This month Don Bluth out-disneys Disney with 1982’s atmospheric animated action adventure The Secret of NIMH. Featuring the vocal talents of Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Strauss, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise, John Carradine, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Paul Shenar, Shannen Doherty, Wil Wheaton, Ina Fried, and Jodi Hicks

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

James Knight (with Tyranna and Ellen)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch.io, Bandcamp)

M. W. Lewis of The Worlds of M. W. Lewis (podcast)

Honourable mentions: Sleeping Beauty (1959), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Robin Hood (1973), The Rescuers (1977), The Fox and the Hound (1981), Dragon’s Lair (1983), Space Age (1984), Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp (1991), Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)

The movie for next month is Ralph Bakshi’s Fire & Ice from 1983. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on August 26th, submissions by the 24th, please.

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The Secret of NIMH on Movie Monday (E262)