The Great Mouse Detective 1986  G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
aka: The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective
Director: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker
Cast: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Diana Chesney, Eve Brenner, Alan Young, Laurie Main, Shani Wallis, Frank Welker, Candy Candido
This Disney animated film is about a mouse detective who tries to save England's royal rodents from the clutches of the evil Professor Ratigan (voice of Vincent Price).
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 Oliver! 1968  G, 146 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild, Hugh Griffith, Joseph O'Conor, Leonard Rossiter, Megs Jenkins, Peggy Mount, Hylda Baker, Kenneth Cranham, Sheila White, Wensley Pithey
This film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and is an excellent production of Charles Dickens' story set to music. The plot involves the orphan Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) who is befriended by the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and joins a gang of thieves led by Fagan (Ron Moody). Despite his circumstances, Oliver does find friends and a "family" within the gang. Popular songs include "As Long as He Needs Me" and "Consider Yourself." A total of six Oscars were received, and there were six other nominations, including Best Actor (Ron Moody) and Supporting Actor (Jack Wild).
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The Pebble and the Penguin 1995  G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry, Annie Golden, Shani Wallis, Hamilton Camp, Will Ryan, B.J. Ward, Angeline Ball, S. Scott Bullock, Louise Vallance, Pat Musick, Stevie Vallance, Kendall Cunningham, Alissa King
In this animated film, narrated by Shani Wallis, a full moon ceremony will signify that Hubie (voice of Martin Short), a shy penguin, must find the courage to give Marina (voice of Annie Golden) a pebble to seal their love. However, he must fight Drake (voice of Tim Curry) for the right to Marina.
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Terror in the Wax Museum 1973  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Georg Fenady
Cast: Ray Milland, Broderick Crawford, Elsa Lanchester, Maurice Evans, Shani Wallis, John Carradine, Louis Hayward, Patric Knowles, Mark Edwards, Lisa Lu
Talent is wasted in this dull murder mystery surrounding the killing of the owner (John Carradine) of a wax museum. When watching this film, close examination reveals the wax people seem to move. No, that couldn't be.
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| 1. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
aka: The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective
2. Oliver! (1968)
3. The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
4. Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
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