
Retired opera star Adelaide Bonfamille enjoys the good life in her Paris villa with even classier cat Duchess and three kittens: pianist Berlioz, painter Toulouse and sanctimonious Marie. When loyal butler Edgar overhears her will leaves everything to the cats until their death, he drugs and kidnaps them. However retired army dogs make his sidecar capsize on the country. Crafty stray cat Thomas O'Malley takes them under his wing back to Paris. Edgar tries to cover his tracks ... (Full plot summary below)
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Retired opera star Adelaide Bonfamille enjoys the good life in her Paris villa with even classier cat Duchess and three kittens: pianist Berlioz, painter Toulouse and sanctimonious Marie. When loyal butler Edgar overhears her will leaves everything to the cats until their death, he drugs and kidnaps them. However retired army dogs make his sidecar capsize on the country. Crafty stray cat Thomas O'Malley takes them under his wing back to Paris. Edgar tries to cover his tracks and catch them at return, but more animals turn on him, from the cart horse Frou-Frou to the tame mouse Roquefort and O'Malley's jazz friends.
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| TimeStefan KanferOther animations, such as Heinz Edelmann's Yellow Submarine, may show more audacity. The melodies in Disney's earlier efforts have been richer. But for integration of music, comedy and plot, The Aristocats has no rivals. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Aristocats is in there with the good ones. It is light and pleasant and funny, the characterization is strong, and the voices of Phil Harris and Eva Gabor are charming in their absolute rightness. |
| Movie ViewsRyan CracknellThe Aristocats is largely an up-scale cat version of 101 Dalmatians minus the deliciously dastardly villain. |
| VarietyVariety StaffHelped immeasurably by the voices of Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers and others, plus some outstanding animation, songs, sentiment, some excellent dialog and even a touch of psychedelia. |
| Movie MetropolisJames PlathA cute, feline version of "Lady and the Tramp" that should enthrall families . . . and, of course, cat lovers. |
| Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonThe plot does little more than link a string of vaguely related episodes, intended to provide comedy, excitement and music. But even at their least original, the Disney artists provide better animation--and more entertainment--than the recent animated features |
| Common Sense MediaCarrie R. WheadonJazz and hijinks make this Disney cat tale meow. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonInsofar as the film has any real ambition driving it, that ambition seems to be that the Disney brand name must be kept alive until somebody could figure out what to do with it. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...don't expect [The Aristocats] to be even close to such Disney masterpieces as The Lion King or Beauty and the Beast. |
| EmpirePhilip ThomasAmusing and imaginative and, of course, beautifully animated, this movie has all the superficial hallmarks of a great Disney picture. |