Where They Went

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

Directed by Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells

Lured by a scheming cat's promise of a mouse-friendly frontier, the Mousekewitz family leaves New York by train for the dusty Western town of Green River.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Tenements and sewers
    New York City, New York
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Inferred

    After a cat raid the mice flee into the sewers, where a 'cowboy mouse' talks them into moving west.

  2. 2Desert along the tracks
    Green River, Utah
    ≈ 00:18:00
    Inferred

    Fievel overhears the cats' plan and is thrown off the train into the desert.

  3. 2Arrival in Green River
    Green River, Utah
    ≈ 00:22:00
    Stated on screen

    The family reaches a dried-up frontier town where Cat R. Waul plans a saloon.

  4. 3Green River streets and jail
    Green River, Utah
    ≈ 00:30:00
    Stated on screen

    Fievel reaches town and is chased and caught by the tarantula T.R. Chula, then escapes.

  5. 4Desert and the mouse tribe's village
    Green River, Utah
    ≈ 00:40:00
    Inferred

    Fievel and Tiger reunite in a mouse tribe's village, where Tiger is treated as a god.

  6. 5Wylie Burp's place outside the jail
    Green River, Utah
    ≈ 00:52:00
    Inferred
  7. 6Saloon opening and showdown
    Green River, Utah
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
9,211 km
Places
2
Countries
1
Stops
7
  • Train: 6,141 km
  • Not shown: 3,070 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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