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

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl

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:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:18:00
Sales rank:	459

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

Phil Harris	O'Malley
Eva Gabor	Duchess
Hermione Baddeley	Madame
Sterling Holloway	Roquefort
Scatman Crothers	Scat Cat
Paul Winchell	Chinese Cat
Lord Tim Hudson	English Cat
Vito Scotti	Italian Cat
Thurl Ravenscroft	Russian Cat
Dean Clark	Berlioz
Liz English	Marie
Gary Dubin	Toulouse
Nancy Kulp	Frou Frou
Pat Buttram	Napoleon
George Lindsey	Lafayette
Monica Evans	Abigail
Carole Shelley	Amelia
Charles Lane	Lawyer
Maurice Chevalier	Title Song
Roddy Maude-Roxby	Butler
Bill Thompson	Uncle Waldo
Edgar Ott	Voices
Brigitte Grothum	Voices
Gisela Rei?mann	Voices
Harry W?stenhagen	Voices
Steffen M?ller	Voices
Peter Renaday	Milkman
Klaus Havenstein	Voices
Inge Landgut	Voices
Walter Gross	Voices
Erika Rehhahn	Voices
Tim Hudson	English Cat
George Bruns	Composer
Floyd Huddleston	Composer
Terry Gilkyson	Composer
Al Rinker	Composer
Richard Sherman	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Larry Clemmons

Vance Gerry

Eric Cleworth

Julius Svendsen

Tom McGowan

Frank Thomas

Ken Anderson

Tom Rowe

Ralph Wright

Larry Clemmons	Screenwriter
Vance Gerry	Screenwriter
Winston Hibler	Producer
Wolfgang Reitherman	Producer
Eric Cleworth	Screenwriter
Julius Svendsen	Screenwriter
Robert O. Cook	Sound Effects
Tom McGowan	Screenwriter
Frank Thomas	Screenwriter
Ken Anderson	Producer,Screenwriter
Tom Rowe	Screenwriter
Ralph Wright	Screenwriter
Daniel MacManus	Special Effects
Dick Lucas	Special Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Aristocats
1. Opening Credits/"The Aristocats" [:15]
2. Madame's Lawyer Arrives [2:17]
3. Madame Makes a Will [1:22]
4. "Scales and Arpeggios" [3:28]
5. A Cat Napping! [4:59]
6. A Rude Awakening For Duchess and the Kittens [:49]
7. 'Thomas O'Malley Cat" 00:01:40
8. O'Maley's Plan [2:05]
9. Edgare Reveals His Secret to Frou Frou [5:01]
10. A Narrow Escape For the Kittens [4:20]
11. Introductions to Keep Things Proper [:09]
12. Roquefort Attempts to Tail Edgar [2:32]
13. Edgar Tries to Retrieve His Hat and Umbrella [3:31]
14. On the Rooftops of Paris [2:58]
15. "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" [2:47]
16. Settling Down For the Night [3:59]
17. Home at Least [5:46]
18. Roquefort Runs For Help [1:02]
19. Edgar Has Another Evil Plan [6:32]
20. A New Addition to the Family [2:31]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Aristocats
Play
Scene Selection
Bonus Features
Deleted Song - "She Never Felt Alone"
Music & More
Play All
"The Aritocrats"
"Scales and Arpeggios"
"Thomas O'Malley Cat"
"Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat"
Play Film With Lyrics Onscreen - On
Play Film With Lyrics Onscreen - Off
Games & Activities
Disney Virtual Kitten
The Aristocrats Fun With Language Game
Backstage Disney
Sherman Brothers - The Aristocrats of Disney Songs
The Aristocrats Scrapbook
The Great Cat Family (Excerpt) Original Air Date September 19, 1956
Bonus Short - Bath Day
Set Up
Audio Options
English
French
Spanish
Subtitles
English For the Hearing Impaired
None
Sneak Peeks

Editorial Reviews

Disney's 20th animated feature is even more of a jazzy romp than The Jungle Book, and once again, the voice cast makes as much of an impression as the animation. Phil Harris (essentially reprising his free-spirited Baloo character) is alley-wise cat Thomas O'Malley, who comes to the rescue of Parisian-bred feline Duchess (Eva Gabor) and her three kittens after they are dumped in the countryside by a scheming butler out to steal their rightful inheritance. The musical highlight is the stylized tour de force "Everybody Wants To Be a Cat." As in "101 Dalmatians," The Aristocats boasts a menagerie of memorable animal characters, including bohemian Scat Cat (Scatman Crothers), the veddy British geese Agatha and Abigail, and hound dogs Napoleon and Lafayette (Pat Buttram and George "Goober" Lindsay). Not vintage Disney, but still a breed apart, The Aristocats will enjoy more than nine lives in this pristine, re-mastered edition. Only the most finicky viewers will resist its considerable charms.