The Secret of NIMH [Family Fun Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: Don Bluth

Overview

Frustrated with the Walt Disney studio's reluctance to produce full-length animated films, Don Bluth and a number of animators left the studio in the early '80s with the intent of creating movies in the style of Disney's classics. The Secret of NIMH is the first film Bluth produced after leaving the studio. Adapted from Robert C. O'Brien's acclaimed children's book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H., the film is about a widowed mouse whose home is threatened; also, one of her children is gravely ill. On her way to find help, she discovers NIMH, a secret society of highly-intelligent rats who have escaped from a nearby science lab. The rats help the widow to protect her family and home.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/13/2012
UPC:	0027616077141
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	G
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	25,629

Special Features

Disc 1: Both the Widescreen and Full Screen Versions of the Film; Audio Commentary With Don Bluth and Gary Goldman; Disc 2: Secrets Behind the Secret Featurette; Five Original Set-Top Games.

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Derek Jacobi	Nicodemus
Elizabeth Hartman	Mrs. Brisby
Arthur Malet	Mr. Ages
Dom DeLuise	Jeremy
Hermione Baddeley	Auntie Shrew
Shannen Doherty	Teresa
Wil Wheaton	Martin
John Carradine	Great Owl
Peter Strauss	Justin
Paul Shenar	Jennar
Jodi Hicks	Cynthia
Ian Fried	Timmy
Tom Hatten	Farmer Fitzgibben
Lucille Bliss	Voices
Aldo Ray	Voices
Edie McClurg	Miss Right
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer

Technical Credits

Don Bluth

Gary Goldman

John Pomeroy

Will Finn

Don Bluth	Producer,Screenwriter
Gary Goldman	Producer,Screenwriter
Tom Hush	Special Effects
Rich Irvine	Executive Producer
D.A. Lanpher	Special Effects
John Pomeroy	Producer,Screenwriter
James L. Stewart	Executive Producer
Will Finn	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Secret of Nimh
1. Prologue/Main Titles [:10]
2. Medicine Packet [:28]
3. Call of the Wild [3:14]
4. Allergic to Cats [3:10]
5. Jeremy's Potential [2:32]
6. Auntie Shrew [:20]
7. Flying Dreams [1:56]
8. Moving Day [2:49]
9. Seeking Wisdom [2:59]
10. The Great Owl [:18]
11. Helpful Jeremy [2:41]
12. Brutus [3:37]
13. The Great Council [2:06]
14. All Tied Up [1:02]
15. Nicodemus [4:28]
16. The Secret of NIMH [2:38]
17. The Glowing Stone [2:02]
18. Drugging Dragon [2:18]
19. Bad News [5:54]
20. The Warning [2:51]
21. The House Sinks [3:13]
22. The Medallion's Power [3:02]
23. Sweet New Home [2:34]
24. End Titles [6:39]
1. Prologue/Main Titles [:10]
2. Medicine Packet [:28]
3. Call of the Wild [3:14]
4. Allergic to Cats [3:10]
5. Jeremy's Potential [2:32]
6. Auntie Shrew [:20]
7. Flying Dreams [1:56]
8. Moving Day [2:49]
9. Seeking Wisdom [2:59]
10. The Great Owl [:18]
11. Helpful Jeremy [2:41]
12. Brutus [3:37]
13. The Great Council [2:06]
14. All Tied Up [1:02]
15. Nicodemus [4:28]
16. The Secret of NIMH [2:38]
17. The Clowing Stone [2:02]
18. Drugging Dragon [2:18]
19. Bad News [5:54]
20. The Warning [2:51]
21. The House Stinks [3:13]
22. The Medallion's Power [3:02]
23. Sweet New Home [2:34]
24. End Titles [6:39]

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Secret of Nimh
Widescreen
Play Movie
Scene Selection
Language Selection
Language and Audio: English Dolby Surround
Language and Audio: Spanish Stereo
Language and Audio: French Mono
Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Subtitles: None
Special Features
Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman - On
Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman - Off
Full Screen
Play Movie
Scene Selection
Language Selection
Language and Audio: English Dolby Surround
Language and Audio: Spanish Stereo
Language and Audio: French Mono
Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Subtitles: None
Special Features
Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman - On
Audio Commentary With Filmmakers Don Bluth and Gary Goldman - Off
Disc #2 -- The Secret of Nimh
Featurette
Secrets Behind the Secrets
Fun & Games
Who's Footprint?
Play Game
Fuzzy Focus
Play Game
Untangle Jeremy
Play Game
Origami Mouse
Begin Tutorial
Memory Game
Start Game

Editorial Reviews

Writer-director Don Bluth was the main alternative to Disney in animated feature films of the 1980s. Frustrated with what he saw as Disney's lackluster products and slow pace, Bluth took a group of animators with him to establish an independent company. Their first effort was The Secret of NIMH, about a mouse who has lost her husband and hooks up with a pack of super-intelligent rats who've escaped from an experimental laboratory. The smart rodents help her and her family survive a perilous journey. Though it breaks no new ground technically, the highly professional animation is richly detailed, partially compensating for a plot that sags at times. The success of The Secret of NIMH enabled Bluth to establish his own cartoon-making machine, which, a few years later, would produce such fine family fare as An American Tail and The Land Before Time.