Question 1

Why did the lead character's name change from Mrs. Frisby to Mrs. Brisby in the movie?

Accepted Answer

The name was changed to avoid legal issues with Wham-O, makers of the Frisbee. Sound editors manually spliced 'br' sounds from other dialogue to replace 'Fr' in the recorded lines.

Question 2

What connection does the movie have to Disney's The Rescuers?

Accepted Answer

A dragonfly chased away early in the film is a nod to Evinrude from The Rescuers, one of director Don Bluth's last Disney projects before leaving the company.

Question 3

How did Jerry Goldsmith contribute beyond composing the film's score?

Accepted Answer

Goldsmith volunteered three extra weeks to polish the score despite no contractual obligation and introduced the film to Steven Spielberg, leading to future collaborations.

Question 4

What was notable about the production team behind this animated film?

Accepted Answer

Don Bluth, John Pomeroy, and Gary Goldman left Disney to make this film after Disney rejected it as 'too dark,' followed by twenty other animators dubbed 'The Disney Defectors.'

Question 5

What urgent problem does the widowed field mouse face in the story?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Brisby must move her family, including her sick son, to escape a farmer's plow, aided by a crow and superintelligent lab rats to transplant their home to safer ground.

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