Oliver & Company (1988)
Oliver & Company (1988)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Joey Lawrence
Oliver
Billy Joel
Dodger
Cheech Marin
Tito
Richard Mulligan
Einstein
Roscoe Lee Browne
Francis
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Rita
Dom DeLuise
Fagin
Taurean Blacque
Roscoe
Carl Weintraub
Desoto
Natalie Gregory
Jenny (voice)
Mike Gabriel
Writer
Robert Loggia
Sykes
William Glover
Winston (voice)
George Scribner
Director
Bette Midler
Georgette (voice)
Jim Cox
Writer
Tim Disney
Writer
Deborah Gates
(voice)
James Mangold
Writer
Charles Bartlett
Additional Voice (voice)
Jonathan Brandis
Additional Voice (voice)
Vance Gerry
Writer
J.A.C. Redford
Composer
Kal David
Additional Voice (voice)
Mark A. Hester
Editor
Marcia Del Mar
Additional Voice (voice)
Victor DiMattia
Additional Voice (voice)
James Melton
Editor
Judi M. Durand
Additional Voice (voice)
Mary V. Buck
CastingDirector
Susan Edelman
CastingDirector
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)
Charles Dickens
Novel
Roger Allers
Story
Chris Buck
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Content RatingG
Budget$31,000,000
Box Office$121,000,000
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Wiki.
Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. In the film, Oliver is a homeless kitten who joins a gang of dogs to survive in the streets. Among other changes, the setting of the film was relocated from 19th century London to 1980s New York City, Fagin's gang is made up of dogs (one of which is Dodger), and Sykes is a loan shark.
Following the release of The Black Cauldron (1985), Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg held a pitch meeting with the animation staff, in which story artist Pete Young pitched the idea to adapt Oliver Twist with dogs. The pitch was quickly approved, and the film quickly went into production under the working title Oliver and the Dodger. Released on the same day as The Land Before Time (1988), Oliver & Company was a box office success, but it received mixed reviews from film critics. The film was re-released in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on March 29, 1996. It was then released on home video later that same year, and again in 2002 and 2009 on DVD. The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in 2013, commemorating its 25th anniversary. The film has garnered a cult following and has become a Disney fan-favorite over the years.