The secret of nimh was reasonably successful, at least enough so to establish bluth as a player in the animation field, enabling him to add all dogs go to heaven, anastasia and others to his resume. Jul 26, 2009 nimh is stand for national institute for the mental health. The secret of nimh simple english wikipedia, the free. I suspect the reason why these rebooters are thinking a franchise is because the secret of nimh is based off a childrens book mrs. Angela anais juana antolina rosa edelmira nin y culmell february 21, 1903 january 14, 1977, known professionally as anais nin. However, any fan of the book will recall that, of the many. The novel relates the plight of a widowed field mouse, mrs. The book is an exceptionally intelligent childrens read, but pretty unfilmable asis. Obrien, is the animated film about rats and mice injected with a chemical that. Secret of nimh live actioncgi reboot happening at mgm. The secret of nimh is about a widowed mouse by the name of mrs. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It was adapted into comic book form by a subsidiary of gold key comics, and into a little golden book. This is a movie unrelated to jane leslie conlys book rasco and the rats of nimh 2 and r.
So, i want to take a look into what make this movie so great. The secret of nimh, based on the newbery awardwinning book mrs. The secret of nimh is an animated movie directed by don bluth and released by his studio united artists in 1982. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The secret of nimh is about a mother mouse trying to get her children to safety. When theyre forced to find a new home, the great owl advises mrs.
The film was produced by aurora productions and released by mgmua entertainment company. It takes a slightly lighter approach to the story than the book, but is still a very good piece of animation and a great story for kids, with enough in it for adults to make it. Older children will appreciate the darker themes of suspense, examples of female and male derringdo, facing ones fears, and the backstory of animal experimentation that is the main message the book nimh is based on. A landmark of feature animation, the secret of nimh 1982 was the work of former disney animators dissatisfied with that that studios creative stagnation and who through movies like this aspired to create an envelopepushing rival. The secret of nimh is a movie produced by animator don bluth, and was released in 1982. The secret of nimh tells a grownup story, with grownup themes and a grownup atmosphere, but in a way completely captivating for the younger public i can know as i. Frisby and the rats of nimh, he populated the story with several richlydesigned characters, almost all of whom ended up being developed by don bluth and his team for the animated adaptation of obriens book, the secret of nimh. The secret of nimh was the first fulllength feature film from soontobeiconic 80s animation producer don bluth, a former disney animator who became disillusioned with the way the legendary. Frisby and the rats of nimh is a 1971 childrens book by robert c. Odd city entertainment has teamed up with wisconsin based artist mark lone to make a poster for the secret of nimh, the 1982 animated film directed by don bluth. The film would eventually turn a profit from later international and home video releases, becoming a minor cult hit, but chief financial producers aurora productions declined to produce any. To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats.
Ripped straight from my dvd for your viewing pleasures. The secret of nimh leaves basically every kid who sees it. 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 ever suspected. The secret of nimh paperback august 1, 1995 by robert c. It was adapted into comic book form by a subsidiary of gold key comics, and into a little golden book called mrs. A very old, kind and wise leader, he tells mrs brisby the rats history. The secret of nimh is the first film bluth produced pdf after leaving. She needs the help of the rats of nimh to save her children especially, timmy. Frisby and the rats of nimh and another childrens book, the. Timmy to the rescue is a 1998 cartoon movie sequel to the first secret of nimh 1 and based on robert o briens book mrs.
With elizabeth hartman, derek jacobi, dom deluise, arthur malet. The secret of nimh was produced by don bluth, gary goldman and john pomeroy and directed by bluth. Injected with experimental compounds, the rats developed intelligent brains and were able to escape their cages, along with several mice. And in both cases, nimh stands for the national institute of mental health. The secret of nimh, meanwhile, remains something of a cult film, and its following is deserved. The main characters name was changed to brisby, so that its audiences would not take its sound for the frisbee toy.
Dec 28, 2010 the secret of nimh was, and in my opinion, still is, one of the most memorable kids films. Bluth began the idea of creating this movie after disagreement with. It centers largely on the plight of a mouse named mrs. An animated feature 1982 by don bluth, who led a group of fedup animators away from disney in 1980. Sep 24, 2006 the trailer for one of my favourite don bluth movies. Don bluths the secret of nimh traces its roots back to the novel, mrs. Brisby to seek the help of nicodemus, the king of the rat colony.
The winner of the 1972 newbery medal, the story was adapted for film in 1982 as the secret of nimh. So, strap yourself in, get a sparkly to hang around your neck, and get ready to take a look at one of the best kids movies ever made, the secret of nimh. Obrien, with a story adaptation by bluth, pomeroy, will finn and goldman. Frustrated with the walt disney studios reluctance to produce fulllength 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 disneys classics. Frisby and the rats of nimh to be turned into live. Brisby see more info, below as she struggles to find a way to save the life of her sickly son timothy, and her home, from the threat of the farmers plow. Nimh is stand for national institute for the mental health. The secret of nimh is a 1982 american animated dark fantasy adventure film directed by don bluth in his directorial debut.
Find books like the secret of nimh from the worlds largest community of readers. Fun, drama and suspense come vividly to life in this enchanting animated fantasy, based on robert obriens awardwinning tale of a timid mouse who becomes a heroine in spite of herself with the help of superintelligent experimental rats from the national institute of mental health. The secret of nimh is the first film bluth produced after leaving the studio. The secret of nimh received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. In the process she discovers that her deceased husband was a hero and savior of a group of super smart rodents. Jul 03, 2017 the secret of nimh, based on the book mrs. Based on the childrens book mrs frisbee and the rats of nimh by robert c obrien the silver crown, z for zachariah, the secret of nimh is the animated interpretation. See more ideas about the secret of nimh, nimh, the secret. The winner of the 1972 newbery medal, the story was. Brisby, who needs to move her family because the farm they they live on is about to get plowed.
The secret of nimh was the first fulllength feature film from soontobeiconic 80s animation producer don bluth, a former disney animator who became disillusioned with the way the legendary studio was being run during the dispiriting back half of the 70s. Doug and rob on the secret of nimh remake channel awesome. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The consensus states, the secret of nimh is a dark, welltold tale that respects its young audience enough to not tone down its subject matter. Frisby and the rats of nimh the picture has many attributes and is certainly unlike the usual disney movie. Don bluth made his featurelength directorial debut in 1982 with the secret of nimh, which was based on robert c. The secret of nimh is the first film bluth produced pdf after leaving the studio. Mar 04, 2015 mgm has acquired the rights to robert c. The trailer for one of my favourite don bluth movies. Its a secret because the rats are captured by the insane doctors who made the rats or mice to be human like working on things such as escaping the lab bravest one is jonathon brisby and technolgy. Mar 14, 2012 the book is an exceptionally intelligent childrens read, but pretty unfilmable asis.
Frisby and the rats of nimh reissue by obrien, robert c. Frisby, who seeks the aid of a group of former laboratory rats in rescuing her home from destruction by a farmers. Secret of nimh was inspired by hideous lab experiments. The wise, imposingyetbenevolent characters in the story are almost portrayed as godlike with their gold, glowing eyes. One of the first projects that bluths new company took on was the twominute animated scene in xanadu 1980, the famously bad olivia newtonjohn musical. Obrien, stands out from your standard disney fare in several ways. Based on an awardwinning childrens book about a field mouse, mrs. Frisby and the rats of nimh published in 1971, was released in 1982. Goodreads members who liked the secret of nimh also liked. The winner of the 1972 newbery medal, the story was adapted for film in 1982 as the secret of nimh the novel relates the plight of a widowed field mouse, mrs.
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