Lighting The Pipes

Commenting on the gigantic success of his company, Walt Disney once famously said "...it was all started by a mouse". Years later, it would again be a mouse that helped to safeguard Disney's future, this time by restoring hope and energy into its animation wing. 1986's "The Great Mouse Detective" is a smaller cog in the studio's machine but one full of curios and performances that merit discussion. Here, we take a trip down the Baker Street mouse-hole and review this classic.