The Mouse on the Moon

Name: The Mouse on the Moon
Director: Richard Lester
Released: 1963
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins, David Kossoff, Terry-Thomas

1963 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 2,011 VOTES · DIR. Richard Lester

Overview

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid as well to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try and beat them to the moon.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,237 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:27 [ Man Narrating ] This is the world as seen from the moon.

00:06:19 ¶

00:09:17 I intend asking the United States for financial aid.

00:12:23 No comment. Thank you, gentlemen.

00:15:12 Which, Wendover,is why you are standing up and I am sitting down.

00:18:03 That's why I bundled him off to England.

00:21:07 -I don't agree with it. -I'll announce it on television.

00:24:26 [ Chattering, Shouting ]

00:27:34 [ ¶ ]

00:31:52 -It's moving ! - Hold it !

00:34:58 Ah ! [ Chuckles ]

00:37:40 They know also--

00:41:40 -E.B.W.S. ? -Yes, the English Bird-Watching Society.

00:46:49 All clear. Now, we'll bolt on the shower heads at regular intervals all around the tail.

00:49:39 -Why ? [ Chuckles ] -They haven't got any.

00:52:40 I'll explain that later.

00:56:38 Not us. I regenerate air by catalytic disassociation.

01:00:27 Da.

01:03:51 We'll give them a show. They've come a long way.

01:06:51 Computer's figures, sir. Speed, 450 miles per hour.

01:10:24 Ten, nine, eight, seven

01:14:22 and the workers of the world.

01:17:20 Serve the pudding.

20:00:00 miles further into space than we ever got a monkey.

Cast & Characters

Margaret Rutherford Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII Ron Moody Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy Bernard Cribbins Vincent Mountjoy David Kossoff Professor Kokintz Terry-Thomas Maurice Spender June Ritchie Cynthia John Le Mesurier British Delegate John Phillips Bracewell - U.S. Delegate Eric Barker M.I.5. Man Roddy McMillan Benter

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,237

Dialogue density14.6 lines / min

First line00:02:27

Final line20:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRichard Lester

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,011