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 :::Except when you consider that the film's production period is considered to have started what is known as the 'dark age' of the '80s.  The film had a hugely troubled production history and this was followed by a few years of troubled times.  With those numbers, ""The Great Mouse Detective,"" ""Pete's Dragon,"" and specially ""The Aristocats"" can all be considered 'modest successes,' as none of them failed, but none reached particularly high, either.   "