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