THAN THEY HAD AT DISNEY. Disney's The Fox and the Hound cost $12 million. The Black Cauldron, released in 1985, would cost $44 million.
- A TOY COMPANY MADE THEM CHANGE THE MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME. The 1971 novel from which the book was adapted is called Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. The title was shortened for the movie, and Frisby—which is pronounced like "Frisbee"—was changed to Brisby to avoid trademark problems with Wham-O, the company that makes America's favorite flying disk.
- DISNEY TURNED THE BOOK DOWN. According to writer/producer Gary Goldman, animator Ken Anderson first took the book to Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman, Disney's chief animator.
6 days ago · A: Yes, The Secret of NIMH is based on the 1971 children’s book “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH” by Robert C. O’Brien. Q: When was The Secret of NIMH released? A: The Secret of NIMH was released on July 2, 1982.
The Secret of NIMH: Directed by Don Bluth. With Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth Hartman, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise. To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
A very old, kind and wise leader, he tells Mrs Brisby the rats' history: they were all lab animals imprisoned in NIMH, the National Institutes of Mental Health. Injected with experimental compounds, the rats developed intelligent brains and were able to escape their cages, along with several mice.
Mar 25, 2022 · This July marks the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest animated movies of all time, The Secret of NIMH. Directed by the legendary Don Bluth, the film set a new standard of where animation could go in terms of storytelling, visuals, and appealing to both children and adults.
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The Secret of NIMH was the first feature film to be directed by Don Bluth. In September 1979 he, fellow animators Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy, and eight other animation staff left the animation department at Walt Disney Productions to set up their own independent studio, Don Bluth Productions.
