Ben
Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0
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Oliver and Company—not
The Lion King or Aladdin but still recognizably classic Disney—plays like a B-grade film. Better than The Great Mouse Detective, its honest and simple story begins with
the last kitten of a litter, Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence), sitting alone in
a cardboard box. No one in Manhattan Borough chooses Oliver as a pet even
though he is free. As a rain storm soaks the box, Oliver is forced to leave the
box to find a home. Desperate and hungry, he desires a food vendor’s string of
hot dogs. A dog named Dodger (voiced by Billy Joel) gets the hot dogs from the
vendor, but fails to share them with Oliver. Oliver follows Dodger to the docks
and becomes part of Dodger’s gang. The gang needs money and decides to take a
limousine. When the plot fails, Oliver is adopted by the limousine’s passenger,
a small and lonely rich girl, Jenny Foxworth (voiced by Natalie Gregory). The
story is off and running with a series of comedic errors that lead to the usual
Disney solution—happy ending for all the good.
Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images
Additional Thanks
Really
Good Work for Director George Scribner. Thank you to Walt Disney Pictures/Productions
for making this entertainment possible. Additional cast include: Einstein
(voice of Richard Mulligan), Rita (voice of Sheryl Lee Ralph), Roscoe (voice of
Taurean Blacque), Desoto (voice of Carl Weintraub), Winston (voice of William
Glover), and Georgette (voice of Bette Midler).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. A good watch for anyone who wants a satisfactory animated Disney flick.
Film
Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Ben Meyers
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