The Aristocats

The Aristocats
The Aristocats
	Original theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wolfgang Reitherman
Story by	Ken Anderson; Larry Clemmons; Eric Cleworth; Vance Gerry; Julius Svendsen; Frank Thomas; Ralph Wright;
Based on	"The Aristocats"; by Tom McGowan; Tom Rowe;
Produced by	Winston Hibler; Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring	Phil Harris; Eva Gabor; Sterling Holloway; Scatman Crothers; Paul Winchell; Lord Tim Hudson; Thurl Ravenscroft; Dean Clark; Liz English; Gary Dubin; Nancy Kulp; Pat Buttram; George Lindsey; Monica Evans; Carole Shelley; Charles Lane; Hermione Baddeley; Roddy Maude-Roxby; Bill Thompson;
Edited by	Tom Acosta
Music by	George Bruns
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release dates	December 11, 1970 (premiere); December 24, 1970 (United States);
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$191 million

The Aristocats is a 1970 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It is directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and written by Ken Anderson, Larry Clemmons, Eric Cleworth, Vance Gerry, Julius Svendsen, Frank Thomas and Ralph Wright. It is the final Disney animated film made with the involvement of Walt Disney Productions' co-founder Roy O. Disney before his death on December 20, 1971. 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's fortune which was intended to go to them. The film features the voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Hermione Baddeley, Dean Clark, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, and Roddy Maude-Roxby.

In 1962, The Aristocats project began as an original script for a two-part live-action episode for Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, developed by writers Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe and producer Harry Tytle. Following two years of rewrites, Tytle suggested the project would be more suitable for an animated film, in which Disney temporarily shelved the project while The Jungle Book (1967) advanced into production. When The Jungle Book was nearly complete, Disney appointed Ken Anderson to develop preliminary work on The Aristocats, making it the last film project to be personally approved by Disney before his death. Longtime Disney collaborators Robert and Richard Sherman composed multiple songs for the film, though only two made it in the finished product.

The Aristocats was released on December 24, 1970, to generally positive reviews from film critics. It was also a commercial success. A live-action remake is currently in development, with Questlove attached to direct.

^ Scott, Vernon (February 17, 1971). "News from Hollywood". The Logansport Press. p. 6. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 27, 2003). "Cartoon Coffers – Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O." Variety. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.

[1] Scott, Vernon (February 17, 1971). "News from Hollywood". The Logansport Press. p. 6. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[DisneyWW-2] D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 27, 2003). "Cartoon Coffers – Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O." Variety. p. 6. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.

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