The Rescuers Down Under

1990 · Film · 77 min

Directed by Mike Gabriel, Hendel Butoy

Animation Family Adventure Action Comedy

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.

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NeutralalexjplantAug 6, 2025

> [...] The Rescuers Down Under (1990), the first movie made entirely with the new process [...]

The first time I re-watched this film as an adult my mind was absolutely blown by the flight over the flower field in the opening sequence [1]. It looked too clean to be hand-drawn but I had some trouble believing that a studio like Disney was using computer animation as early as 1990. I did some research and discovered that it was the first fully CAPS-animated film.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjkdOAjtJ1k

NeutralalexjplantAug 6, 2025
> [...] The Rescuers Down Under (1990), the first movie made entirely with the new process [...]
The first time I re-watched this film as an adult my mind was absolutely blown by the flight over the flower field in the opening sequence [1]. It looked too clean to be hand-drawn but I had some trouble believing that a studio like Disney was using computer animation as early as 1990. I did some research and discovered that it was the first fully CAPS-animated film.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjkdOAjtJ1k