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Mouse on the Moon, The
Mouse on the Moon, The (1963) Movie Poster
UK  •    •  82m  •    •  Directed by: Richard Lester.  •  Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins, David Kossoff, Terry-Thomas, June Ritchie, John Le Mesurier, John Phillips, Eric Barker, Roddy McMillan, Tom Aldredge, Michael Trubshawe, Peter Sallis.  •  Music by: Ron Grainer.
        In the tiny country of Grand Fenwick, a Duke decides to ask the U.S. and Russian government to aid in a non-existant Space Research facility which is actually a cover-up for funding to fix the hot water in his castle. But when the Russians show up to see how the research is coming along, the Duke must show evidence and asks one of his scientists to slap a rocket together.

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Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
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Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
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Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
Image from: Mouse on the Moon, The (1963)
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The tiny country of Grand Fenwick is again the center of attraction as its resourceful Prime Minister Mountjoy and a scientist, Professor Kokintz, want to make a statement to the world. The P.M. thinks that by interesting the Americans in a phony space plan, his country will receive a fair compensation in aid to replace the nation's poor plumbing system, while the professor has found what he was looking for with the help of the Grand Fenwick's wine in order to achieve his ambitious project. The tiny country is the envy of the American, Russian and British government because it will achieve something that its most powerful counterparts cannot do: be the first to land on the moon!

The sequel of "The Mouse That Roared" gets a fun production by Richard Lester, a man that understood comedy well. One would have thought the loss of the previous hit star, Peter Sellers, would not work, but thanks to Mr. Lester's vision it is a much better film that we expected. Not having seen at all, we were able to catch up with it, as it appeared on a cable channel recently. The film has a great look in spite of the time elapsed since it was first release.

On hand for this installment, are some excellent English performers. Margaret Rutherford makes a valuable contribution with her Gloriana XIII, a dizzy lady who gets her speeches confused whenever she happens to speak at a public function. Ron Moody is perhaps the best thing in the movie as the ambitious Mountjoy. Bernard Cribbins and June Ritchie play a young couple in love. David Kossoff is Professor Kokintz, the brainy inventor that is instrumental in the launching of the space ship. The excellent Terry-Thomas adds a funny performance to the movie.

Review by jotix100 from the Internet Movie Database.

 
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