I am super hungover. I've spent the majority of the day recuperating so I'm just now getting around to stuff I should have taken care of this morning. The Great Mouse Detective doesn't get as much nostalgia as The Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast and I think that's a shame. It's a fun movie with an unusual setting and it deserves wider recognition.
Basil of Baker Street (Barrie Ingham) is a detective in Victorian England, living underneath the more famous human detective, Sherlock Holmes. He is hired by Olivia (Susanne Pollatschek), a young mouse whose father, a toymaker, was kidnapped by a bat with a peg leg. Basil believes that his nemesis, Professor Rattigan (Vincent Price), is behind the abduction and -- with a little help from his colleague, Dr. Dawson (Val Bettin) -- investigates the seedy underbelly of London for clues to unravel the mystery threatening to take down the monarchy itself.
Personally, I think Basil is kind of insufferable but Professor Rattigan is one of the best Disney villains ever. Vincent Price was perfect, absolutely perfect, to do the voice work. The man is a cinematic icon for his horror films but he was just as gifted in humor. Just a prodigious talent.
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