History Trivia / OliverAndCompany

* DivorcedInstallment: Originally this movie was going to be a pseudo-sequel/spinoff of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' that followed Penny after she was adopted. You can still see some traces of it. (Namely the main character's name being changed to "Jenny").

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The proliferation of debit and credit cards in society (and ensuing identity theft) since 1988 make the disdain Francis and Sykes show toward Tito's stolen wallet look a little baffling these days.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Far more than most of Disney's animated films (which are either timeless or set in the far past). The film is undeniably set in the 1980s and obviously made in the 1980s. The clothing, hairstyles, and general environment drives in the era the film is from. As mentioned on the main page, this could be a reason why Disney didn't have a home rerelease until the late 90s.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The proliferation of debit and credit cards in society (and also identity theft) since 1988 make the disdain Francis and Sykes show toward Tito's stolen wallet look a little baffling these days.

** Creator/PatrickStewart was considered to voice Francis, but he was busy with ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.

** Sykes was originally going to be TheFaceless ala [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]], but the producers were forced to abandon that idea when the story development for climax called for more physical action and involvement on Sykes' part.

** Creator/TomCruise, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/TomHanks, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/BurtReynolds were both considered for Dodger.

** Creator/MarlonBrando was offered the role of Sykes by Michael Eisner himself. Brando, however, turned it down, fearing the movie would bomb.
** Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/BurtReynolds were both considered for Dodger.

** Music/WhitneyHouston was considered for Rita.

** Old Louie, "a well-known enemy of the four-legged world", is voiced by {{Creator}}/FrankWelker, ''the'' animal sounds man.

* ActorAllusion: Bette Midler (voice of Georgette) currently has a New York City apartment at 1125 Fifth Avenue, so she has same address as her character and probably lived there when the movie was made (unless it's an astounding example of LifeImitatesArt).

** Originally this movie was going to be a pseudo-sequel/spinoff of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' that followed Penny after she was adopted. You can still see some traces of it. (Namely the main character's name being changed to "Jenny").

** Woobie.AnimatedFilms

* ActressAllusion: Bette Midler (voice of Georgette) currently has a New York City apartment at 1125 Fifth Avenue, so she has same address as her character and probably lived there when the movie was made (unless it's an astounding example of LifeImitatesArt).

** Creator/DomDeLuise as Fagin.

* ThrowItIn: Creator/DomDeLuise loved the role of Fagin immensely to the point that he improvised several lines, which were kept in the film.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Joey Lawrence is a professional singer; Oliver doesn't sing in the movie.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Far more than most of Disney's animated films. The film is undeniably set in the 1980s and obviously made in the 1980s. As mentioned on the main page, this could be a reason why Disney didn't have a home rerelease until the late 90s.

** Originally this movie was going to be a pseudo-sequel/spinoff of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' that followed Penny after she was adopted. You can still see some traces of it. (namely the main character's name being changed to "Jenny").

** TheWoobie.AnimatedFilms

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally this movie was going to be a pseudo-sequel/spinoff of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' that followed Penny after she was adopted. You can still see some traces of it. (namely the main character's name being changed to "Jenny").

* TheWoobie (Animated Film section)
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* ''Oliver & Company'' is the final film in the DisneyAnimatedCanon to go on to the Disney Vault after leaving theaters in 1989. The critical and financial success of ''The Little Mermaid'' the next year convinced Disney to immediately release that film on video in the Walt Disney Classics line and started the continuing trend of releasing canon films on video after theaters like most other movies. ''Oliver'' didn't return until the 1995 reissue on Disney's seven-year plan, and THEN it was released on video itself, in the Masterpiece Collection.
* This also is the first film in the canon to have sound/music from the film's soundtrack appear over the Walt Disney Pictures VanityPlate in place of the "When You Wish Upon a Star" excerpt, The next one to do this, ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (which also has Cheech Marin), would not come until 1994.

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