Oliver and Company is an animated musical film produced by Disney, a loose retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist set in New York City, with animals playing the main roles. Oliver is an orphaned kitten who is taken in by a gang of street dogs led by a mongrel called Dodger, who live with a petty criminal, Fagin, and are pursued by a villainous loan shark. The cast includes the singer Billy Joel as the voice of Dodger and Bette Midler as the poodle Georgette, and the film features a number of pop songs. It was a commercial success, though not as acclaimed as Disney films of the following years.
Before and after
- 15 October 1988Birth of Mesut Özil
- 4 November 1988Launch of National Center for Biotechnology Information
- 8 November 19881988 United States presidential election
- 15 November 1988First flight of Buran
- 18 November 1988Release of Oliver & Company
- 7 December 19881988 Spitak earthquake
- 14 December 1988Birth of Vanessa Hudgens
- 21 December 1988First flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya
- 21 December 1988Pan Am Flight 103
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