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The Secret of NIMH

  • 1982
  • G
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
47K
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Wil Wheaton, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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Animal AdventureDark FantasyAdventureAnimationDramaFamilyFantasyMysterySci-Fi

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Don Bluth
  • Writers
    • Robert C. O'Brien
    • Don Bluth
    • John Pomeroy
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Hartman
    • Derek Jacobi
    • Dom DeLuise
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,137
    234
    • Director
      • Don Bluth
    • Writers
      • Robert C. O'Brien
      • Don Bluth
      • John Pomeroy
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Hartman
      • Derek Jacobi
      • Dom DeLuise
    • 196User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Trailer 2:21
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    The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby Meets Nicodemus
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    The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby Meets Nicodemus
    The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby Meets Nicodemus
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    The Secret of Nimh: Mrs. Brisby Meets Nicodemus

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    Elizabeth Hartman
    Elizabeth Hartman
    • Mrs. Brisby
    • (voice)
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Nicodemus
    • (voice)
    Dom DeLuise
    Dom DeLuise
    • Jeremy
    • (voice)
    Arthur Malet
    Arthur Malet
    • Mr. Ages
    • (voice)
    Hermione Baddeley
    Hermione Baddeley
    • Auntie Shrew
    • (voice)
    Shannen Doherty
    Shannen Doherty
    • Teresa
    • (voice)
    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Martin
    • (voice)
    Jodi Hicks
    • Cynthia
    • (voice)
    Ina Fried
    • Timothy
    • (voice)
    • (as Ian Fried)
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • The Great Owl
    • (voice)
    Peter Strauss
    Peter Strauss
    • Justin
    • (voice)
    Paul Shenar
    Paul Shenar
    • Jenner
    • (voice)
    Tom Hatten
    Tom Hatten
    • Farmer Fitzgibbons
    • (voice)
    Lucille Bliss
    Lucille Bliss
    • Mrs. Fitzgibbons
    • (voice)
    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Sullivan
    • (voice)
    Norbert Auerbach
    • Councilman 1
    • (voice)
    Dick Kleiner
    • Councilman 2
    • (voice)
    Charles Champlin
    Charles Champlin
    • Councilman 3
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Don Bluth
    • Writers
      • Robert C. O'Brien
      • Don Bluth
      • John Pomeroy
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Don Bluth, John Pomeroy, and Gary Goldman all left Disney to pursue this project, which had originally been rejected by their former employer as "too dark" to be a commercial success. They were followed soon after by twenty other Disney animators, dubbed "The Disney Defectors" by the trade press.
    • Goofs
      Dragon's bad eye switches from his right to his left throughout.
    • Quotes

      Jenner: I learned this much, take what you can when you can.

      Justin: Then you've learned nothing.

    • Crazy credits
      The production storyboards are used for background in the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      In the late 1990s VHS and DVD prints in addition to the 2003 reissue of the DVD release, the United Artists logo is plastered with the 1994 variant.
    • Connections
      Edited into An American Tail (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Flying Dreams
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
      Lyrics Written and Performed by Paul Williams
      Orchestrations: Arthur Morton
      Arranged by Ian Fraser
      Lullaby Performed by Sally Stevens

    User reviews196

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    Featured review

    One of the best

    See this movie. It has some of the most intense sequences in an animated film that I've ever seen. I remember this one from way back and I remember watching it every chance I had. And who can forget that one line, "Take what you can.... when you can!"
    • Mr Parker
    • Jul 8, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La ratoncita valiente
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aurora
      • Don Bluth Productions
      • Mrs. Brisby Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,665,733
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $386,530
      • Jul 5, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,665,733
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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