An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

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The further adventures of immigrant mice.
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Parents need to know that there's a fair bit of cartoon violence in this movie, though nothing especially bad. Somewhat more troublesome are the rather stereotypical portrayals of Eastern European Jews and Native Americans.

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Life in America isn't easy for the Mousekewitzes, so they head off to the frontier. What they don't know is that they and all their friends are being lured there by the evil Cat R. Waul (brilliantly voiced by John Cleese), who plans to turn them all into mouseburgers. But with the help of Wiley Burp, the worn out old dog of a sheriff (James Stewart's final film performance), Fievel manages to save the day.

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AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST is an uneven but entertaining sequel to An American Tail. There is an annoying subplot involving Fievel's friend Tiger the cat. Although Tiger does help in the final showdown, he's generally just loud, stupid, and irritating. There are some nice musical numbers featuring Fievel's sister Tanya, but Cleese and Stewart steal the show here.

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Families can talk about the idea of the frontier and what drew people to the West.

This review was written by Sarah Wenk
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June 29, 2009
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This review was written by Sarah Wenk
Topics:history, music and sing-along
Studio:Universal Pictures
Director:Phil Nibbelink
Cast:Amy Irving, John Cleese, Phillip Glasser
Genre:Family and Kids
Run time:76 minutes
Theatrical release date:June 27, 1991
DVD release date:January 20, 2004
MPAA rating:G
MPAA explanation:all audiences
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