Cast & Crew

Directed by

Don Bluth

Writing Credits

Robert C. O'Brien
(based on the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by)
Don Bluth
(story adaptation) &
John Pomeroy
(story adaptation) &
Gary Goldman
(story adaptation) &
Will Finn
(story adaptation)
Ken Anderson
(uncredited)

Cast

Derek Jacobi
Nicodemus
Elizabeth Hartman
Mrs. Brisby
Arthur Malet
Mr. Ages
Dom DeLuise
Jeremy
Hermione Baddeley
Auntie Shrew
Shannen Doherty
Teresa
Wil Wheaton
Martin
Jodi Hicks
Cynthia
Ina Fried
Timothy
John Carradine
The Great Owl
Peter Strauss
Justin
Paul Shenar
Jenner
Tom Hatten
Farmer Fitzgibbons
Lucille Bliss
Mrs. Fitzgibbons
Aldo Ray
Sullivan
Norbert Auerbach
Councilman 1
Dick Kleiner
Councilman 2
Charles Champlin
Councilman 3
Edie McClurg
Miss Right
Joshua Lawrence
Billy Fitzgibbons
Philo Barnhart
Additional voices
Sally Stevens
Singer (segment "Flying Dreams Lullaby")
Paul Williams
The Balladeer (segment "Epilogue")

Produced by

Don Bluth
producer (produced by)
Gary Goldman
producer (produced by)
Rich Irvine
executive producer
John Pomeroy
producer (produced by)
James L. Stewart
executive producer

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith

Editing by

Jeffrey C. Patch
(as Jeffrey Patch)

Production Management

Fred Craig
production manager
Don Hahn
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dan Molina
assistant director

Art Department

John Alvin
poster artist (uncredited)
Don Bluth
visual development (uncredited)
Tom Jung
poster artist (uncredited) / storyboard artist (uncredited)
Buck Lewis
character designer (uncredited)
Matthew O'Callaghan
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Carl Ramsey
additional storyboard artist (uncredited) / poster artist (uncredited)
Jeff Siergey
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Drew Struzan
poster artist (uncredited)
Frank Thomas
storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

James Cavarretta
sound effects recordist (as James Cavarretta Jr.)
Walter A. Gest
sound re-recordist (as Walter Gest)
David Horton Sr.
sound effects editor (as David M. Horton)
Rick Kline
re-recording mixer
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer (as Marie Jo Lang)
Stan Levine
synthesizer sound effects
William Mead
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Donald O. Mitchell
re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell
re-recording mixer
Gary Ritchie
sound re-recordist
John Roesch
foley artist
Garry Ulmer
dialogue recordist
Gary A. Hecker
foley artist (uncredited) / supervising foley editor (uncredited)
Hilda Hodges
foley artist (uncredited)
Doc Kane
original dialogue mixer (uncredited)
Michael Miller
original dialog mixer (uncredited)
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist (uncredited)
Morten Folmer Nielsen
adr editor (uncredited) / adr recorder (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers
stereo sound designer (uncredited)
Joan Rowe
foley artist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Fred Craig
director of special processes
Vincent DeFrances
effects assistant (as Vincent De Francis)
Mark Dindal
assistant visual effects supervisor
Jeff Etter
effects assistant
Randy Fullmer
effects animator (as Randall Fullmer)
Bruce Heller
additional special effects animator
Tom Hush
additional special effects animator
Diann Landau
additional special effects animator
Dorse A. Lanpher
special effects supervisor (as Dorse A. Lanpher)
Hope London
effects assistant
Scott Santoro
effects assistant
Barry Whitebook
effects assistant (as Barry A. Whitebook)
Kathleen Quaife-Hodge
effects assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Joe Jiuliano
animation camera
Jeffery Mellquist
animation camera (as Jeff Mellquist)
Chuck Warren
animation camera (as Charles Warren)
Bill Butler
visual consultant (uncredited)
Rob Maine
animation camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

Diane Albracht
cel painter
Kelly Anderson
assistant animator
Tamara Anderson
assistant animator
David R. Ankney
xerographer (as David Ankney)
Robert Avery
xerographer
Philo Barnhart
character key assistant
Phyllis Barnhart
cel painter
Arland Barron
assistant animator
Kathy Barrows-Fullmer
animation checker (as Kathy Barrows)
Alethea Bernard
ink artist
Don Bluth
directing animator / layout artist
David Braden
xerographer
Kristine Brown
ink artist
Karen Burrell
cel painter
Daryl Carstensen
xerography checker
Tammy Cecil
cel painter
Judy Champin
cel painter
Merllyn Ching
ink artist
Joann Cohn
cel painter
Lorna Cook
animator (as Lorna Pomeroy)
Ken Cope
assistant animator
Annamarie Costa
animation checker
Patricia Cowling
cel painter (as Patti Cowling)
Sharon Dabek
cel painter
Eric Daniels
xerographer
Ron Dias
background artist
Lynn Diederich
cel painter
Colleen Draper
cel painter
Robin Draper
cel painter
Diane Dunning
ink artist
John Eddings
xerographer
Robert Erhart
xerographer
Gina Evans
cel painter
Beverly Felix
cel painter (as Cookie Palacio)
Shirley Ferrante
cel painter
Cindy Finn
animation color stylist (as Cindy Chilko Finn)
Will Finn
animator
Ayalen Garcia
assistant animator (as Ayalén Garcia)
Peter Gentle
cel painter
Marta Glodkowska
cel painter (as Marta Skwara)
David Goetz
background artist
Gary Goldman
directing animator
Valerie Green
xerography checker
Heidi Guedel
animator
Auguste Haboush
assistant animator
Evelyn Hairapetian
cel painter (as Evie Hairapetian)
Odin Hor
cel painter
Michael Horowitz
assistant animator
Robin Lucille Hoynes
cel painter (as Robin Police)
Emily Jiuliano
animator / character key assistant
Leonard Johnson
assistant animator (as Leonard E. Johnson)
Skip Jones
animator
Debra Jorgensborg
animation color stylist (as Debbie Casillas)
Gayle Kanagy
cel painter
Michael Kane
xerographer
Paulette Knell
cel painter
Nancy Kniep
assistant animator
Dan Kuenster
animator
Boowon Lee
assistant animator
Karan Lee-Storr
ink artist (as Karan J. Storr)
Larry Leker
layout artist
William Lorencz
color story sketcher
Mildred Luukkonen
cel painter
Annet Mackie
cel painter (as Annette Vandenberg)
Shirley Mapes
cel painter
Linda Miller
animator
Missy
cel painter
David Molina
animator
Sandra Moline
cel painter
Deborah Mooneyham
cel painter
Don Moore
background artist
Jeanette Nouribekian
cel painter
Matthew O'Callaghan
assistant animator
Carmen Oliver
animation color stylist
Vera Pacheco
character key assistant (as Vera Lanpher)
Elyse Pastel
assistant animator
Gary Perkovac
assistant animator
Catherine Peterson
cel painter (as Cathy Mirkovich)
Chris Peterson
assistant animator (as Christopher Peterson)
Cheryl Polakow
assistant animator
John Pomeroy
directing animator: "Mr. Ages", "Jeremy", "Dragon", "The Great Owl", "Nicodemus", "Justin" and "Jenner"
Linda Praamsma
cel painter
Bonnie Ramsey
cel painter
Valerie Reed
cel painter
Art Roman
assistant animator
Alison Sassoon
cel painter
Terry Shakespeare
assistant animator
Debra Y. Siegel
paint technician
Harald Siepermann
animator
Dave Smith
final checker
Dave Spafford
animator
Lynn Spees
cel painter
Catherine Stein
cel painter
Kim Stevens
cel painter
Christina Stocks
ink artist (as Cris Stocks)
Jim Stocks
final checker
Cynthia Surage
mark-up
Terri-Lynn Swears
cel painter
Olga Tarin-Craig
ink and paint supervisor (as Olga Tarin Craig)
Sharon Thomas
cel painter
Shirley Thomas
cel painter
Bruce Timm
assistant animator (as Bruce W. Timm)
Marshall Lee Toomey
assistant animator (as Marshall Toomey)
Jody Trout
cel painter
Sally Voorheis
assistant animator (as Sally J. Voorheis)
Manon Washburn
cel painter
Phyllis White
cel painter
Kevin Wurzer
animator (as Kevin M. Wurzer)
Nikki Zelenka
animation checker
Janet M. Zoll
xerographer (as Janet Zoll)
Stephan Zupkas
assistant animator
Dale Baer
character designer (uncredited)
Michael Cedeno
assistant animator (uncredited)
Jim Coleman
background artist (uncredited)
Rick Farmiloe
assistant animator (uncredited)
David Feiss
assistant animator (uncredited)
Chuck Harvey
animator (uncredited)
Shawn Keller
assistant animator (uncredited)
Greg Maurice
xeroxgraphy/Ink and paint/final check Celine Miles Ink and Paint (uncredited)
Floyd Norman
character key assistant (uncredited)
Doris Plough
character key assistant (uncredited)
Bonnie Robinson
assistant animator (uncredited)
Tom Sito
assistant animator (uncredited)
Jeffrey J. Varab
animator (uncredited)
Fred Warter
assistant animator (uncredited)
Charles Zembillas
assistant animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Richard Ritchie
color timer
Tom Shaffer
color timer (uncredited)

Music Department

Michael Clifford
music editor: London (as Mike Clifford)
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor
Leonard A. Engel
music editor (as Len Engel)
Jerry Goldsmith
orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
National Philharmonic Orchestra
music performed by
John Richards
music recordist
Chris Boardman
orchestrator (uncredited)
Bruce Botnick
music mixer (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Alexander Courage
orchestrator (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Kenneth Hall
music editor (uncredited)
Jo Ann Kane
music preparation (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga
musician: harp (uncredited)
Shawn Murphy
music mixer: London (uncredited)
Dennis S. Sands
music mixer: California (uncredited) / music recordist (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith
music preparation (uncredited)
Sally Stevens
singer (uncredited) / vocal soloist (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Jonathan Williams
musician: cello soloist (uncredited)
Paul Williams
featured vocalist (uncredited) / lyricist: song (uncredited) / musician: keyboard (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Telmo de Avelar
(as Telmo Perle Münch)

Additional Crew

Diana Adams
accountant (as Diana Johnson)
G. Thomas Baker
accountant
Stephan Barnes
creative consultant
Bob Chevalier
production assistant
Kimberley Coy
unit publicist
Terri Eddings
production assistant
Richard A. Gabrio
creative consultant
Jan Goldman
accountant
Mel Griffin
production executive
Edna Hartling
production assistant
Tom Irvine
accountant
Martin S. Jacobson
creative consultant
Sarah-Jane King
production assistant (as Sarah King)
Charles Kurts
production assistant
Elaine Miller
accountant
Carolyn Morris
production assistant
Victor Solis
production assistant
Julie Spafford
production assistant
Shirley Spafford
production assistant
David J. Steinberg
production assistant (as David Steinberg) / production assistant
Mike Vest
production assistant
Caralyn Warren
production assistant
Tom Yohe
production assistant
Sue Shakespeare
production assistant (uncredited)
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