Oliver & Company

About Oliver & Company

Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kittens must fight for survival on the rough streets on New York City, finding unlikely friends in the dogs owned by a down-on-his luck man named Fagin. Soon, Oliver and his new band of comrades must fight for survival when Fagin is unable to pay his debts.

Oliver & Company is a 1988 animation comedy film directed by George Scribner. It runs 74 minutes and was released in November 1988.

The film is filed under butler, absent parent, kitten, and poodle. The story is adapted from a novel.

Joey Lawrence stars as Oliver (voice), Billy Joel as Dodger (voice), Cheech Marin as Tito (voice), and Richard Mulligan as Einstein (voice). The screenplay is by James Mangold and Jim Cox. Production companies include Silver Screen Partners III, Walt Disney Feature Animation, and Walt Disney Pictures. American members can watch it on Disney Plus.

People who save it tend to save Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban too. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 1,763 votes and it carries a G rating.