Brisby longs to move her family out of the field as plowing time approaches but her son Timothy has fallen ill.īrisby visits Mr. Brisby, a widowed field mouse, lives in a cinder block with her children on the Fitzgibbons' farm. A television series adaptation is also in development by the Fox Corporation.

In 2015, a live-action/ computer-animated remake was reported to be in the works. It was followed in 1998 by a direct-to-video sequel, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, which was made without Bluth's involvement or input and met with poor reception. The Secret of NIMH was released in the United States on July 2, 1982, by MGM/UA Entertainment Co. It was produced by Bluth's production company Don Bluth Productions in association with Aurora Productions.

The film features the voices of Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Strauss, Arthur Malet, Dom DeLuise, John Carradine, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, and Paul Shenar. The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C.

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