It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, but The Aristocats arrives for the first time ever on Blu-ray! Another Disney classic!
The exciting tale takes place in the heart of Paris where a kind and eccentric millionairess, wills her entire estate to ‘Duchess,’ a high society cat, and her three kittens. When the bumbling butler Edgar tries to pull off the ultimate catnap caper in order to secure the fortune for himself, it’s up to alley cat Thomas O’Malley and his band of swingin’ jazz cats to save the day. “The Aristocats” features the voice talents of Eva Gabor, Phil Harris, Sterling Halloway and legendary French singer Maurice Chevalier, who performs the film’s titular opening song. The legendary Disney songwriting team of brothers, Richard and Robert Sherman, get the joint jumping with the jazz-inspired musical numbers “Ev’rybody Wants To Be A Cat,” “Scales and Arpeggios,” and “Thomas O’Malley Cat.”
Bonus Features include:
– The Lost Open: legendary songwriter Richard Sherman introduces an early story board iteration of an opening scene complete a deleted character named “the Maid” and demos for the deleted songs “How Much You Mean to Me” and “Court Me Slowly.”
– “Oui Oui Marie” Music Video
– Deleted Song – “She Never Felt Alone”: This deleted song, complete with animation, will tug at the heartstrings of any animal lover, as Duchess explains to Thomas O’ Malley why she must return to her beloved owner Madame Bonfamille. Richard Sherman discusses the song he co-wrote with his brother Robert, which captures the special relationship between a pet owner and their animal. It’s a moving sequence that will stir everyone’s fondest memories of their favorite pets.
– The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocats of Disney Songs: A tribute to the legendary Disney songwriting team of Robert and Richard Sherman, with particular emphasis on “The Aristocats.”
– The Great Cat Family (Excerpt): This animated excerpt tells the history of cats from ancient Egyptians to the present.
– The Classic Disney short “Bath Day”: Figaro has been freshly bathed and perfumed by Minnie when he meets up with Lucifer and his gang who chase him. In the ensuing fight, the gang is fooled into beating up Lucifer and making Figaro the winner. But the victor is soon put back in the tub by Minnie.
– Disney Song Selection:
o “The Aristocats”
o “Scales and Arpeggios”
o “Thomas O’Malley Cat”
o “Ev’rybody Wants To Be A Cat”
Such great bonus features! I have really enjoyed introducing this film to my son! Check out these clips below including a bonus scene!
The Aristocats is available now on Blu-ray/DVD! Get it today!
Disclosure: I received the above product for review purposes only. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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I’d love to get this for my girls!!! We have Aristocats on VHS and even it though it’s not good quality at all (and gets black and white in some parts), my girls still love it- so I know they’d really like a new, high-quality copy!
I love this movie! So cute
I wonder if this is part of the reason my daughter grew up to love cats so much! She sure did like this movie! I never even saw it until I had kids.
this is one movie that i dont think my kids have seen. Thanks for the review. I am going to pick it up when I go to the store and save it for a family movie night. thanks
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