Oliver & Company Movie Review 1988

Animated animal retelling of Dicken's "Oliver Twist"--Disney style. Kitten Oliver (Lawrence) is left to fend for himself on the mean streets of New York until he's taken under the paw of Dodger (Joel) the dog. Dodger heads up a gang of doggy thieves, who help down-and-out human Fagin (DeLuise), who owes money to ruthless loan shark Sykes (Loggia). Out on his first job, Oliver's found by rich little Jenny (Gregory) and happily adopted. But his pals think he's been kidnapped and are off to rescue him.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 72 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, King of Beasts (Dogs), Cats, Buddies, New York, New York, Books to Film: Charles Dickens, Adoption & Orphans, Rescue Missions, Disney Animated Movies

Screenplay

Jim Cox, James Mangold

Director

George Scribner

Other

Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Richard "Cheech" Marin, Bette Midler, Dom DeLuise, Roscoe Lee Browne, Richard Mulligan, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Robert Loggia, Taurean Blacque, Carl Weintraub, Natalie Gregory, William Glover

Producer

Walt Disney Company