10 Disney Movies You Didn’t Know Were Shameless Rip-Offs
6. The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under The Rescuers was a Disney film so successful that it was the first one to warrant a sequel made by the classic Disney animation production company. But the film and its sequel The Rescuers Down Under were based on different books from the series of Miss Bianca novels by Margery Sharp. Whilst the books are apparently pretty good Walt Disney did decide that some changes needed to be made. The first book is about three mice saving a Norwegian poet from imprisonment but Walt in his infinite wisdom decided that a heart warming tale about some cute mice saving a cute polar bear from the zoo would satisfy the family market much more. The finished film ended up quite different. Another aspect of the film that interestingly wasnt from the book is the villain, Madam Medusa. The original plan for the film was that Disney fan-favourite Cruella De Ville would make a return so the villainess shares ceryain strands of DNA with another Disney Demoness.