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** Though it's rather hard to tell, the lady mouse who comes to see Basil at the end of the film is none other than [[Theatre/Oliver Nancy]] herself!

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** Though it's rather hard to tell, the lady mouse who comes to see Basil at the end of the film is none other than [[Theatre/Oliver [[{{Oliver}} Nancy]] herself!
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** Though it's rather hard to tell, the lady mouse who comes to see Basil at the end of the film is none other than [[Theatre/Oliver Nancy]] herself!
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Price on his role as Ratigan.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: Price on his role as Ratigan. He had stated that Ratigan was his favorite film role.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as Jeffery Katzenberg had little to no faith this movie would be any good. Most of his attention was spent on meddling with ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'', which became a failure. Katzenberg did, however, demand the title of this film be changed from "Basil of Baker Street" to simply "The Great Mouse Detective". Two of the four directors have since said they've always hated the new title.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as Jeffery Jeffrey Katzenberg had little to no faith this movie would be any good. Most of his attention was spent on meddling with ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'', which became a failure. Katzenberg did, however, demand the title of this film be changed from "Basil of Baker Street" to simply "The Great Mouse Detective".Detective", a move that inspired an infamous fake memo that became a category on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''. Two of the four directors have since said they've always hated the new title.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as Jeffery Katzenberg had little to no faith the movie would be any good. Most of his attention was spent on meddling with ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron''; we all know how that film turned out. Katzenberg did, however, demand the title of this film be changed from "Basil of Baker Street" to simply "The Great Mouse Detective". Two of the four directors have since said they've always hated this new title.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as Jeffery Katzenberg had little to no faith the this movie would be any good. Most of his attention was spent on meddling with ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron''; we all know how that film turned out.''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'', which became a failure. Katzenberg did, however, demand the title of this film be changed from "Basil of Baker Street" to simply "The Great Mouse Detective". Two of the four directors have since said they've always hated this the new title.
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** Ratigan's original design was [[LeanAndMean very thin and frail-looking]]. They changed it after Creator/VincentPrice was cast [[InkSuitActor to reflect Price's larger build]].

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** Ratigan's original design was [[LeanAndMean very thin and frail-looking]]. They changed it after Creator/VincentPrice was cast [[InkSuitActor to reflect Price's larger build]]. Glen Keane also says that he based it partially on then-head of the studio, Ron Miller, an ex-football player.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: Price on his role as Ratigan.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: Price on his role as Ratigan. Ratigan.
* DuelingMovies: With ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'', another animated movie about mice coming out the same year (though it didn't come out until a few months afterward). The Great Mouse Detective lost in the end, but that didn't mean it wasn't successful; in fact, it convinced Disney that its animation unit still had a future.
** The success of An American Tail probably helped convince Disney as well.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as Jeffery Katzenberg had little to no faith the movie would be any good. Most of his attention was spent on meddling with ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron''; we all know how that film turned out. Katzenberg did, however, demand the title of this film be changed from "Basil of Baker Street" to simply "The Great Mouse Detective". Two of the four directors have since said they've always hated this new title.
** However those directors may have had some solace in the title being changed to "Basil the Great Mouse Detective" is some countries, including Australia.



** Sherlock Holmes is...[[BasilRathbone Sherlock Holmes!]]

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** Sherlock Holmes is... [[BasilRathbone Sherlock Holmes!]]
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* ActingForTwo: Barrie Ingham voices both Basil and the unlucky Bartholomew.
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** In Hungary, Ratigan is [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai]], [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Carl]], and [[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland Chris McLean]].
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Price on his role as Ratigan.
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** Hiram Flaversham is performed by Alan Young in the same Scottish burr he used for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].

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** Hiram Flaversham is performed by Alan Young Creator/AlanYoung in the same Scottish burr he used for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].
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** Ratigan's original design was [[LeanAndMean very thin and frail-looking]]. They changed it after Creator/VincentPrice was cast [[InkSuitActor to reflect Price's larger build]].
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** Creator/JohnCleese was the first choice to voice Basil.
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** Olivia was originally planned to be older, acting as a love interest for Basil, but it was later decided she should be a child to make her more sympathetic.

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** Olivia was originally planned to be older, acting as a potential love interest for Basil, but it was later decided she should be a child to make her more sympathetic.
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** Olivia was originally planned to be older, acting as a love interest for Basil, but it was later decided she should be a child to make her more sympathetic.
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**[[CatsAreMean Felicia]] is voiced by [[ScoobyDoo Fred]] [[FrankWelker Jones]].
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** Wayne Allwine (MickeyMouse himself) voices one of Ratigan's {{Mooks}}.

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** Wayne Allwine (MickeyMouse himself) voices one of Ratigan's {{Mooks}}.{{Mooks}}; to be precise, [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Bill the Lizard]].
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** Sherlock Holmes is...[[BasilRathbone Sherlock Holmes!]]
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** In Hungary, Ratigan is [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai]], [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Carl]], and [[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland Chris McLean]].
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** This isn't as far-fetched as it may seem when one listens to Madonna's jazzy showtunes on the ''Film/DickTracey'' soundtrack.

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** This isn't as far-fetched as it may seem when one listens to Madonna's jazzy showtunes on the ''Film/DickTracey'' ''Film/DickTracy'' soundtrack.
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** This isn't as far-fetched as it may seem when one listens to Madonna's jazzy showtunes on the ''Film/DickTracey'' soundtrack.
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*** In Italian, it's ''Dr. Dawson''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Music/{{Madonna}} was considered to voice Miss Kitty and perform the song "Let Me Be Good To You".

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** Hiram Flaversham is performed by Alan Young in the same Scottish burr he used for [[DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].

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** Hiram Flaversham is performed by Alan Young in the same Scottish burr he used for [[DuckTales [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]].



** In Italian, Olivia would later become [[StarWars Padme]]!
** In Japan, the voice of Fidget is also the voice of [[SonictheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]]! Even better, Ratigan is [[{{Disney/Aladdin}} Jafar]].

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** In Italian, Olivia would later become [[StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars Padme]]!
** In Japan, the voice of Fidget is also the voice of [[SonictheHedgehog [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]]! Even better, Ratigan is [[{{Disney/Aladdin}} Jafar]].Jafar]].
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** In Japan, the voice of Fidget is also the voice of [[SonictheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]]!

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** In Japan, the voice of Fidget is also the voice of [[SonictheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]]!Eggman]]! Even better, Ratigan is [[{{Disney/Aladdin}} Jafar]].
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* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]:

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* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]:HeyItsThatVoice:
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A little confirming fact.


** In Italian, Olivia would later become [[StarWars Padme]]!

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** In Italian, Olivia would later become [[StarWars Padme]]!Padme]]!
** In Japan, the voice of Fidget is also the voice of [[SonictheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]]!

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** Wayne Allwine (MickeyMouse himself) voices one of Ratigan's {{Mooks}}.

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*** In Mexican Spanish, it's ''Fidget'' (the bat) who's Uncle Scrooge.
** Wayne Allwine (MickeyMouse himself) voices one of Ratigan's {{Mooks}}.{{Mooks}}.
** In Italian, Olivia would later become [[StarWars Padme]]!
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VincentPrice, a one-man RoguesGallery of villain voices, including Professor Ratigan. Also, Melissa Manchester as a showgirl!

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VincentPrice, **VincentPrice, a one-man RoguesGallery of villain voices, including Professor Ratigan. Also, Melissa Manchester as a showgirl!

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* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: VincentPrice, a one-man RoguesGallery of villain voices, including Professor Ratigan. Also, Melissa Manchester as a showgirl!

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* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Voice!~=]:
VincentPrice, a one-man RoguesGallery of villain voices, including Professor Ratigan. Also, Melissa Manchester as a showgirl!

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