Oliver & Company (1988)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

George Scribner

Writers:

Jim Cox (screenplay) &
Tim Disney (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 November 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

The first Disney movie with attitude.

Plot:

A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Young Girl | Dog | Disney Animated Feature | Hit By Train

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Joseph Lawrence	...	Oliver (voice) (as Joey Lawrence)
Billy Joel	...	Dodger (voice)
Cheech Marin	...	Tito (voice)
Richard Mulligan	...	Einstein (voice)
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Francis (voice)
Sheryl Lee Ralph	...	Rita (voice)
Dom DeLuise	...	Fagin (voice)
Taurean Blacque	...	Roscoe (voice)
Carl Weintraub	...	Desoto (voice)
Robert Loggia	...	Sykes (voice)
Natalie Gregory	...	Jenny (voice)
William Glover	...	Winston (voice)
Bette Midler	...	Georgette (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Louie the Hot Dog Man / Additional Voice (voice)
Deborah Gates	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Debbie Gates)
Charles Bartlett	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jonathan Brandis	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Kal David	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Marcia del Mar	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Marcia Delmar)
Victor DiMattia	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Judi M. Durand	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Judi Durand)
Greg Finley	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Javier Grajeda	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Robert S. Halligan Jr.	...	Additional Voice (voice)
J.D. Hall	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jo Ann Harris	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Rosanna Huffman	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Barbara Harris	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Barbara Iley)
Harvey Jason	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Karen Ichiuji-Ramone	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Karen Kamon)
Kaleena Kiff	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Carol King	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Mary Lee Kortes	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Marylee Kortes)
Rocky Krakoff	...	Additional Voice (voice)
David Lasley	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Christina MacGregor	...	Additional Voice (voice)
David McCharen	...	Additional Voice (voice)
John McCurry	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Arlin Miller	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Arlin L. Miller)
Nancy Parent	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Whitney Rydbeck	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Gary Schwartz	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Vernon Scott	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Penina Segall	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Tom Snow	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Tom Righter Snow)
Eugene F. Van Buren	...	Additional Voice (voice)

Directed by
George Scribner

Writing credits
Jim Cox		(screenplay) &
Tim Disney		(screenplay) (as Timothy J. Disney) &
James Mangold		(screenplay)
Vance Gerry		(story) &
Mike Gabriel		(story) &
Joe Ranft		(story) &
James A. Mitchell Jr.		(story) (as Jim Mitchell) &
Chris Bailey		(story) &
Kirk Wise		(story) &
David Michener		(story) (as Dave Michener) &
Roger Allers		(story) &
Gary Trousdale		(story) &
Kevin Lima		(story) &
Michael Cedeno		(story) &
Peter Young		(story) (as Pete Young) &
Leon Joosen		(story)
Gerrit Graham		(additional story material) &
Sam Graham		(additional story material) (as Samuel Graham) &
Chris Hubbell		(additional story material) &
Steve Hulett		(additional story material) &
Danny Mann		(additional story material)
Charles Dickens		(novel "Oliver Twist")
Alex Mann		story

Original Music by
Barry Manilow
J.A.C. Redford

Film Editing by
Mark A. Hester		(as Mark Hester)
James Melton		(as Jim Melton)

Casting by
Mary V. Buck
Susan Edelman

Art Direction by
Dan Hansen

Production Management
Sherry Argaman	....	assistant production manager
Dennis Edwards	....	assistant production manager
Kathleen Gavin	....	production manager
Ron Rocha	....	assistant production manager
Dianne Ryder-Rennolds	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim O'Donnell	....	assistant director

Art Department
Guy Deel	....	production stylist
James A. Mitchell Jr.	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Randle Akerson	....	sound editor
Beth Bergeron	....	adr editor
Sandy Berman	....	sound designer
Sandy Berman	....	sound supervisor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jessica Gallavan	....	adr editor
Meredith Gold	....	sound assistant
Brad Gunther	....	sound reader
Gillian L. Hutshing	....	sound assistant (as Gillian Hutshing)
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Tomas Krantz	....	adr editor (Swedish version)
Ron Meredith	....	sound assistant
Kim Nolan	....	sound assistant
Maggie Ostroff	....	sound assistant
Mark Pappas	....	sound editor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Ed Steidele)
Beth Sterner	....	sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	adr editor
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound editor
Troy Porter	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
David A. Whittaker	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Barrows	....	assistant effects animator
Christine Blum	....	assistant effects animator (as Christine Harding)
Allen Blyth	....	assistant effects animator
Dave Bossert	....	effects animator
Chris Bushman	....	special optical printing (as Chris B. Bushman)
Michael Cedeno	....	computer animator
Dan Chaika	....	assistant effects animator
Glenn Chaika	....	effects animator
Barry Cook	....	effects animator
Mark Dindal	....	effects animator
Randy Fullmer	....	effects animator
Bernie Gagliano	....	effects graphics
Mabel Gesner	....	assistant effects animator
Tad A. Gielow	....	computer graphics engineer (as Tad Gielow)
Jeff Howard	....	effects animator
Ted Kierscey	....	effects animator
Dorse A. Lanpher	....	effects animator
Mark Myer	....	effects animator (as Mark Myers)
Tina Price	....	computer animator
Steve Starr	....	assistant effects animator
Eusebio Torres	....	effects animator
John Tucker	....	assistant effects animator
Kelvin Yasuda	....	effects animator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Aardal	....	animation camera operator
Errol Aubry	....	animation camera operator
Ed Austin	....	animation camera operator
Christine Beck	....	animation camera operator
John Cunningham	....	animation camera operator
Roncie Hantke	....	animation camera operator
Brandy Hill	....	animation camera operator
Ron Jackson	....	animation camera operator
Dan Larsen	....	animation camera operator
David J. Link	....	animation camera operator (as Dave Link)
Jim Pickel	....	animation camera operator
Lin-Z Rogers	....	animation camera operator (as Lindsay Rogers)
Dean G. Teves	....	animation camera operator (as Dean Teves)
Chuck Warren	....	animation camera operator

Animation Department
Sue Adnopoz	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Renee Ilsa Alcazar	....	painter (as Renee Alcazar)
Scott Anderson	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Viki Anderson	....	character animator
Tony Anselmo	....	animation assistant
Ruben A. Aquino	....	supervising animator
Debra Armstrong	....	assistant animator
Rasoul Azadani	....	layout artist
Lada Babicka	....	painter
Chris Bailey	....	character animator
Dorothea Baker	....	assistant animator
Tina Baldwin	....	post punch
Judith Barnes	....	assistant animator (as Judi Barnes)
Kathy Barrows-Fullmer	....	animation checker
Matthew Bates	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
James Beihold	....	layout artist
Carl Bell	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Lori Benson-Noda	....	assistant animator (as Lori Noda)
Bill Berg	....	coordinating animator
Phyllis Bird	....	painter
Russell Blandino	....	painter
Bonnie Blough	....	final checker
Bill Brazner	....	xerographer
Jo Ann Breuer	....	xerographer
Jerry Lee Brice	....	breakdown and inbetween artist (as Jerry Brice)
Jan Browning	....	painter
Kristine Brown	....	xerox check/inking (as Kris Brown)
Sheila Brown	....	assistant animator
Janet Bruce	....	animation checker
Chris Buck	....	animator
Susan Burke	....	painter
Marlene Burkhart	....	xerographer
Tania Burton	....	painter
Hendel Butoy	....	supervising animator
Steve Butz	....	background artist
Hortensia Casagran	....	final checker
Douglas Casper	....	xerographer (as Doug Casper)
Mark Christiansen	....	layout artist (as Marc Christiansen)
Wesley Chun	....	character key
Mimi Clayton	....	painter
Brian Clift	....	character key
Fred Cline	....	layout artist
Bob Cohen	....	xerographer
Jim Coleman	....	background artist
Karen Comella	....	painter
Chris Conklin	....	xerox check/inking
Jesus Cortes	....	assistant animator
Annamarie Costa	....	animation checker
Penny Coulter	....	painting supervisor
Fred Craig	....	layout artist
Laura Craig	....	xerox check/inking
Lynnette Cullen	....	xerographer
Kent Culotta	....	assistant animator
David Cutler	....	character animator
Eleanor Dahlen	....	painter
Florida D'Ambrosio	....	paint lab
Andreas Deja	....	character designer
Umberto De la Fuente	....	assistant animator (as Humberto Delafuentas)
Tatsuko Deramirez	....	xerox check/inking (as Tatsuko De Ramirez)
Anthony de Rosa	....	character animator (as Anthony Derosa)
Rose Di Bucci	....	cel cleaner
Marcia Kimura Dougherty	....	breakdown and inbetween artist (as Marcia Kimura)
Geno DuBois	....	painter (as Jean Du Bois)
Lee Dunkman	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Russ Edmonds	....	character animator
John Emerson	....	background artist
Betsy Ergenbright	....	painter
Rick Farmiloe	....	character animator
Maria Fenyvesi	....	xerox check/inking
Tom Ferriter	....	coordinating animator
Phyllis Fields	....	painter
Cindy Finn	....	color modeler
Will Finn	....	character animator
Gareth Fishbaugh	....	post punch (as Gary Fishbaugh)
Gail Frank	....	character key
Tony Fucile	....	character animator
James Fujii	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
June Fujimoto	....	coordinating animator (as June M. Fujimoto)
Mike Gabriel	....	character designer
Mike Gabriel	....	supervising animator
Paulino García	....	painter
Chuck Gefre	....	painter
Mike Genz	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Shelley Gillespie	....	painter
Kathryn Gilmore	....	xerographer (as Kathy Gilmore)
Maria Gonzalez	....	painter
Wilma Guenot	....	paint lab (as Willy Guenot)
Haroldo Guimaraes	....	assistant animator
Peter Gullerud	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Carolyn Guske	....	painter
Terrey Hamada	....	assistant animator (as Terrey Legrady)
Barbara Hamane	....	painter
Karen Hardenbergh	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Kevin Harkey	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Ray Harris	....	assistant animator
Anne Hazard	....	painter
Chris Hecox	....	ink and paint assistant manager
Mark Henn	....	supervising animator
Karen Hepburn	....	color modeler
Rhonda L. Hicks	....	painter (as Rhonda Hicks)
Eadie Hofmann	....	painter
Kent Holaday	....	assistant animator
Carole Holliday	....	animation assistant
Renee Holt	....	assistant animator
Richard Hoppe	....	character key
Gina Howard	....	painter (as Gina Evans)
Ron Husband	....	character animator
Jay Jackson	....	character animator
Dan Jeup	....	character animator
Emily Jiuliano	....	assistant animator
Joe Jiuliano	....	scene planner
Broose Johnson	....	animation assistant
Leon Joosen	....	character animator
Darlene Kanagy	....	xerox check/inking
Robin D. Kane	....	xerox check/inking (as Robin Kane)
David Karp	....	painter
Glen Keane	....	character designer
Glen Keane	....	supervising animator: "Sykes"
Lisa Keene	....	background artist
Karen A. Keller	....	layout artist (as Karen Keller)
Shawn Keller	....	character animator
Kathlyn Kephart	....	painter (as Kathy Kephart)
Jorgen Klubien	....	character animator
Nancy Kniep	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Leslie Kober	....	painter
Monica Kogler	....	final checker
Lureline Kohler	....	character key (as Lureline Weatherly)
Marty Korth	....	coordinating animator
Tia W. Kratter	....	background artist (as Tia Kratter)
Doug Krohn	....	supervising animator
Annette Leavitt	....	painter
Renate Leff	....	painter
Kevin Lima	....	character animator
Steve Lubin	....	assistant animator
Kaaren Lundeen	....	assistant animator
Ashley Lupin	....	painter
Jeffrey Lynch	....	character animator
Ginni Mack	....	painting supervisor
Alex Mann	....	layout artist
Steve Markowski	....	animation assistant
Teresa Martin	....	breakdown and inbetween artist (as Theresa Martin)
Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht	....	ink and paint manager (as Gretchen Albrecht)
Teri McDonald	....	painter
Cherie McGowan	....	ink and paint secretary
Dan McHugh	....	layout artist
Brian McKim	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Mike McKinney	....	assistant animator
Cherie Miller	....	xerox check/inking
Deborah Mooneyham	....	painter (as Debbie Mooneyham)
Frances Moralde	....	cel cleaner
Tanya Moreau-Smith	....	painter (as Tanya Moreau)
Edward Murrieta	....	assistant animator
Terry Naughton	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Chris Naylor	....	painter
Ann Neale	....	color modeler (as Anne Neale)
David Nethery	....	assistant animator (as Dave Nethery)
Margaret Nichols	....	assistant animator (as M. Flores Nichols)
Marisha Noroski	....	paint lab
Ann Oliphant	....	final checker
Madlyn O'Neill	....	final checker (as Madlyn O'Neil)
Karen S. Paat	....	animation checker
Dave Pacheco	....	assistant animator
Gilda Palinginis	....	assistant animator
Barbara Palmer	....	painter
Jessie A. Palubeski	....	cel cleaner (as Jessie Palubeski)
Catherine Parotino	....	xerographer
Melanie Pava	....	painter
Leyla deI.C. Pelaez	....	xerographer (as Leyla Pelaez)
Bill Perkins	....	layout artist
Andrew Phillipson	....	background artist (as Andy Phillipson)
Bruce Phillipson	....	painter
Philip Phillipson	....	background artist (as Phil Phillipson)
Philip Phillipson	....	layout artist (as Phil Phillipson)
Eric Pigors	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Brian Pimental	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Lisa Poitevint	....	animation checker
Robin Police	....	painter
Michael Polvani	....	breakdown and inbetween artist (as Mike Polvani)
David Pruiksma	....	character animator (as Dave Pruiksma)
Saskia Raevouri	....	painter
Gale Raleigh	....	painter
Janet Rea	....	xerographer
Ruth Recinos	....	painter
Linda Redondo	....	painter
Dana M. Reemes	....	assistant animator (as Dana Reemes)
Robyn Roberts	....	xerographer
Nellie B. Rodriguez	....	painter (as Nellie Rodriguez)
Maria Rosetti	....	assistant animator
James 'J.R.' Russell	....	paint lab (as Jim Russell)
Carmen Sanderson	....	xerox check/inking
Kitty Schoentag	....	xerox check/inking
Brian Sebern	....	background artist
Natasha Selfridge	....	assistant animator
Gary Shafer	....	painter
Mavis Shafer	....	animation checker
Heidi Shellhorn	....	painter
Mike Show	....	breakdown and inbetween artist (as Michael Show)
Debra Y. Siegel	....	paint lab
Pat Sito	....	final checker (as Pat Connolly-Sito)
Alan Smart	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Bob Smith	....	layout artist
Fumiko R. Sommer	....	painter (as Fumiko Sommer)
Dean Stanley	....	xerographer
Robert E. Stanton	....	background artist (as Bob Stanton)
David Stephan	....	character animator (as David P. Stephan)
Rose Ann Stire	....	painter
Jim Stocks	....	paint lab
Karan Lee Storr	....	xerox check/inking (as Karan Storr)
Brigitte Strother	....	color modeler
Juliet Stroud	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Dave Suding	....	coordinating animator
George D. Sukara	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Richard Sullivan	....	scene planner (as Rick Sullivan)
S. Ann Sullivan	....	paint lab (as Ann Sullivan)
Dan Tanaka	....	assistant animator
Roxanne M. Taylor	....	painter (as Roxie Taylor)
Barry Temple	....	character animator
Bette Isis Thomson	....	assistant animator (as Bette Thomson)
Dave Thomson	....	scene planner
Peggy Tonkonogy	....	assistant animator
Alex Topete	....	assistant animator
Pattie Torocsik	....	painter (as Pattie Toroczik)
Jane Tucker	....	assistant animator
Annette Vandenberg	....	painter
Britt Van der Nagel	....	painter (as Britt Vandernagel)
Sherri Vandoli	....	xerographer
Angelo Villani	....	xerographer
Helene Vives	....	painter
Chris Wahl	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Cathy Walters	....	painter
Linda Webber	....	painter
Cyndee Whitney	....	character key
Susan Wileman	....	painter
Chuck Williams	....	coordinating animator
Bert Wilson	....	xerographer
Kirk Wise	....	animation assistant
Ellen Woodbury	....	animation assistant
Lee Wood	....	painter
Gina Wootten	....	xerox check/inking
Margie Wright-Stansbery	....	assistant animator
Kevin Wurzer	....	character animator
Phillip Young	....	character animator (as Phil Young)
Cathy Zar	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Kathy Zielinski	....	character animator
Stephan Zupkas	....	assistant animator
David J. Zywicki	....	painter (as David Zywicki)
David C. Gardner	....	layout designer (uncredited)
Michael D. Lusby	....	ink and paint artist (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen	....	assistant editor (as Theresa Gilroy)
David Marvit	....	assistant editor
Scot Scalise	....	assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Nick 'Beemer' Basich	....	music recordist
Kathleen Bennett	....	supervising music editor
Ethan Chase	....	music recordist
Carole Childs	....	music supervisor
Joel Moss	....	music recordist
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Mark Poniatowski	....	music recordist
Bill Talbott	....	music recordist (as William Talbott)

Other crew
Dorothy Aronica-McKim	....	production secretary (as Dorothy Aronica)
Jeff Bush	....	auditor
Charles Garcia	....	digital restoration: Pixel Magic (1997 version)
Brett Hayden	....	production assistant
Gregory Hinde	....	production assistant
Dennis Park	....	auditor
Walt Stanchfield	....	production consultant

Thanks
Jim Cruickshank	....	special thanks
Burny Mattinson	....	special thanks
James Orr	....	special thanks
Peter Young	....	special thanks (as Peter Young)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Silver Screen Partners III (in association with)
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Filmverleih (1989) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1989) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1989) (UK) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (1989) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• DeLuxe Laboratories  color by (as De Luxe)
• Metrocolor  prints by
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recording
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Oliver and the Dodger (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:5 | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | New Zealand:G | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | West Germany:6 | Singapore:G

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

The dogs' dances were based on the choreography of Bob Fosse.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the "Why Should I Worry?" scene, the grand piano that is being hoisted has no pedals on it.

Quotes:

Dodger: Roscoe, Roscoe. Is this us losing our sense of humor?
Roscoe: Nah, I ain't lost my sense of humor.
[Kicks over the TV]
Roscoe: See? I find that funny.

Movie Connections:

References One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Soundtrack:

Good Company

OLIVER AND COMPANY (George Scribner, 1988) ***

Curiously endearing Disney animated feature inspired by "Oliver Twist", transposing the Dickensian favorite fairly successfully to a modern-day New York setting - with the villainous Bill Sykes as a mobster (flanked by a couple of vicious mastiffs). Stylistically, it lies somewhere between LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955) and the adult-oriented films of Ralph Bakshi (without the sex and violence, naturally); as such, it stands oddly alongside the studio's usual fare from this rather lame era - and its vitality can now be seen to have foreshadowed the renaissance in quality (and critical appraisal) which they witnessed soon after, beginning with THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989). The anthropomorphic characters (which generally swamp the humans - Fagin is very much a good guy here, if still pitiful) are quite nicely fitted to class stereotypes: hence, we get a Hispanic chihauha (with an eye for the ladies) and a posh bulldog, among others, while Dodger is basically an updated version of Tramp and Oliver himself a cute but very brave kitten. The familiar and involved plot is all but jettisoned (especially in its second half) in favor of boisterous action and character comedy, with a bouncy score and rapid pace to match. In the end, it proved surprisingly good - and, at just 74 minutes, short enough not to overstay its welcome.