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Oliver & Company

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6.7/10 • 1.6K

1988-11-181h 14m

AnimationComedyFamily

The first Disney movie with attitude.

A young cat named Oliver is left alone in a kitten box, while all the other young cats have new owners. A big dog named Dodger shows him how to get food and later Oliver lives with him, his owner Fagin and Fagin's other dogs Tito, Rita, Einstein, and Francis. Fagin has one problem besides being broke he owes a nasty man named Sykes a lot of money. If he can't pay it back he's in big trouble. While Oliver runs into a little girl named Jenny who becomes his new owner which he is happy with and later Sykes sees Jenny as the key for him to get his money.

Directors
George Scribner
Editors
James Melton

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  1. Joey Lawrence

    Joey Lawrence

    Oliver (voice)

  2. Billy Joel

    Billy Joel

    Dodger (voice)

  3. Cheech Marin

    Cheech Marin

    Tito (voice)

  4. Richard Mulligan

    Richard Mulligan

    Einstein (voice)

  5. Roscoe Lee Browne

    Roscoe Lee Browne

    Francis (voice)

  6. Sheryl Lee Ralph

    Sheryl Lee Ralph

    Rita (voice)

  7. Bette Midler

    Bette Midler

    Georgette (voice)

  8. Dom DeLuise

    Dom DeLuise

    Fagin (voice)

  9. Taurean Blacque

    Taurean Blacque

    Roscoe (voice)

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CinemaSerf

Dec 24, 2023

6/10

I suppose it was only a matter of time before this classic Charles Dickens story got the Disney treatment - but given that it's completely devoid of any darkness or eeriness, this rather too cheerful and vibrant pet-fest doesn't really work for me. The eponymous kitten is adopted by a gang of dogs that, much like "Fagin's Boys" in the book, engage in a bit of petty crime for their boss "Fagin" who, himself, lives in terror of the malevolent "Sykes". When the latter cottons on that "Oliver" has been adopted into a wealthy home, he insists that "Fagin" enact a trap to lure "Jenny" from her luxury mansion so he can ransom her back to her dad. It falls to "Oliver" and his canine companions to thwart this dastardly plan. You can't really fault the quality of the animation and an array of musicians including Barry Manilow and Dan Hartman are behind the songs that won't exactly stick in your mind afterwards, but that do help to keep this amiable production rolling along. Sadly, though, it's all just way too predictably light and fluffy and takes just a little too much of a factory approach to one of the more substantial stories of English literature. Younger kids may like it though - it's pretty joyous and extols the virtues of loyalty, team playing and friendship and it's not without the odd laugh to two.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Revenue
$121,000,000.00
Keywords
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