The Secret of NIMH

Overview

"Don Bluth's adaptation of the children's literature classic The Secret of NIMH comes to DVD with a standard full-frame 1.33:1 transfer. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. The best feature is the eight-page booklet that includes a simplified look at the animation process to show children the work involved in producing the film. As with many family themed DVDs, this disc is short on extras, but the ones that are here are aimed at children."

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/1998
UPC:	0027616703729
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	G
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	43,491

Special Features

8-page booklet featuring step-by-step view of the animation process; Original theatrical trailer

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	Director,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

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.