The Rescuers Down Under (1990) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Rescuers Down Under

Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel, 1990

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The Rescuers
Margery Sharp, 1959

The Rescuers Down Under is a movie directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel in 1990 and based on the characters from the book The Rescuers by Margery Sharp, first published in 1959. The movie features Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen, George C. Scott, and others.

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RATING

6.9

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Rescuers Down Under (Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel, 1990)

8.1

/ 10

Book Cover: The Rescuers (Margery Sharp, 1959)

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Storyline

In the Australian Outback, a young boy named Cody rescues and befriends a rare golden eagle called Marahute, who shows him her nest and eggs. They go to find Orville the albatross, who aided them to rescue Penny previously in the original film, but instead meet his brother, Wilbur, whom they convince to fly them to Australia.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Rescuers Down Under, the 1990 movie by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel

Year

1990

Minutes

77

Movie Rate

6.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Rescuers Down Under

Country: USA

Year: 1990

Length: 1h17m

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Cover of The Rescuers, the 1959 book by Margery Sharp

Year

1959

Pages

160

Book Rate

8.18

S: Goodreads

Book

The Rescuers

Country: UK

First published in: 1959

Length: 160 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
The Rescuers (1977)
Movie by John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman

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Cover of The Rescuers, the 1959 book by Margery Sharp

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