![]() ![]() ![]() The tension he suggests between warmth and “cool” gives the character a depth that’s rare in animated features. ![]() In his debut as a voice actor, Joel shows us the gentle heart beneath Dodger’s “street savoir-faire” and jauntily syncopated walk. The two remain friends because they respect each other’s differences. Dodger and the gang don’t give up their street life for licenses and respectability, as Tramp did in “Lady and the Tramp.” If Oliver chooses to stay uptown, that’s OK but Dodger prefers the tacky world of the Bowery. Dodger’s efforts to “rescue” Oliver from his new life of love and luxury, and Fagin’s attempt to cash in on the kittten’s new social status, lead to a climactic car chase over the Brooklyn Bridge and through the tunnels of the New York subway system.Īll ends happily, but the film makers recognize that happiness in the ‘80s doesn’t necessarily mean marriage, puppies or the small town setting of many Disney films. When Fagin’s dogs try to rob a limousine, Oliver is caught by the passenger, a lonely little girl named Jenny, who takes him to the 5th Avenue mansion she shares with Georgette (Bette Midler), a spoiled champion poodle. For all their savoir-faire, the dogs are utterly inept as thieves, which is why Fagin is in trouble with Sykes (Robert Loggia), an icily sinister loan shark who’s accompanied by two vicious Dobermans. ![]()
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