The Mouse on the Moon

"Stop shooting at our moon!"

Jun 17 1963 Approved 1h 22m
Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

The sequel to The Mouse That Roared (1959), the tiny country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in new 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 to beat them to the moon.

Written by

Leonard Wibberley, Michael Pertwee

Directed by

Richard Lester

Cast

Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Walter Shenson Films, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

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