By Todd Garbarini
If the plot of Walt Disney’s animated film Oliver and Company (1988) feels or sounds familiar, it should. It is loosely based upon Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist but this titular character is not a beggar sent to London. This time around, he’s a cute little kitten set about the busy streets of New York City and tries his best to fit in and survive. He is “befriended” by Dodger, an older dog who is streetwise and gets Oliver to aid him in scoring food while keeping the goods for himself. Oliver is understandably miffed by this, but these are the mean streets of New York, after all. He learns a valuable lesson about trusting others who appear to want to help him. Dodger is owned by Fagin and is part of a gang comprised of Tito (a Chihuahua), Francis (a Bulldog), Einstein (a Great Dane), and...
If the plot of Walt Disney’s animated film Oliver and Company (1988) feels or sounds familiar, it should. It is loosely based upon Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist but this titular character is not a beggar sent to London. This time around, he’s a cute little kitten set about the busy streets of New York City and tries his best to fit in and survive. He is “befriended” by Dodger, an older dog who is streetwise and gets Oliver to aid him in scoring food while keeping the goods for himself. Oliver is understandably miffed by this, but these are the mean streets of New York, after all. He learns a valuable lesson about trusting others who appear to want to help him. Dodger is owned by Fagin and is part of a gang comprised of Tito (a Chihuahua), Francis (a Bulldog), Einstein (a Great Dane), and...
- 8/26/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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