This movie is set in the same universe as Balto
Rosy is actually Jenny, who stepped into a time portal. She was adopted and changed her name, but resented her situation and missed her home, so she named her dog after herself. Eventually, she grew up into the old woman we see in Balto, met her younger self and faded.Or she was reborn into an endless cycle of lifetimes of pain and loss and eventually became Bill Cipher. Whatever strikes your fancies.
This movie is set in the same universe as Balto, but with no time portal.
- Jenny is another granddaughter of Rosy's, an older cousin to the little girl in the framing scenes of Balto. While Rosy would never tell anyone so as not to offend, she always especially liked the choice of "Jennifer" for her older granddaughter's name, because it reminded her of her childhood dog Jenna.
Dodger is the male dog equivalent to a siren.
Look at how all the dogs are so infatuated with Dodger when he sings "Why Should I Worry". He and his singing are incredibly charming. It was probably the first time I was infatuated with a song, I was singing it all day. And then the fact that they're walking in perfect choreography with him by the end of the song.There's no way they just think he's fun, they have to be under some kind of spell. Which isn't that improbable considering this is a Disney film about talking animals.I'm not saying by any stretch of the imagination that he's evil or using dark magic or even that he's doing it on purpose but there's no way Dodger is a normal dog with what happens when he sings.
DeSoto and Roscoe are actually hellhounds.
Sykes bought them at a demonic petshop in Hell, and used them to threaten or even kill his (Sykes's) victims.Each doberman pinscher represents a different sin: Roscoe, the sin of Lust and Envy, and DeSoto the sin of Greed and Murder.
- Murder is not one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
- How about Wrath instead?
- Murder is not one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
- If it was, I would buy it. But Disney neglects this (awesome) film like you wouldn't believe.
- Jossed because its not.
Georgette is hiding some serious insecurities.
Listen to her song again:"When one knows the world is watching/one does what one must""Sometimes it's too much for even me!/But when all the world says 'yes', then who am I to say 'no'?"Perhaps she's the dog equivalent of a pageant girl; she's been in a lot of dog shows and won every time, but that put a lot of stress on her, for her to always keep her title as "best in show". That's why she feels so threatened by Oliver's presence. She was taught her whole life that she was supposed to eliminate any competition. And that's what she saw Oliver as: Competition. Fagin is a gambling addict.
This is how a lot of people get in trouble with loan sharks, to pay off gambling debts. In the final scene, he bets with Winston on the outcome of a wrestling match. A wrestling match. Seriously. Cast for a Live-Action Adaptation of Oliver & Company if Disney ever decides to make one (feel free to add your own guesses)
- Dodger: Billy Joel: Disney seems to like having certain actors reprise their previous roles in the live-action remakes (eg. James Earl Jones returning as Mufasa) and Dodger was pretty much created for the Piano Man plus can you imagine anyone else singing "Why Should I Worry?"
- Tito: Michael Peña: He has the right ethnicity, plus his performance as Luis proves he's got the right amount of humor to ensure that he'd make his Tito just as memorable as Cheech Marin's.
- Fagin: Jim Cummings: His actual appearance does look a bit scruffy enough for him to play the role of a bum, plus with all the voiceover work he's done for Disney over the decades, it'd be fitting for him to finally have a live-action role (I'd imagine he'd use something similar to his Bonkers voice for the role).
- Roscoe and DeSoto: Laurence Fishburne and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Georgette scaring Tito away was not accidental.
At least, the actual outcome was one of two she anticipated: either she smothers him with froofiness and gets him to go away, or he actually likes it and they can pursue a relationship on her terms. Calling after him to "get back here this instant" as he fled was just keeping the act up until she was sure he was gone. The Foxworths have a very poor history with the Northwests.
They would regularly get invited to the Northwest Fest due to their high status, but hated attending it due to the Northwests being colossal Jerkasses. Likewise, Pacifica would regularly pick on Jenny for expressing sympathy for people from the lower classes. After a cruel incident in which Jenny was publicly humiliated in front of the party guests and reduced to tears, the Foxworths angrily severed ties with the Northwests and vowed never to attend any events by them again. Ideas for a sequel if Disney ever decides to make one (Your own guesses are welcome):
- The plot will take place some time after the first movie, and will involve Oliver reuniting with Fagin's gang.
- Most, if not all of the characters will sadly be re-cast.
- It will have a longer runtime. Possibly around 90 or 100 minutes.
- The villain will be Edward "Monks" Leeford from the original Charles Dickens novel, but reimagined as a ruthless mobster.
- He will have had ties with Bill Sykes; referencing how he was his boss in the book.
- Unlike in the book, where he was a Dirty Coward who let his goons do all the work for him out of fear of being apprehended, here Monks will actively take part in crimes himself and the police are the least of his worries.
- Monks will torment Jenny like how Sykes tormented Fagin. Because she's only a kid and isn't a Butt-Monkey, it will hit even harder. And piling all sorts of misery on poor Jenny will make him all the more despicable to the audience.
- And just like Sykes, Monks will be a Complete Monster.
- Disney cameos will include Simba, Princess Jasmine, Elsa, Nick Wilde, and Lightning McQueen. Along with possibly a third party cameo by April O'Neil.
Georgette's "chocolates" are especially made for dogs out of carob.
Real chocolate is toxic to dogs, but "chocolate" dog treats made of carob do exist.