Disney's Spring animated feature re-release
Originally, released in 1970, The Aristocats is the last animated feature in which Walt Disney was personally involved. Though he had initiated pre-production plans, Disney died before full production began. Written by Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe, this animated feline fantasy is based on a true story of a Parisian family of cats that become heirs to a fabulous fortune circa 1910.
The story begins when Madame Bonfamille, a kind, elderly, eccentric millionairess, wills her entire estate to her cats: Duchess and her three kittens, Marie, Toulouse and Berlioz. The butler overhears Madame dictating to elderly lawyer friend, Monsieur Hautecourt, that upon the demise of the cats, the fortune shall be redirected to her faithful butler, Edgar. Normally a benign individual, Edgar's avarice gets the best of him, and he decides to eliminate the feline heirs. […]
