| | | A Walt Disney Jazzy Classic!
Features: Special Edition, DVD, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), Spanish, French, Dubbed
Disney's irresistible classic The Aristocats is all jazzed up in a spectacular Special Edition, complete with a new digital transfer. In the heart of Paris, a kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high-society cat, and her three little kittens. Laughs and adventure ensue as the greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the ultimate catnap caper. Now it's up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O'Malley, and his band of swingin' jazz cats to save the day. Loaded with fun bonus features, including a new Virtual Kitten game, a heartwarming deleted song and more, The Aristocats is purr-fect for the whole family.
"The last of the high-quality Disney cartoon features...an enjoyable mix of fine animation...catchy songs, and outstanding voice characterizations." The Motion Picture Guide
"High-style Disney animation." The New Yorker
"Typically entertaining Disney animated story..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
Set in 1910, this Disney animated classic offers plenty of adventure, humor and music (especially performances by Maurice Chevalier). After high-society cat Duchess (Eva Gabor) and her three kittens inherit a fortune from their mistress, a greedy butler plots to get rid of them--and collect the cash himself. The villainous servant kidnaps the entire feline family and takes them far away from their comfortable Paris home. A bunch of animal pals come to the rescue however, and help restore the cats to their proper place. The heroic rescuers include the friendly alley cat Thomas O'Malley, the gallant mouse Roquefort, and the hilarious hounds Lafayette and Napoleon. THE ARISTOCATS was the last film personally supervised by Walt Disney himself.
| Features | Disney Virtual Kitten: Adopt Your Own Virtual Kitty. The More You Care For It, The More Hearts You Earn | | The Aristocats Scrapbook | | The Great Cat Family (Excerpt): Hosted By Walt Disney | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scene: She Never Felt Alone | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | DVD-ROM Feature: Virtual Kitten - Two Mini-Games & Your Very Own Printable Adoption License | | Featurette: The Sherman Brothers - The Aristocats Of Disney Songs | | Interactive Game: The Aristocats Fun With Language - Play Along & Learn The Names Of A Variety Of Musical Instruments | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 2/5/2008 |
| Running Time: 79 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1970 | | Catalog ID: 5331103 | | UPC: 00786936723229 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.75:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Eva Gabor - Voice Of | | George Bruns - Original Music By | | Ken Anderson - Production Designer | | Ken Anderson, et. al. - Screenplay | | Phil Harris - Voice Of | | Scatman Crothers - Voice Of | | Sterling Holloway - Voice Of | | Tom Acosta - Editor | | Tom McGowan - Based On Story By | | Will Schaefer - Original Music By | | Winston Hibler - Producer | | Wolfgang Reitherman - Producer | | Wolfgang Reitherman - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety 8 of 10
The Aristocats is a good animated feature from Walt Disney Studios, an original period comedy with drama about a feline family rescued from the plans of an evil butler who would prefer his mistress not to leave her fortune to the cats...Helped immeasurably by the voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers and others, plus some outstanding animation, songs, sentiment, some excellent dialog and even a touch of psychedelia...Harris, who gave Jungle Book a lot of its punch, is even more prominent here as the voice of an alley cat who rescues Gabor and her three kittens. Gabor's voice and related animation are excellent, ditto that for two hound dogs, Pat Buttram and George Lindsey...The technical details of the $4 million cartoon are marvelous to behold.
ePinions.com 8 of 10
This film offers an entertaining mixture of characters. The kittens are adorable, and quite entertaining. Each manages to have its own personality. My favorite is Toulouse the orange kitten. He likes to pretend to be a tough alley cat and go into hissing fits, but usually only after the danger has left the area. Marie is entertaining as the clearly spoiled "lady" of the group, who only wants to be a lady at times when it is convenient to her. Abigail and Amelia Gabble are also entertaining, as twin geese who move in unison and tell jokes that only make each other laugh...There are some pretty good songs featured in this film, but of course the most famous is "Everybody Wants to be a Cat." I know this was one of my favorite tracks on my Disney favorites record! The song has a jazzy feel and an adorable cast of cats playing and singing along. It is reprised at the end of the film with all the characters participating...This isn't a big, dramatic Disney classic on the scale of The Lion King or Cinderella. It is a nice family film with likable characters and a great cast of voices. If you like jazz, cats, or animation, Aristocats is an underrated Disney film that's worth watching at least once.
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