Disney’s biggest animated movies were released in the 1940s and 50s, when the studio that Walt built brought such colorful animal-themed classics as Dumbo (1941), Bambi (1942), and Lady and the Tramp (1955) to the screen. After One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Disney saw a lull in animation that lasted until 1989, when The Little Mermaid made the expensive craft an immensely popular cash cow again.
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One Disney animated film to hit screens during the down period was The Aristocats (1970), a box-office hit that also saw a successful 1980 theatrical re-release. A light-hearted romp that features family of cats set to inherit a fortune from their aged opera-singer owner — if her devious butler doesn’t do them in first — it was the last movie Walt Disney approved for production before he died in 1966.
The Aristocats made its debut on Blu-ray this week in a two-disc restored Special Edition that also has a standard DVD version of the film. In addition to the feature film, a host of goodies are included, such as a deleted song, a music video, and the animated short, Bath Day. The MSRP is $39.99, but it can be found for a lower price at bix-box retailers like Best Buy or online at Amazon.com.
Also available this week in a similar BD/DVD Special Edition are Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure (2001), a direct-to-home-video sequel of the beloved 1955 classic, and The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under, a collection of the 1977 movie and its 1990 sequel. Scamp and Rescuers each retail for $39.99 and they too come packed with extras.