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Oliver And Company [1989]
from Walt Disney Home Video
starring Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne
directed by George Scribner

Features:

• Dubbed
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

Disney does Dickens in this animated version of Oliver Twist, in which a homeless New York City cat falls in with a bunch of mischievous dogs under the leadership of the appealing scoundrel Fagin. The roots of Disney's success with animation in the 1990s begins with this clever, energetic, atmospheric movie, which succeeds in capturing the grim world Dickens conjured. Lyricist Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid) worked on the songs, the best of which is sung by Billy Joel, who provides the voice of (the Artful) Dodger. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Good fun but too short
  This film was a childhood favourite of mine and now that I'm 19 and still a Disney fan, I thought I'd give it another try and still I thoroughly enjoyed it. But Oliver and Company is by no means flawless. The music and humour are both very good and the characters are as cute and loveable as you'd expect from Disney. But at times this film does attempt to slightly overstep limits with some darker moments, and it's also a rare occasion where a movie being fast paced is actually a bad thing, as the film is... more info

• In one hundred years, it may become a cherished Disney classic...
  Oliver & Company was the last film of Disney's so-called "dark age" during the '80s, an era that started back in 1979, when the great financial failure of "The Black Hole" led the company into great monetary problems which somewhat affected the quality of the projects that followed. This 1988 film produced by Walt Disney Pictures wore the tag-line of "The first Disney movie with attitude", something that may have made it popular back in the late '80s but that somehow fell as the years passed. Frankly,... more info

• A WONDERFUL DVD RELEASE!
  This Disney release is a joy - especially considering the poor film-only DVD releases of late on Region 2 format.

  Oliver and Company has been given a quality treatment and the DVD boasts the new technology with an animated menu and sound (not just a static picture). From the menu you can choose your various options including the well-endowed Bonus Features section.

  The Bonus Features are fitting and plentiful including a lovely animated short (cartoon) called 'Puss Café' from Disney's Golden... more info

• I disagree with the earlier viewer!
  In the 1980's the Disney studios released a handful of very good animated features, but the one given the most credit is The Little Mermaid. Oliver and company was released a year or so before the Little Mermaid (though many people believe the re-release was the original release, same goes for Great Mouse Detective). This rendition of Oliver Twist replaces the main character with an abandoned Kitten in 1980's New York. The story is pretty simple, but well executed with great songs, and an 80's favorite of... more info

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