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Jul 2, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: July 2, 1982 – The Secret of NIMH Premiered in Theaters.

On this day July 2, 1982, The Secret of NIMH premiered in theaters and marked the directorial debut of Don Bluth, a former Disney animator who set out to revive the art of traditional animation. With a budget of 7 million dollars and a cast that included Elizabeth Hartman, Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine, and Dom DeLuise, the film told a haunting and beautifully animated story that stood apart from typical children's fare of the time.

Based on the novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH...

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