A Rat's Tale () is a 1997 fantasy film directed by Michael F. Huse, based on the 1985 children's book A Rat's Tale by Tor Seidler. The film features marionette work by German theater group Augsburger Puppenkiste. The live action cast include Beverly D'Angelo, Jerry Stiller, Lauren Hutton, and the German actor Josef Ostendorf.
The film was released in Germany on March 27, 1997, by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label. It received a limited release in the United States on March 20, 1998, by Legacy Releasing.
Plot
Cast Live-action cast Josef Ostendorf as Mr. Lou Dollart Danny Wells voices Mr. Lou Dollart in the English version. Beverly D'Angelo as Mrs. Dollart Jerry Stiller as Prof. Plumpingham Lauren Hutton as Evelyn Jellybelly Jonathan Kinsler as Architect Stressback Steffen Wink as Assistant Nick McRafferty Scott Weil voices Assistant Nick McRafferty in the English version. Andreas Herder as Assistant Tom O'Dooley Nicholas Benson voices Assistant Tom O'Dooley in the English version. Jack Recknitz as Mr. Adams Natja Brunckhorst as Mrs. Lucy Yoshinori Yamamoto as Futon San
German voice cast Philipp Moog as Monty Mad-Rat Jr. (Monty Spinnerratz) Carmen Plate as Isabella Noble-Rat (Isabella Nobelratz) Klaus Havenstein as Old Monty (Monty Senior) Gudo Hoegel as Rudi Rake-Rat (Rudi Raffratz) Donald Arthur as Jean-Paul Canalligator (Knaligator Charon)
German voice cast (English actors) Source:All of the American actors are dubbed into German in the original German language version. Dagmar Heller as Mrs. Dollart Friedrich Georg Beckhaus as Prof. Plumpingham Oliver Feld as Tom O'Dolley
English voice cast Dee Bradley Baker as Monty Mad-Rat Jr. Lynsey Bartilson as Isabella Noble-Rat Raymond Guth as Old Monty Scott MacDonald as Rudi Rake-Rat Donald Arthur as Jean-Paul Canalligator
Production Filming took place in New York and an abandoned steelworks site in Duisburg. The interior sets were shot at Warner Bros. Movie World in Bottrop.
Release Home media The film was released in the United States and Canada on VHS by Warner Home Video on May 12, 1998.
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