The Aristocats is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, 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 re-writes, Walt Disney suggested the project would be more suitable for an animated film, and placed the project in turnaround as The Jungle Book advanced into production.
| Director | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Produced by | Winston Hibler, Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Story by | Ken Anderson, Larry Clemmons, Eric Cleworth, Vance Gerry, Julius Svendsen, Frank Thomas, Ralph Wright |
| Starring | Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, Paul Winchell, Lord Tim Hudson, Thurl Ravenscroft, Dean Clark, Liz English, Gary Dubin |
| Music | George Bruns |
| Edited by | Tom Acosta |
| Production, company | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Released | 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 |
| Netflix ID | 263832 |
About The Aristocats
A smooth talking tomcat helps a Parisian family of felines make it back home in time to inherit their owner's fortune after being kidnapped. The movie was Disney's 20th animated feature.
Achievement of The Aristocats
The project began as an original script set to air as a two-part live-action episode for Disney's Wonderful World of Color. It was based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe.
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Latest information about The Aristocats updated on July 28 2021.
