Oliver & Company (1988)

Director:

George Scribner

Writers:

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

18 November 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Musical

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:

Dog | New York | Cat | Girl | Part Computer Animation

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)
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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Welker	...	Carlo / Louie the Sausage Vendor / Animal Sounds (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) &
Jim Mitchell		(story) &
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 (uncredited)

Original Music by
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
Dennis Edwards	....	assistant production manager
Kathleen Gavin	....	production manager
Sherry Gunther	....	assistant production manager (as Sherry Argaman)
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
Jim Mitchell	....	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 (as Gary Bourgeois)
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
Errol Aubry	....	animation camera
Ed Austin	....	animation camera
Christine Beck	....	animation camera
John Cunningham	....	animation camera
Roncie Hantke	....	animation camera
Brandy Hill	....	animation camera
Ron Jackson	....	animation camera
Dan Larsen	....	animation camera
David J. Link	....	animation camera (as Dave Link)
Jim Pickel	....	animation camera
Lin-Z Rogers	....	animation camera (as Lindsay Rogers)
Dean G. Teves	....	animation camera (as Dean Teves)
Chuck Warren	....	animation camera

Animation Department
Sue Adnopoz	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Renee Ilsa Alcazar	....	painter (as Renee Alcazar)
Leyla C. Amaro Nodas	....	xerographer (as Leyla Pelaez)
Scott Anderson	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Viki Anderson	....	character animator
Tony Anselmo	....	animating assistant
Ruben A. Aquino	....	supervising animator: "Francis" and "Rita" Street of Gold sequence"
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)
Kristine Brown	....	xerox check/inking (as Kris Brown)
Sheila Brown	....	assistant animator
Jan Browning	....	painter
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
Florida D'Ambrosio	....	paint lab
Eleanor Dahlen	....	painter
Margie Daniels	....	assistant animator (as Margie Wright-Stansbery)
Humberto De La Fuente	....	assistant animator (as Humberto Delafuentas)
Anthony de Rosa	....	character animator (as Anthony Derosa)
Andreas Deja	....	character designer
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
Gina Evans	....	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 Guimarães	....	assistant animator
Peter Gullerud	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
Carolyn Guske	....	painter
Terrey Hamada	....	assistant animator (as Terrey Legrady)
Barbara Lynn Hamane	....	painter (as Barbara Hamane)
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: "Oliver", "Dodger"
Karen Hepburn	....	color modeler
Rhonda L. Hicks	....	painter (as Rhonda Hicks)
Eadie Hofmann	....	painter
Kent Holaday	....	assistant animator
Carole Holliday	....	animating assistant
Renee Holt	....	assistant animator
Richard Hoppe	....	character key
Ron Husband	....	character animator
Jay Jackson	....	character animator
Dan Jeup	....	character animator
Emily Jiuliano	....	assistant animator
Joe Jiuliano	....	scene planner
Broose Johnson	....	animating 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: "Sykes", "Georgette", "Fagin"
Glen Keane	....	supervising animator: "Sykes", "Georgette", "Fagin"
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
Karan Lee-Storr	....	xerox check/inking (as Karan Storr)
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
Annette Mackie	....	painter (as Annette Vandenberg)
Alex Mann	....	layout artist
Steve Markowski	....	animating 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
Madlyn O'Neill	....	final checker (as Madlyn O'Neil)
Ann Oliphant	....	final checker
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
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
Michael Show	....	breakdown and inbetween artist
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
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
Patricia Torocsik	....	painter (as Pattie Toroczik)
Jane Tucker	....	assistant animator
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
Tatsuko Watanabe	....	xerox check/inking (as Tatsuko De Ramirez)
Linda Webber	....	painter
Cyndee Whitney	....	character key
Susan Wileman	....	painter
Chuck Williams	....	coordinating animator
Bert Wilson	....	xerographer
Kirk Wise	....	animating assistant
Lee Wood	....	painter
Ellen Woodbury	....	animating assistant
Gina Wootten	....	xerox check/inking
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)
Mark Kausler	....	animator (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	....	score recordist
Kathleen Bennett	....	supervising music editor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Ethan Chase	....	score recordist
Carole Childs	....	music supervisor
George Doering	....	musician
Joel Moss	....	score recordist
Thomas Pasatieri	....	score orchestrator
Mark Poniatowski	....	score recordist
Bill Talbott	....	score recordist (as William Talbott)
Robin Garb	....	executive music producer (uncredited)

Other crew
Dorothy Aronica-McKim	....	production secretary (as Dorothy Aronica)
Jeff Bush	....	auditor
Gerrit Graham	....	additional story material
Sam Graham	....	additional story material (as Samuel Graham)
Brett Hayden	....	production assistant
Gregory Hinde	....	production assistant
Chris Hubbell	....	additional story material
Steve Hulett	....	additional story material
Danny Mann	....	additional story material
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 Pete 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)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Gativideo (1989) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Segue Music  music editing
• Skidmore Owings and Merrill  database for New York City skyline courtesy of
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  re-recorded at (as Todd-AO/Glen Glenn)
• Walt Disney Records  original soundtrack available on

Also Known As:

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G (No. 29386) | West Germany:6 | Singapore:G | Norway:5 | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | New Zealand:G | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 (dubbed version)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

The only characters who are derived directly from their Dickensian counterparts are Oliver, Dodger, Fagin and Sykes.

Goofs:

Continuity: Oliver scratches DeSoto (the doberman with the blue collar) on the nose, leaving a mark. The mark disappears shortly afterwards when the two dobermans corner Oliver. The cut then reappears after Dodger gets in their way to protect Oliver. This occurs about 22 minutes into the film.

Quotes:

Dodger:This city's got a beat, and you gotta hook into it. And once you get the beat, you can do anything.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Rescuers Down Under (#3.12)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Good Company

A childhood classic

I just read the previous comment about this being a bad movie and that kind of indirectly hurt my feelings. It's just a nice little movie Disney made for pure entertainment and yes, it is directed toward children. It wasn't intended to be catered toward an adult audience. I also can't see how people can criticize such a nice little movie by picking on the animation and Disney's "incapabilities." Disney is awesome and can do whatever they want in a feature. Maybe they wanted to portray it the way they did. Besides, the focus of the movie is the story. And based on that, it's a touching tale. This will always be one of my favorite childhood movies and no criticism from other drippy movie reviewers will ever make me see it any differently.