The Aristocats [Special Edition] [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: John Lounsbery

Overview

This animated Walt Disney production finds a cat named Dutchess and her three kittens inheriting a fortune from the estate of their matronly owner. When the butler discovers he will inherit the money should anything happen to the cats, he drugs them and abandons them in the country. They meet up with a street wise alley cat who helps them return to Paris, vanquish the evil butler, and claim their rightful fortune. The animation took four years and 4 million dollars to complete. Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, Nancy Kulp, George Lindsay and Pat Butram are just some of the celebrities who give the animated characters a personality with their expert voice work.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/21/2012
UPC:	0786936820652
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	G
Source:	BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:18:00
Sales rank:	4,070

Special Features

The lost open; "Oui oui Marie" music video; Classic deleted song: "She Never Felt Alone"; The Sherman brothers: the artistocats of Disney songs; The great cat family (excerpt); Classic bonus short: "Bath Day"; Play movie with on-screen lyrics; Disney song selection; Disney virtual kitchen; Virtual kitten DVD-ROM; The Aristocats fun with language game; The great cat family (excerpt); The Sherman brothers: the aristocrats of Disney songs; The Aristocrats scrapbook; Deleted song

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Peter Renaday	Milkman
Hermione Baddeley	Madame
Scatman Crothers	Scat Cat
Lord Tim Hudson	English Cat
Vito Scotti	Italian Cat
Dean Clark	Berlioz
Liz English	Marie
Gary Dubin	Toulouse
Nancy Kulp	Frou Frou
Monica Evans	Abigail
Carole Shelley	Amelia
Charles Lane	Lawyer
Maurice Chevalier	Title Song
Roddy Maude-Roxby	Butler
Edgar Ott	Voices
Brigitte Grothum	Voices
Steffen Müller	Voices
Klaus Havenstein	Voices
Inge Landgut	Voices
Walter Gross	Voices
Erika Rehhahn	Voices
Floyd Huddleston	Composer
Tim Hudson	English Cat
Paul Winchell	Voices
Terry Gilkyson	Composer
Al Rinker	Composer
Richard Sherman	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Eric Cleworth

Julius Svendsen

Tom McGowan

Frank Thomas

Ken Anderson

Tom Rowe

Ralph Wright

Winston Hibler	Producer
Eric Cleworth	Screenwriter
Julius Svendsen	Screenwriter
Robert O. Cook	Sound Effects
Tom McGowan	Screenwriter
Frank Thomas	Screenwriter
John Lounsbery	Director
Ken Anderson	Producer,Screenwriter
Milt Kahl	Director
Tom Rowe	Screenwriter
Ralph Wright	Screenwriter
Daniel MacManus	Special Effects
Dick Lucas	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Shortly after Walt Disney's death, his studio released The Aristocats, near the beginning of a period of decline for Disney Studios. It's a cheery, straightforward entertainment vehicle that, like many of the most successful Disney films, centers on animals. In this case, it's a family of disinherited cats fighting to regain their rightful fortune from a conniving butler. Something of a feline French road movie, The Aristocats features Maurice Chevalier singing the title song and Eva Gabor as the prissy pussy Duchess. No less than four directors are credited on this collaborative effort, a perennial favorite in the second tier of Disney successes.