The Weirdos and Orphans you drowned,

Hey guys! I'm back, hopefully. I really don't know if anyone reads it besides one person...

Anyway, in a Vincent Price mood, so I'm talking about one of his favorite roles, Rattigan from "The Great Mouse Detective"!

The Great Mouse Detective was released in 1986, based on the Basil of Baker Street stories by Eve Titus, but an original story in the universe, it had Vincent Price as Rattigan, Barrie Ingram as Basil (named after Basil Rathbone, the original Sherlock Holmes in the movies, still does a great job. Also an excellent sword fighter. It ended up saving his life while filming "The Court Jester") and Wayne Allwine as a henchman. (that scene is starting to make me cry)



Anyway, one of Vincent Price's favorite parts, ever. Henry Mancini wrote the tune, with Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh doing the lyrics. It had the first time using CG in a cartoon (I don't know when, but assuming during the Big Ben scenes. Coincidentally, Donald Duck was the first of the fab five to become CG. A cartoon in "House of Mouse" had him sucked, Tron-like, into a computer)

When Vincent Price recorded his voice, he preformed exagerrated Shakespeare gestures to help get into the part. This was used for basis for Rattigan's movements and transformed Rattigan from a skinny rat to a well muscled one.

The doll in the clip is based on the drawings from the book.


Sorry it couldn't be better, but...yeah.

So, have you ever seen this movie? I used to have it on tape. Let me know if you've seen it and your favorite part if so in the comments?