An American Tail

Continuity mistake: During the opening dialogue of "Never Say Never", Henri stands on the edge of a hot water bottle dressing Fievel. In the following shot Henri is standing on a container adjacent to the bottle instead. (00:22:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Henri and Fievel land upon the Statue of Liberty during "Never Say Never", the statue's tablet is positioned right up against the cloak. But one shot later the tablet is extended far out into the air instead. (00:22:10)

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Continuity mistake: When Fievel is sitting upon Henri's head during "Never Say Never" his red shirtsleeves rest above Henri's eyes at first, but one shot later the sleeves are wrapped around Henri's chin instead. (00:23:10)

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Continuity mistake: At Mouse Garden headquarters outside of the Commission of Immigration, several vendors are trying to sell things to a crowd. Below a top hat is a sign which distinctly reads 'Mouse Garden'. But fast forward to the one offering a used ticket to Chicago right near the headquarter entrance and you'll see how it now says 'Immigration Mouse Garden' instead. (00:24:35)

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Continuity mistake: In Warren T. Rat's first appearance, he counts coins and places them into his overstuffed coat pocket. But when the shot changes to a closeup of Digit appearing from within the pocket, Warren T.'s hand is suddenly elsewhere, offscreen. (00:25:00)

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Continuity mistake: Before Digit jumps out from Warren T. Rat's pocket, he pushes out all kinds of accessories such as pencils and playing cards. But when Warren T. looks in the mirror trying to figure out how to make an extra fifty cents, the items reappear - sticking out of his pocket again. (00:25:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Warren T. Rat leads Fievel to the door of a tailor shop where his family is supposedly located, its hinges vanish right after Fievel jumps into the elevator. (00:27:45)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Fievel speaks to Tony for the first time about finding his family, he jumps up from the lower bunk bed and walks towards the window with a plan in mind. But between shots, several things change: Tony is awoken when Fievel accidentally kicks the top bunk (whereas he was fully alert and talking in the previous shot), clothespins holding the bunks together suddenly become wrapped in string around their centers, an orphan mouse appears from nowhere - sleeping by the window, and Fievel instantly switches from lying face down to belly before jumping out of bed. (00:28:50)

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Continuity mistake: After Fievel gets captured by Warren T. Rat, he's ordered to work alongside numerous other mice in a tailor shop. In the following scene where everybody's asleep, Fievel jumps from his bed and walks over to the nearest window - making a reference to Rapunzel's hair and how well it would work to escape with. All of a sudden, two long white sheets conveniently appear on the floor behind him out of nowhere, from which he makes a long rope to rappel down the side of the building (not unlike Rapunzel's hair). (00:28:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Fievel is looking out the tailor shop window thinking of a way to escape, his hat disappears from his belt between cuts. (00:28:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Fievel is wandering the streets alone, he finds a small piece of cheese on the ground. But the number of holes in the cheese changes with every shot, right before it gets snatched up by another passerby. (00:30:20)

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Continuity mistake: After Fievel tumbles from the railroad tracks, he can hear what sounds like Papa's violin coming from a building nearby. While he's running towards the street, his hat turns itself around between shots. (00:31:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Fievel is running along a clothesline towards the sound of a violin emanating from a nearby apartment building, notice how the rope is attached to the siding at first. But one shot later the rope can be seen attached to the window sill instead. (00:31:50)

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Continuity mistake: After Tony whistles at Fievel from atop the Hester Street lamppost, Fievel's blue hat can be seen lying in a puddle. But between shots the hat moves itself onto dry ground. (00:33:25)

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Continuity mistake: Before Tony and Bridget kiss, he looks into her eyes and says "Cat." But between shots, Bridget's head instantly tilts from right to left. (00:35:15)

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Continuity mistake: In the opening shot of Mickey O'Hare's wake, the wooden door is visible with hinges attached on its right side. Pretty soon Gussie makes her entrance looking for Honest John, but now the hinges have switched sides. (00:38:00)

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Continuity mistake: During Mickey O'Hare's wake, Honest John's shot glass refills itself between shots, at the point where he asks Gussie Mausheimer, "What's a wawwy?" (00:39:40)

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Continuity mistake: During Mickey O'Hare's wake, Gussie Mausheimer opens the door and starts talking to Honest John about organizing a rally to help get rid of the dangerous cats. But during her last sentence regarding uptown mice, notice how the door has vanished. (00:40:00)

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Continuity mistake: Just before Gussie leaves Mickey O'Hare's wake, Fievel can be seen in the background behind Honest John eating a large piece of cheese from a nearby teacup. However in the next shot he's standing in a completely different location and no longer has any cheese in his hands. (00:40:05)

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Continuity mistake: After Gussie Mausheimer walks out of Mickey O'Hare's wake, Bridget asks to speak with Honest John regarding Fievel's family. Pay attention to the attendees in the background who are gathered around Mickey's picture: they keep disappearing in every other shot throughout the remainder of the scene. (00:40:20)

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Continuity mistake: Watch the small bed inside the water tower. Soon after the song 'Somewhere Out There', a small piece of cloth appears from nowhere on it. (00:41:10 - 00:43:15)

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Gussie: We awe going to have a wawwy.
Honest John: A wawwy? What's a wawwy?
Gussie: You know. A wawwy. A wawge gathewing of mice fow a weason.
Honest John: Oh. A rally.
Gussie: That's what I said. A wawwy.

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Trivia: Fievel was named after Steven Spielberg's grandfather.

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Question: Why didn't Tiger go with Fievel after he released him from the cage and Warren T. Rat threw him out of the Maulers?

Answer: Warren T. grabbed Tiger and told him he was fired.Tiger did eventually leave some time after that though.

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