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This article is about animated film. For 2005 film, see The Aristocrats (film).

The Aristocats
File:Aristoposter.jpg Original theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wolfgang Reitherman
Produced by	Winston Hibler Wolfgang Reitherman
Written by	Ken Anderson Larry Clemmons Eric Cleworth Vance Garry Tom McGowan Tom Rowe Julius Svendsen Frank Thomas Ralph Wright
Starring	Phil Harris Eva Gabor Liz English Gary Dubin Dean Clark Sterling Holloway Roddy Maude-Roxby
Music by	George Bruns Richard and Robert Sherman Georges Bizet (songs)
Studio	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	December 11, 1970 (premiere) December 24, 1970 (regular)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English French
Budget	$4 million^[1]
Box office	$55,675,257^[2]

The Aristocats is a 1970 American animated feature produced and released by Walt Disney Productions in 1970 and features the voices of Eva Gabor, Phil Harris, and Roddy Maude-Roxby as Edgar the butler, the villain of the story. The 20th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe, and revolves around a family of aristocratic cats, and how an alley cat acquaintance helps them after a butler has kidnapped them to gain his mistress' fortune which was meant to go to them. It was originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on December 11, 1970.

The film is noted for being the last film project to be approved by Walt Disney himself, as he died in late 1966, before the film was released. It gained positive reviews on first release and was a box office success. Disney Studios began production of a sequel, The Aristocats II, in December 2005, set to release in 2007, but production was cancelled in early 2006.^{[citation needed]}

1 Plot
2 Production
3 Cast of characters
4 Release
5 Reception
6 Soundtrack
7 Direct-to-video sequel
8 International versions
9 References
10 External links

Plot [link]

In Paris, France, in 1910, a mother cat named Duchess and her three kittens, Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse, live in the mansion of retired opera singer Madame Adelaide Bonfamille, along with her English butler Edgar. She early on settles her will with her lawyer Georges Hautecourt, an aged, eccentric old friend of hers, stating that she wishes for her fortune to be left to her cats, who will retain it until their deaths, upon which her fortune will revert to Edgar. Edgar hears this from his own room through speaking tube and is unwilling to wait for the cats to die naturally before he inherits Madame Adelaide's fortune, and plots to remove the cats from a position of inheritance.

He sedates the cats by putting sleeping pills into the cats' food and then heads out into the countryside to drown them in a creek. However, two hound dogs, named Napoleon and Lafayette, attack him. Edgar escapes, leaving behind his umbrella, hat, the cats' bed-basket, and the sidecar of his motorcycle. The cats are unharmed, but stranded in the countryside, while Madame Adelaide, Roquefort the mouse, and Frou-Frou the horse discover their absence. In the morning, Duchess meets an alley cat named Thomas O'Malley, who offers to guide her and the kittens to Paris.

Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse have a struggle returning to the city, briefly hitchhiking on the back of a milk cart before being chased off by the driver. Marie subsequently falls into a river and is saved by O'Malley. They then meet a pair of English geese, Amelia and Abigail Gabble, who are on a tour of France. The group head off, marching like geese, until they reach Paris and come across the girls' drunken Uncle Waldo. Abigail and Amelia then depart to take Waldo home.

Travelling across the rooftops of the city, the cats meet Scat Cat and his band, close friends to O'Malley, who perform the song Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat. After the band has departed and the kittens lie in bed, O'Malley and Duchess spend the evening on a nearby rooftop and talk, while the kittens listen at a windowsill. The subject of their conversation is the question of whether Duchess may stay and marry Thomas. Eventually, she turns him down, largely out of loyalty to Madame Adelaide. Edgar, meanwhile, retrieves his sidecar, umbrella, and hat from Napoleon and Layafette with some difficulty, knowing that it's the only evidence that could incriminate him.

The cats make it back to the mansion, whereupon O'Malley departs sadly. Edgar sees Duchess and Kittens coming and captures them, places them in a sack and briefly hides them in an oven. The cats tell Roquefort to pursue O'Malley and get help. He does so, whereupon O'Malley races back to the mansion, ordering Roquefort to find Scat Cat and his gang. Edgar places the cats in a trunk which he plans to send to Timbuktu, Africa. O'Malley, Scat Cat and his gang, and Frou-Frou all fight Edgar, while Roquefort frees Duchess and the kittens. In the end, Edgar is tipped into the trunk, locked inside, and sent to Timbuktu himself.

Madame Adelaide's will is rewritten to exclude Edgar and include O'Malley (after ironically claiming that the will would have included Edgar after all). She starts a charity foundation providing a home for all of Paris' stray cats. The grand opening thereof, to which most of the major characters come, features Scat Cat's band, who perform a reprise of Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat.

Production [link]

This film was the last one to be approved by Walt Disney himself, and the first one produced after his death in 1966. The film took four years to produce, at a budget of $4,000,000. Five of Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men" worked on it, including the Disney crew that had been working 25 years on average.^[3]

Cast of characters [link]

Eva Gabor as Duchess - Madame Adelaide's cat and mother of three kittens. She falls in love with Thomas and is forced to choose her life at home or a life with Thomas. Robie Lester provided the singing voice for Duchess.
Phil Harris as Thomas O'Malley (full name: Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley) - A friendly alley cat who finds Duchess and her kittens stranded in the woods and befriends them, becoming a father figure to the kittens and falling in love with Duchess.
Roddy Maude-Roxby as Edgar - Madame Adelaide's butler. He hopes to get rid of the cats in order to inherit Adelaide's fortune.
Scatman Crothers as Scat Cat - Thomas's best friend and leader of a gang of jazz-loving alley cats. Scat Cat plays the trumpet.
Gary Dubin as Toulouse - the oldest kitten, he aspires to meet a tough alley cat and adores Thomas as a father figure. He acts very tough at times and often gets into Marie's and Berlioz's nerves.
Liz English as Marie - As the middle kitten, not only is she very bossy at times, but she also believes that by being female, she is the best of the three kittens, despite physically being the weakest and most accident-prone. She, like Toulouse, grows to love Thomas like a father.
Dean Clark as Berlioz - the youngest kitten. He is somewhat timid and shy. Like Toulouse and Marie, he grows to love Thomas like a father.
Sterling Holloway as Roquefort - A mouse and also a friend of the cats. He attempts to find them after they are catnapped, but is unsuccessful.
Paul Winchell as Shun Gon - a Chinese cat in Scat Cat's gang. Plays the piano and drums made out of pots.
Lord Tim Hudson as Hit Cat - an English cat in Scat Cat's gang. Plays acoustic guitar.
Vito Scotti as Peppo - an Italian cat in Scat Cat's gang. Plays the accordion.
Thurl Ravenscroft as Billy Boss - a Russian cat in Scat Cat's gang. Plays cello bass guitar.
Pat Buttram as Napoleon - a Bloodhound who attacks Edgar when he intrudes in the farm, unknowingly saving the lives of Duchess and her kittens. Napoleon insists, whenever cohort Lafayette makes a suggestion, that he is in charge – then proceeds to adopt Lafayette's suggestion as his own.
George Lindsey as Lafayette - a Basset Hound and Napoleon's companion. He sometimes proves to be smarter than Napoleon, despite Napoleon staunchly insisting that he is the leader of the farm dogs.
Hermione Baddeley as Madame Adelaide Bonfamille - a former opera singer and owner of Duchess and her kittens.
Charles Lane as Georges Hautecourt - Madame Bonfamille's lawyer, a senile but lively old man who denies his old age and even refuses to accept Edgar's offer of using the elevator instead of the long staircase, resulting in brief chaos.
Nancy Kulp as Frou-Frou - Roquefort's horse companion and who plays a part in subduing Edgar. Ruth Buzzi provided her singing voice.
Monica Evans as Abigail Gabble - a goose who finds the cats and tries to help them get home.
Carole Shelley as Amelia Gabble - Abigail's twin sister.
Bill Thompson as Uncle Waldo - the drunken uncle of the twin geese Abigail and Amelia.
Peter Renaday - French Milkman the Driver/Le Petit Cafe Cook/Truck Movers (uncredited)

Release [link]

The Aristocats was re-released to theaters on December 19, 1980 and April 10, 1987. It was released on VHS in Europe on January 1, 1990. It was first released on VHS in North America in the Masterpiece Collection series on April 24, 1996 and DVD on April 4, 2000 in the Gold Classic Collection line. The Aristocats had its Gold Collection disc quietly discontinued in 2006. A new single-disc Special Edition DVD (previously announced as a 2-Disc set) was released on February 5, 2008.

According to an insert in the Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition release, Disney is planning to release The Aristocats on Blu-ray on August 7, 2012.^[4]

Reception [link]

Based on 18 reviews, the film has a 67% rating at Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6/10. While this is rather low for a Disney animated feature, it still classifies it as "fresh". Of the reviews, 12 gave it fresh and 6 gave it rotten.^[5]

The film was nominated for AFI's 10 Top 10 in the "Animation" genre.^[6]

Soundtrack [link]

"The Aristocats" - Maurice Chevalier. Ths title song from the film was written by Robert & Richard Sherman at the end of the eight year tenure working for Walt Disney Productions. Actor and singer Maurice Chevalier came out of retirement to sing this song for the motion picture's soundtrack, convinced by a demo version where Richard Sherman imitated him. (Robert Sherman also stated that Chevalier's recording is Chevalier imitating Richard Sherman imitating Chevalier.) He recorded it in English as well as in French translation ("Naturellement - les Aristocats!"). It would be his last work before his death in 1972.
"Pourquoi?" - A deleted song sung by Hermione Baddeley as Madame Bonfamille, who sings about her love for the cats while harmonizing with a recording of her own voice on a 78-RPM. Marie, voiced by Robie Lester, interrupts the song twice by asking her "Purr-quoi?", to which she replies "Because I am with you." The song, introduced by its writer Richard M. Sherman, is featured among the extras in the 2008 Special Edition DVD.
"Scales and Arpeggios" - Liz English, Gary Dubin, Dean Clark, Robie Lester-
"Thomas O'Malley Cat" - Phil Harris.
"Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" - Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, Paul Winchell. This song is sung by Scatman Crothers as Scat Cat, with all the other members of his polyethnic jazz band. It was also released as a now rare 45 rpm single, in a version sung only by Phil Harris, which lacks the cartoon voices of the common release. The soundtrack CD released in 1996 contains an edited version of the song. The lines sung by "Chinese Cat", voiced by Paul Winchell, now seen as politically incorrect, are removed. However, they are still in the song as featured in the DVD release.
"She Never Felt Alone" - Another deleted song, this number features a reprise of "Pourquoi?" sung by Robie Lester on her own with different lyrics, explaining why Madame loves her and the kittens. Lester's piano-and-voice demo is featured among the DVD extras, within the same section as "Pourquoi?".
"Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat (reprise)" - Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, Paul Winchell, Ruth Buzzi, Bill Thompson. A reprise featuring all of the animal characters in the film.

On Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic, this includes "Thomas O'Malley Cat" on the purple disc and "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" on the orange disc. On Disney's Greatest Hits, this includes "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" on the red disc.

Direct-to-video sequel [link]

The Aristocats II was supposed to be a direct-to-video sequel to this film. It was scheduled to be released in 2007,^{[citation needed]} but the production was stopped in 2005.^[7]

International versions [link]

In Italy the title was translated to Gli Aristogatti. Most of the characters maintained their original names but Thomas O'Malley that was renamed Romeo, Er mejo der Colosseo ("The best of Colosseum" in Romanesco), and changed its origin from Ireland to Italy.

References [link]

^ Magical Kingdoms
^ "The Aristocats, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1970/0ARIS.php. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
^ The Aristocats at the Disney Archives
^ http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8139
^ The Aristocats at Rotten Tomatoes
^ AFI's 10 Top 10 Ballot
^ An archive of deleted movies, which includes "The Aristocats II"

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v t e The Sherman Brothers

Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman

Motion pictures (since 1961)	The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor Greyfriars Bobby Bon Voyage! A Symposium on Popular Songs In Search of the Castaways Summer Magic The Sword in the Stone Big Red Those Calloways Moon Pilot The Misadventures of Merlin Jones The Moon-Spinners Mary Poppins Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree The Monkey's Uncle The Happiest Millionaire That Darn Cat The Jungle Book The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Aristocats Goldilocks Bedknobs and Broomsticks Snoopy, Come Home Charlotte's Web Tom Sawyer Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Huckleberry Finn The Slipper and the Rose The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Magic of Lassie Magic Journeys Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Beverly Hills Cop III The Mighty Kong Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving The Tigger Movie The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Stage musicals (since 1971)	Victory Canteen Over Here! Dawgs Busker Alley Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Slipper and the Rose On the Record Mary Poppins Merry-Go-Round

Theme park attractions (since 1963)	Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room It's a Small World Carousel of Progress Adventure Thru Inner Space America on Parade America Sings Golden Horseshoe Revue Imagination! Innoventions Journey into Imagination King Arthur Carrousel Magic Journeys Main Street Electrical Parade The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Meet the World Rocket Rods

v t e Films directed by Wolfgang Reitherman

1960s	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) The Sword in the Stone (1963) The Jungle Book (1967)

1970s	The Aristocats (1970) Robin Hood (1973) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) The Rescuers (1977)

v t e Disney theatrical animated features

Walt Disney Animation Studios films (literary sources)	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Pinocchio (1940) Fantasia (1940) Dumbo (1941) Bambi (1942) Saludos Amigos (1942) The Three Caballeros (1944) Make Mine Music (1946) Fun and Fancy Free (1947) Melody Time (1948) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955) Sleeping Beauty (1959) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) The Sword in the Stone (1963) The Jungle Book (1967) The Aristocats (1970) Robin Hood (1973) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) The Rescuers (1977) The Fox and the Hound (1981) The Black Cauldron (1985) The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Oliver & Company (1988) The Little Mermaid (1989) The Rescuers Down Under (1990) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999) Fantasia 2000 (1999) Dinosaur (2000) The Emperor's New Groove (2000) Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Lilo & Stitch (2002) Treasure Planet (2002) Brother Bear (2003) Home on the Range (2004) Chicken Little (2005) Meet the Robinsons (2007) Bolt (2008) The Princess and the Frog (2009) Tangled (2010) Winnie the Pooh (2011) Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Frozen (2013)

Walt Disney Pictures films with animation	The Reluctant Dragon (1941) Victory Through Air Power (1943) Song of the South (1946) So Dear to My Heart (1949) Mary Poppins (1964) Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Pete's Dragon (1977) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Enchanted (2007)

DisneyToon Studios films	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) A Goofy Movie (1995) Doug's 1st Movie (1999) The Tigger Movie (2000) Recess: School's Out (2001) Return to Never Land (2002) The Jungle Book 2 (2003) Piglet's Big Movie (2003) Teacher's Pet (2004) Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) Bambi II (2006)

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