18 Facts About Mrs Brisby

Mrs Brisby is a fictional field mouse and the protagonist of the 1982 animated adventure film The Secret of NIMH, directed by Don Bluth.

Mrs Brisby was originally named "Mrs Frisby" during the production of the film, like the book character, but was renamed due to a trademark issue with Mattel's Frisbee.

Mrs Brisby has to move her children to save them from a human-operated plow but has to manage her son Timothy, who caught pneumonia and therefore must stay inside to recover from it.

Since her debut, Mrs Brisby has been mostly positively received for her timid personality combined with her kindness and courage, with critics citing her as a unique representation of a mother character who braves through an actively hostile world to save her children.

The farmer, Fitzgibbon, was planning on deploying his plow for his garden, meaning Mrs Brisby Frisby had to move her family out of the garden.

Mrs Brisby is a widowed mother who cares for her four children and lives with a housekeeper named Auntie Shrew.

Mrs Brisby is kind and soft-spoken in personality, but in a mournful state due to the death of her husband which occurred before the film's events.

The film's smooth animation was combined with large amounts of lighting plus shading to convey different tones, such as the suspense that was built up when Mrs Brisby visited the Great Owl.

Mrs Brisby was likely difficult to animate due to her delicate gestures consistent with her timid personality, which were in contrast to the more exaggerated movements of her friend, a comedic crow named Jeremy.

For instance, in the former, Mrs Brisby is portrayed as vulnerable and largely dependent on both the wizard Nicodemus and her deceased husband, Jonathan Brisby, and the doctor Mr Ages' poor treatment of her further highlights her passiveness.

Mrs Brisby feared that a less capable voice actress would have a whiny tone while reading through the film's lines.

Mrs Brisby thought that Hartman was cleverly reading Brisby's lines but eventually realized that her voice acting reflected her depression in reality when he learned that the actress took her own life in 1987.

Mrs Brisby has been the sole parent of her four children since the death of her husband, Jonathan Brisby, and plans on having her family move out from the human farm before the plow from human farmers start plowing.

Mrs Brisby enters the rose bush and meets different members of the Rats of NIMH including Captain Justin, Jenner, and their leader, Nicodemus.

Mrs Brisby's house, containing her children, begins to sink into mud, but she manages to lift the structure and save her children because of her amulet's power.

Mrs Brisby plays a minor role in the 1998 direct-to-video sequel, now older and making two appearances throughout the film.

Mrs Brisby has been positively received by critics because of her timidity, motherly nature, and exceptional courage.

Mrs Brisby has been commonly named by fans as "Mrs Elizabeth Brisby" in honor of her voice actress, although the commentators of Reactor expressed annoyance at how most other characters only valued her because of her connection with her late husband as evident by the lack of any knowledge of a first name.