Oliver & Company( 1988)

TV-MAAnimationComedyFamily

67%

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The first Disney movie with attitude.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Joey Lawrence
Oliver (voice)
Billy Joel
Dodger (voice)
Cheech Marin
Tito (voice)
Richard Mulligan
Einstein (voice)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Francis (voice)
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Rita (voice)
Bette Midler
Georgette (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Fagin (voice)
Taurean Blacque
Roscoe (voice)
Carl Weintraub
Desoto (voice)
Robert Loggia
Sykes (voice)
Natalie Gregory
Jenny (voice)
William Glover
Winston (voice)
Deborah Gates
(voice)
Charles Bartlett
Additional Voice (voice)
Jonathan Brandis
Additional Voice (voice)
Kal David
Additional Voice (voice)
Marcia Del Mar
Additional Voice (voice)
Victor DiMattia
Additional Voice (voice)
Judi Durand
Additional Voice (voice)
Greg Finley
Additional Voice (voice)
Javier Grajeda
Additional Voice (voice)
Frank Welker
Louie the Sausage Vendor (voice)
Nancy Parent
Additional Voices (voice)
Ruth Pointer
Rita (singing voice) (uncredited)
J.D. Hall
Additional Voices (voice)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Dec 24 2023

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...