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Oliver & Company

1988

George Scribner

Animation, Voice: Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin ...

5.8

4,526

Animation. Kids. Musical 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 ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Patricia Wilson Empire	"This is cute but lacks the classic Disney charm that works for adults as well as kids (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The animation is fairly unexciting though serviceable, and the overall mystification of class difference would probably have made Dickens shudder, but kids should find this tolerable enough."
		Time Out	"A bestial rehash of 'Oliver Twist' (...) Much cornball adventure ensues, punctuated by healthy helpings of singing, dancing and general merriment."
		Eric Henderson Slant	"I guess I can cut the Mouse House a little slack when it comes to paint-by-numbers mediocrities like 'Oliver & Company' (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times	"A bright, upbeat comedy that should appeal to audiences of all ages (...) 'Oliver & Company' offers virtually ideal family holiday fare"
		Dave Aldridge Radio Times	"[It] provides fine family entertainment. Don't know what Charles Dickens would have made of it, though (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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