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Features: Special Edition, DVD
Editor's Note
Disney brings Charles Dickens' tale of orphaned pickpockets in the streets of London to the screen with a colorful cast of canine characters. Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence) is an orphaned kitten lost in Manhattan until he meets up with the Dodger, a crafty dog with a gang that leads Oliver on a series of colorful adventures. Featuring songs by Billy Joel and Bette Midler.
Plot Summary
This animated Disney film, loosely based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist," revolves around a cute orphaned kitten named Oliver, who is given shelter by a streetwise gang of dogs. A human beggar named Fagin does his best to provide for these homeless (and tuneful) animals.| But Fagin has a problem: he owes the wicked loan shark Sykes a lot of dough, and has only three days in which to cough it up. Oliver and the pooches take it upon themselves to help Fagin out of the doghouse.| Meanwhile, Oliver is adopted by a lonely (and rich) girl named Jenny -- who Sykes later kidnaps. Can Oliver and his canine cohorts find a way to save both Fagin and Jenny?
| Features | Region 1 | | NTSC | | Keep Case | | Special Edition | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Widescreen - 1.66 | | Audio:
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| Entertainment Reviews
 | Oliver and Company - 20th Anniversary Edition - DVD Review By: The Masked Movie Snobs - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 1/29/2009 5:04 AM | | On February 3rd 2009, Disney will release Oliver and Company - 20th Anniversary Edition on DVD. With a story based on the classic Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, an all-star cast featuring Bette Midler, Dom DeLuise, Cheech Marin, Billy Joel, Robert Loggia, Richard Mulligan, Joey Lawrence, and a soundtrack with songs from Midler, Joel, Huey Lewis, and Ruth Pointer, it is certainly tough to see where this could have gone wrong. Not that this is a bad film, but it should have been better....read the full review |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 2/3/2009 |
| Running Time: 74 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 05788200 | | UPC: 00786936769739 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | James Mangold - Screenwriter | | Timothy J. Disney - Screenwriter | | Richard Mulligan - Voice | | Cheech Marin - Voice | | Robert Loggia - Voice | | Sheryl Lee Ralph - Voice | | Roscoe Lee Browne - Voice | | Bette Midler - Voice | | Dom DeLuise - Voice | | Joey Lawrence - Voice | | Roger Allers - Screenwriter | | Jim Cox - Screenwriter | | Charles Dickens - Source Writer | | Billy Joel - Voice | | George Scribner - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Visuals and sound combine to vividly capture the Big Apple crunch from a feline's-eye view..." 03/29/1996 p.4DLos Angeles Times
"...A bright, upbeat comedy that should appeal to audiences of all ages....Scribner keeps the pace rapid and the camerawork unusually fluid for an animated feature..." 11/18/1988 p.C1 |
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