The Aristocats [Special Edition]

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl Wolfgang Reitherman

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:	0786936820591
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	G
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:18:00
Sales rank:	2,612

Special Features

Disney virtual kittens; Virtual kitten DVD-ROM; The Aristocrats fun with language games; The great cat family (excerpt); The Sherman brothers; The Aristocats scrapbook; Deleted song

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lord Tim Hudson	English Cat
Nancy Kulp	Frou-Frou
Monica Evans	Abigail
Carole Shelley	Amelia
Charles Lane	Lawyer
Hermione Baddeley	Madame
Roddy Maude-Roxby	Butler,Voices
Tim Hudson	English Cat
Paul Winchell	Voices
George Bruns	Composer
Terry Gilkyson	Composer
Al Rinker	Composer
Richard Sherman	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Larry Clemmons

Vance Gerry

Eric Cleworth

Julius Svendsen

Ralph Wright

Tom McGowan

Frank Thomas

Ken Anderson

Tom Rowe

Wolfgang Reitherman	Director,Producer
Larry Clemmons	Screenwriter
Vance Gerry	Screenwriter
Eric Cleworth	Screenwriter
Julius Svendsen	Screenwriter
Ralph Wright	Screenwriter
Winston Hibler	Producer
Tom McGowan	Screenwriter
Frank Thomas	Screenwriter
John Lounsbery	Director
Ken Anderson	Producer,Screenwriter
Milt Kahl	Director
Tom Rowe	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.