Original hand painted production animation cels of Professor Ratigan and Basil set on a lithographic background from "The Great Mouse Detective," 1986, Walt Disney Studios; Disney seal lower right; Size - Professor Ratigan & Basil: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4", Image 9 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.
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"Oh I love it when I'm nasty." - Ratigan
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"Oh I love it when I'm nasty." - Ratigan
Eve
Titus wrote a series of stories about Basil of Baker Street; a mouse
that lived next door to Sherlock Holmes and who shared many of his
skills and traits. Walt Disney Studios adapted the Titus stories into a
wonderful feature film that was still able to maintain the Arthur Conan
Doyle's Sherlock Holmes characters, even though they were transformed
into a mouse world. The resulting film "The Great Mouse Detective" was
directed by Ron Clements, music by Henry Mancini, and was released on
July 2, 1986. Although the script took about four years to develop, the
animation only took a year with an estimated total budget of $14
million.
Original production animation cel of Professor Ratigan and Basil without the background.
Close up of the Walt Disney Seal.
Basil (named after Basil Rathbone who portrayed Sherlock Holmes fourteen times in Hollywood films) was based on the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, animated by Mark Henn and Steve Gordon, and voiced by Barrie Ingham. Basil resides at 221 1/2 Baker Street and his arch nemesis is Professor Ratigan. Ratian
was designed and animated by Walt Disney master animator, Glen Keane.
The inspiration for the character was Professor James Moriarty, the
nemesis to Sherlock Holmes in the series of stories written by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle. Ratigan was voiced by veteran Hollywood actor
Vincent Price, who stated it was his favorite role because he had two
songs written for him, "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind," and
"Goodbye, So Soon."
In the following paragraph Ratigan explains his scheme to his henchmen:
"My
friends, we are about to embark on the most odious, the most evil, the
most diabolical scheme of my illustrious career. A crime to top all
crimes. A crime that will live in infamy! Tomorrow evening, our beloved
monarch celebrates her Diamond Jubilee and, with the enthusiastic help
of our good friend, Mr. Flaversham, it promises to be a night she will
never forget! Her last night, and my first, as supreme leader of all
Mousedom!"
This is a wonderful cel Basil; disguised as a sailor so that he, along with Dr. Dawson, could go undercover into the Thames waterfront tavern "Rat Trap" in order to locate Fidget. To the left of Basil is a fantastic cel of the evil Professor Ratigan. He is eyes open with a wide open mouth and a wicked smile. Great full figure images of both the Famous Detective and the villainous rat; and would make a marvelous addition to any animation art collection!
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