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Director:
Gore Verbinski
Writer (WGA):
Adam Rifkin (written by)
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Release Date:
19 December 1997 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Family See more »
Tagline:
The funniest movie of the year! See more »
Plot:
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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2 wins & 2 nominations See more »
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a successful tribute to Tex Avery See more (79 total) »

Cast

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Nathan Lane ... Ernie Smuntz

Lee Evans ... Lars Smuntz

Vicki Lewis ... April Smuntz

Maury Chaykin ... Alexander Falko

Eric Christmas ... Ernie and Lars' Lawyer

Michael Jeter ... Quincy Thorpe

Debra Christofferson ... Ingrid

Camilla Søeberg ... Hilde, the Bench Lady (as Camilla Soeberg)

Ian Abercrombie ... Auctioneer

Annabelle Gurwitch ... Roxanne Atkins
Eric Poppick ... The Banker

Ernie Sabella ... Maury, the Cat Care Society Owner

William Hickey ... Rudolph Smuntz

Christopher Walken ... Caeser, the Exterminator
Cliff Emmich ... Mayor McKrinle
Melanie MacQueen ... Mayor's Wife
Brianna Shebby ... Becky
Danielle Shebby ... Betty

Leslie Upson ... Leslie Reinhart

Mario Cantone ... Zeppco Suit #1
Peter Anthony Rocca ... Zeppco Suit #2

Steve Bean ... Lester Dinkus

Suzanne Krull ... Waitress #1
William Frankfather ... Mr. Texas

Patrick Thomas ... Construction Worker #1 (as Pat Thomas)

Peter Gregory ... Doctor

E.J. Callahan ... Historical Clerk
Susan Blommaert ... Ms. Park Avenue
Valorie Armstrong ... Franklin's Wife

Michael X. Sommers ... Paramedic
Michael K. Ross ... Cop
José Rey ... Cuban Postal Worker
Carmen Filpi ... Pallbearer #4
Harper Roisman ... Factory Worker #1
David Fresco ... Factory Worker #2

Scott Alan Smith ... City Paramedic (as Scott Smith)

Sarah Dampf ... Crying Child

Orville Stoeber ... Expert #1

David Weisenberg ... Expert #2
Fred Pierce ... Large Nosed Man

Clement Blake ... Homeless Man (as Clement E. Blake)
Saverio Carubia ... Photographer
Pep Torres ... Bus Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Angeles ... Kennel Employee (uncredited)

Whit Hertford ... Vinny (uncredited)
Michael Laren ... Drowning Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gore Verbinski 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Adam Rifkin (written by)

Produced by
Bart Brown .... associate producer
Bruce Cohen .... producer
Tony Ludwig .... producer
Alan Riche .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alan Silvestri 
 
Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Craig Wood 
 
Casting by
Denise Chamian 
 
Production Design by
Linda DeScenna  (as Linda Descenna)
 
Art Direction by
James Nedza  (as Jim Nedza)
 
Set Decoration by
Ric McElvin 
 
Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson  (as Jill Ohanneson)
 
Makeup Department
Stacey K. Black .... additional assistant hair stylist
Carrey Gibbons .... makeup artist
Julie Hewett .... key makeup artist
Candace Neal .... hair department head
 
Production Management
Herb Gains .... unit production manager (as Herbert W. Gains)
Brad Goodman .... post-production supervisor
Vicki Niemi .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benita Allen .... first assistant director (as Benita Allen-Honess)
Jessy Melowicz .... dga trainee
Frederic Roth .... second assistant director (as Fred Roth)
Alan Steinman .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
John Alvin .... poster artist
John J. Bradley .... set dresser
James Ward Byrkit .... production illustrator
John Ceniceros .... set dresser
Kevin Considine .... set dresser
Alan Easley .... key set dresser
Kirk Essiambre .... set dresser
Ashley Fardys .... art department coordinator (as Ashley Cook)
Bruce J. Gfeller .... construction coordinator
Nancy Gilmore .... lead person
Michael Goss .... labor
Al Hobbs .... set designer
John R. Jensen .... assistant art director
Justin J. LaPresle .... propmaker
Mary Locatell .... production illustrator (as Mary E. Locatell)
Kris Peck .... assistant property master
David Storm .... set dresser
Sally Thornton .... assistant art director
Tommy Tomlinson .... property master
Stan Tropp .... set designer
Walter Zieska .... propmaker gangboss
Fireball Tim Lawrence .... concept artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
David W. Alstadter .... foley mixer
John S. Coffey .... sound mixer: second unit
Dino Dimuro .... sound effects editor
Ken Dufva .... foley artist
Richard Dwan Jr. .... adr editor
Richard Dwan Jr. .... dialogue editor
Arthur Farkas .... foley editor
Gregg Frazier .... boom operator: second unit
Scott Martin Gershin .... supervising sound editor
Gregory Hainer .... sound designer
Catherine Harper .... foley artist
Larry Kemp .... supervising sound editor
Gregg Landaker .... sound mixer
Linda Lew .... foley recordist
Martin Lopez .... sound effects editor
Steve Maslow .... sound mixer
Philip D. Morrill .... assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete .... adr assistant sound editor
Mark Ormandy .... additional sound
Timothy P. Salmon .... boom operator
Mary Ruth Smith .... sound editor
Jon Title .... sound effects editor
Keith A. Wester .... production sound mixer
Douglas J. Schulman .... production sound mixer: re-shoots (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jim Charmatz .... key artist (puppeteer)
Kathie Clark .... creature designer
Christian Colquhoun .... special mechanical effects
Chris Cowan .... special mechanical effects (as Christian Colquhoun)
Jon Dawe .... mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio
Glenn Derry .... electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio
David Dulac .... technical director: Animal Logic
Lynette Eklund .... key fabricator: Stan Winston Studio
Lance Gilmer .... special effects technician
Jason Gustafson .... special effects technician
Thomas R. Homsher .... special effects foreman
Michael Lantieri .... special effects
Joe Love .... special effects technician
Lindsay MacGowan .... art department: Stan Winston Studio
Keith Marbory .... special effects supervisor
Matt McDonnell .... special effects technician
Kevin McTurk .... special effects technician
Paul Mejias .... special effects supervisor
Tom Pahk .... special effects foreman
Chris Perry .... technical director: preproduction R&D
Alan Scott .... mechanical effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
Brian Tipton .... special effects: first and second unit
Brian Daniel Young .... effects artist
Chris L. Ward .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Lisa Atkinson .... digital production manager
Tony Barraza .... I/O Inferno
Andy Barrios .... digital artist: Rainmaker Digital Los Angeles
Bill Black .... visual effects editor
Brigitte Bourque .... digital effects compositor: Rainmaker Digital
Andy Brown .... visual effects art director animal logic
Megan Bryant .... digital camera supervisor
Tom Capizzi .... digital artist
Lynne Cartwright .... senior animator
Shannon Casey .... visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Jeffrey Castel De Oro .... digital artist
Raymond Chen .... CG lead lighter
Fiona Chilton .... visual effects coordinator: Animal Logic
Jim Davidson .... model maker: visual effects rigger
John Dietz .... CG lead lighter
Brian Dowrick .... 3D lead animator
Alex Drought .... digital nonlinear engineer
Peter Farson .... special effects animator
Michael Feder .... digital effects coordinator
Raffaella Filipponi .... 3D lead animator
Lindsay Fleay .... CG animator: Animal Logic
Mark Franco .... visual effects executive producer: Rainmaker Digital
Alex Frisch .... visual effects artist
Jenny Fulle .... visual effects producer
Doug Gallery .... 3D animator
Charles Gibson .... visual effects supervisor
Bryan Greenberg .... visual effects
Royce Hager .... motion control rigger
Mark Hamilton .... digital artist
Albert Hastings .... digital artist
Karl Herbst .... CG lighter
Jesse Hollander .... digital effects artist
Sharon Smith Holley .... visual effects editor
Alessandro Jacomini .... lighter: Rhythm & Hues
Cheryl A. Jones .... visual effects coordinator
Jongo .... CG lighter (as Jongo Yuk)
Jongo .... lighting technical director
Michael Joyce .... model shop supervisor
Perry Kass .... software
Nancy Kato .... 3D lead animator
Mitch Kopelman .... digital effects supervisor
Jennifer Law-Stump .... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Ed Lee .... concept artist: Rhythm & Hues
Tom Leeser .... digital compositing supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
John Lockwood .... digital artist: Rhythm & Hues
Mark Alan Loso .... compositor
Mary Lynn Machado .... CG supervisor
Paul Maples .... motion control operator
Mark 'Crash' McCreery .... art director
Chad Merriam .... visual effects coordinator
Justin Mettam .... animation
Justin Mettam .... visual effects
Kirsty Millar .... digital compositor
Steven Moder .... digital non-linear engineer
Sei Nakashima .... concept artist: Rhythm & Hues
Betsy Paterson .... lead compositor
Brian Peterson .... senior systems engineer
Patrick Phillips .... visual effects
Glenn Ramos .... 3D animator
Marc-Andre Samson .... CG lighter
Juan-Luis Sanchez .... technical support: Rhythm & Hues
Robin Saxen .... visual effects coordinator
Christopher Scollard .... digital effects producer
Mark A. Shelton .... visual effects director of photography
Mark A. Shelton .... visual effects supervisor
Todd Shifflett .... CG lead lighter
John Siczewicz .... senior digital artist: Blue Sky Studios
Chris Sjoholm .... special effects animator
Robert Skotak .... visual effects supervisor: 4-ward productions
Scott Suess .... Flame artist
Scott Suess .... compositor
Tristan Tang .... digital painter
Michael Taylor .... digital post-production: R&H
Stephanie Taylor .... plate coordinator
Randy Wei .... CG lighter
Jeff Wells .... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Sylvia Wong .... animation & lighting supervisor
Julius Yang .... computer graphics match mover
Tsz 'Gee' Yeung .... digital effects artist
Kent Yoshida .... 3D animator
Charlie Armstrong .... digital artist (uncredited)
Theodore Bialek .... matchmove artist (uncredited)
Chris DeAngelis .... visual effects editor: EFilm (uncredited)
Todd Fellows .... model maker: Acme Model Shop (uncredited)
Phillip Giles .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Ben Gunsberger .... CG animator: Animal Logic (uncredited)
Josh R. Jaggars .... visual effects producer: VIFX (uncredited)
John Joyce .... model maker (uncredited)
Mike Leben .... motion control operator (uncredited)
Justen Marshall .... software developer (uncredited)
Geoff McAuliffe .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Daryl Munton .... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Justin Robson .... CG modeller: Animal Logic (uncredited)
Olivier Sarda .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Kevin Tengan .... systems administrator (uncredited)
 
Stunts
M. James Arnett .... stunt coordinator
Keith Campbell .... stunts
Jay Caputo .... stunts
Eliza Coleman .... utility stunts
Mitchell Dean .... stunts
John DePasquale .... stunts
Annie Ellis .... stunts
Cinda-Lin James .... stunt double
Charlie Picerni .... stunts
Walter Robles .... stunts
Jimmy Romano .... stunts
Pat Romano .... assistant stunt coordinator
Lee Waddell .... stunts
Randy Johnson .... stunts (uncredited)
Nancy Young .... stunt double: Susan Bloommaert (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Larry J. Aube .... rigging key grip
Nico Bally .... grip
Michael J. Coo .... key grip
Kenneth Estes .... video playback operator
Bob Hall .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
D.J. Harder .... second assistant camera
Casey Jones .... key grip
Craig Kohtala .... best boy grip
Daniel C. McFadden .... camera loader
Michael A. Mendez .... grip
Steven J. Mikolas .... video assist operator (as Steven Mikolas)
Jaim O'Neil .... electrician
Wally Pfister .... camera operator
Michael Santoro .... rigging best boy grip
Lorey Sebastian .... still photographer
David A. Seekins .... camera intern
Philip Shanahan .... second assistant camera
Mark Vargo .... director of photography: second unit
Doug Weinmann .... rigging electric best boy
Robert J. Reilly .... grip (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Henry F. Anderson III .... animation director: Blue Sky Studios
Jeffrey Joe .... computer animator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Susan Maas .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christopher Lawrence .... costume supervisor
Janet Stirner Ingram .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Tony Bacigalupi .... assistant editor
Martin Cohen .... post-production executive
Richard Currie .... assistant editor
Chris Jackson .... assistant editor
Alan Z. McCurdy .... first assistant editor
Simon Morgan .... assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski .... color timer
David Reale .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Tom Boyd .... musician: oboe soloist
Sandy DeCrescent .... orchestra contractor
Dan DiPrima .... music editor
Bruce Fowler .... additional orchestrator
Daniel Gaber .... additional music editor: temp tracking
Laurie Higgins Tobias .... music editor: temp music
Todd Homme .... executive in charge of music
Buck Ram .... composer: song "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
William Ross .... orchestrator
Lee Scott .... additional music editor
Steven L. Smith .... music preparation
Jacqueline Tager .... music editor
James Thatcher .... musician: french horn
 
Transportation Department
Michael Allegro .... production van driver operator
Denny Caira .... transportation coordinator
Dennis Marchant .... picture car mechanic/fabricator
 
Other crew
Brad Arnold .... key set production assistant
Danny Bress .... production assistant
Joshua Stephen Buckner .... production assistant
Jeffrey Castel De Oro .... recording technician
S. Todd Christensen .... assistant location manager
Christian Colquhoun .... puppeteer
Chris Cowan .... puppeteer (as Christian Colquhoun)
Jon Dawe .... puppeteer
Lynette Eklund .... puppeteer
Loren Elkins .... assistant: Nathan Lane
Erin Engman .... assistant production coordinator
Kurt Herbel .... electronics
Michael G. Kehoe .... craft service company (as Michael Kehoe)
Tracy Kelly .... mouse wrangler
Adrienne King .... looping voices
Peter Martorano .... assistant location manager
Liz Matthews .... location manager
Peter McManus .... first assistant accountant
Steven R. Molen .... production executive
Boone Narr .... animal trainer
Julius 'Butch' Naveira .... assistant production accountant
Peter J. Novak .... location scout
Lisa Perkins .... assistant: Adam Rifkin
Michael Riley .... title designer
Paul Ripple .... production assistant
Daniel A. Rosenthal .... production accountant
Lora Somoza .... assistant to director
Todd Stone .... assistant: Lee Evans
Mike Sudrow .... weapons specialist
Mitch Sutton .... production assistant
Shawn Weber .... cat trainer
Rachel Wimberly .... production assistant
Stan Winston .... animatronic creature design and effects
Alex L. Worman .... unit publicist
Wade Beckett .... production assistant (uncredited)
Kyle Cooper .... title designer (uncredited)
Rich Pence .... production assistant (uncredited)
Joe A. Riley .... production assistant (uncredited)
Marshal Silverman .... photo double (uncredited)
Marshal Silverman .... stand-in (uncredited)
Marcel Valcarce .... artist: main titles (uncredited)
 
Thanks
William Hickey .... dedicatee
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Egértanya" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Hiiri jota ei saatu hengiltä" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Hiiri, jota ei saatu hengiltä" - Finland (alternative title)
"Hiirijahti" - Finland (TV title)
"La souris" - France
"Lov na misa" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Mäusejagd" - Germany
"Misji lov" - Slovenia
"Muizenjacht" - Netherlands (informal literal title)
"Mus i eget hus" - Denmark
"Mus i sitt eget hus" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Não Acordem o Rato Adormecido" - Portugal
"Ne réveillez pas une souris qui dort" - Canada (French title)
"Oi dyo atsides kai to poniro pontiki" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Um Ratinho Encrenqueiro" - Brazil
"Un ratoncito duro de roer" - Spain
"Un topolino sotto sfratto" - Italy
"Vekk ikke musen som sover" - Norway (imdb display title)
"Zor hedef fare" - Turkey (Turkish title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language, comic sensuality and mayhem
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
98 min | Germany:93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Bass Lake, California, USASee more »
Company:
DreamWorks SKGSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
In a few of the scenes where there is a close up of the mouse in the walls, they used a rat as a "body double".See more »
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the scene when Lars is alone inside the factory, you can clearly see an arm behind the big fan pulling the thread from his jacket. You can even see a watch on the arm.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lars:[at their father's funeral, they carry his coffin down the steps of a cathedral] Hold your end up higher, you're not holding it.
Ernie:I am too.
Lars:You are not.
Ernie:Don't worry about me. Hey, isn't that suit charcoal?
Lars:No.
Ernie:Looks charcoal gray to me, some gray polyester blend. Couldn't even find a black suit for your own father's funeral.
Lars:It's black.
Ernie:No, I'm sure it's gray.
Lars:It's black.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Mexican' (#8.1)" (2001)See more »
Soundtrack:
I'll Be Home For ChristmasSee more »

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13 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
a successful tribute to Tex Avery, 4 December 2002
Author: dbdumonteil

What a pleasant comedy! Here's a movie that brings back a subject which was specific to the cartoons from the forties and fifties: the game of the cat and the mouse. Here, there's a real mouse and the cat is epitomized by the Schmuntz brothers who wish to get rid of her in order to sell an old but expensive house. The more the film advances, the more the traps prepared by Lars and Ernie Schmuntz are worked out: it begins with the simple, trivial trap: the mousetrap and it ends with the appearance of the mouse-exterminator ( an unexpected and irresistible Christopher Walken). In short, what it seems to be a child's play at the beginning of the movie, ends up becoming a merciless fight in which there'll be no winner, no loser... Gore Verbinski adopted an inventive and clever making and he rightly choose his actors. Nathan Lane and Lee Evans form an ideal duo, not very far from the legendary Laurel and Hardy. They've got a different personality but are united to kill this mouse. Moreover, the movie doesn't only focus on this "mouse hunt" but also on the Schmuntz brothers' efforts to earn money in order to save their father's string factory ( a world without string is chaos...). Let's add some hilarious and efficient gags ; the movie pays a tribute to Tex Avery. Dialogs that kick the bull's eye and some cues are powerful such as: "in this mouse's mind, you are the intruders" says Walken to the Schmuntz brothers. At last, the real mouse is, of course, a little pest (she's even compared to Hitler with a tail) but in parallel, Verbinski attempts to make her touching. At the end, a comedy without too many claims but efficient enough to please to a large public.

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