Genre: Kids & Family    Year: November 1988    Country:
IMDB Rating: 4.0 (57 votes)
Director: George Scribner    Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Starring: Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne
Summary: Disney does Dickens in this animated version of "Oliver Twist", in which a homeless New York City cat falls in with a bunch of mischievous dogs under the leadership of the appealing scoundrel Fagin. The roots of Disney's success with animation in the '90s begins with this clever, energetic, atmospheric movie, which succeeds in capturing the grim world Dickens conjured. Lyricist Howard Ashman ("The Little Mermaid") worked on the songs, the best of which is sung by Billy Joel, who provides the voice of (the Artful) Dodger. "--Tom Keogh"