The AristoCats 1970  G, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, Vito Scotti, Nancy Kulp, Pat Buttram, Paul Winchell, George Lindsey, Thurl Ravenscroft, Hermione Baddeley, Charles(2) Lane, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Roddy Maude-Roxby
When wealthy Mme. Bonfamille (voice of Hermione Baddeley) dies, she leaves her fortune to her cat Duchess (voice of Eva Gabor) and her three kittens. The jealous butler, Edgar (voice of Roddy Maude-Roxby), abandons the cats in the French countryside so that he will have the fortune. But, there are rescuers out there in the form of alley cat Thomas O'Malley (voice of Phil Harris), mouse Roquefort (voice of Sterling Holloway), and hounds Lafayette and Napoleon (voices of George Lindsey and Pat Buttram) who come to their aid, and by story's end the cats are back home where they belong.
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The Brave Little Toaster 1987 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Jerry Rees
Cast: Jon Lovitz, Timothy Stack, Timothy E. Day, Thurl Ravenscroft, Deanna Oliver, Phil Hartman, Joe Ranft, Judy Toll, Wayne Kaatz, Colette Savage, Mindy Stern, JIm Jackman, Randall William Cook, Randy Bennett, Jonathan Benair
Master (Timothy E. Day) is a 13-year-old boy who disappears. After waiting "2,000 days" for his return (and maintaining the house in shipshape order) household appliances set off in search of the Young Master. Good mix of humor, song, and heart in this animated film.
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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars 1998 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Cast: Thurl Ravenscroft, Deanna Oliver, Eric Lloyd, Timothy Stack, Roger Kabler, Andy Milder, Stephen Tobolowsky, Farrah Fawcett, Redmond O'Neal, Wayne Knight, Fyvush Finkel, Jessica Tuck, Chris Young, Russi Taylor, Brian Doyle-Murray
This is the second of Disney's "Little Toaster" cartoons. This time around, Toaster (voice of Deanna Oliver) leads his other appliance cohorts on a rescue mission in space.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1966  TV, 26 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
Cast: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft
Adapted from the Dr. Seuss children's book, this television classic features Boris Karloff as the narrator and as the voice of that mean old Mr. Grinch who is fed up with Christmas. The Grinch comes up with an evil plan to disguise himself as Santa Claus and steal all the presents in the happy little town of Whoville. But, when he crosses paths with Cindy Loo Who (voice of June Foray) "who is no more than two," she melts the Grinch's heart with kindness. As the narrator, Boris Karloff says, "Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, he thought, means a little bit more." And, by story's end, the good citizens of Whoville are enjoying a merry Christmas.
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
aka: 101 Dalmatians
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
Cast: Rod Taylor, J. Pat O'Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Tom Conway, Ben Wright, Lisa Davis, Cate Bauer, Frederick Worlock, Tudor Owen, Lisa Daniels, George Pelling, Thurl Ravenscroft, David Frankham, Ramsay Hill
A male Dalmation, Pongo (voice of Rod Taylor), finds a way for his master, Roger (voice of Ben Wright), to meet Anita (voice of Lisa Davis) who has a pet female Dalmatian, Perdita (voice of Cate Bauer). Roger and Anita fall in love and marry. Pongo and Perdita are now together and produce a litter of 15 Dalmatian puppies. The evil Cruella de Vil (voice of Betty Lou Gerson) wants to buy Dalmatian puppies to provide fur coats for profit. When Roger refuses to sell them to her, she arranges to steal them. The police cannot find the puppies, but Pongo and Perdita use a system of dog signals to locate them, and–with help from dogs, geese, horses, and cows–the puppies are rescued.
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Peter Pan 1953 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Tom Conway, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, Candy Candido, Roland Dupree, Don Barclay, June Foray, Robert Ellis, Thurl Ravenscroft, Margaret Kerry
Disney Studios brought to the screen this delightful children's story by James M. Barrie. It is the story of Peter, the boy who refuses to grow up. Captain Hook, Tiger Lily, and Tinker Bell are all there along with Wendy and her siblings.
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Rose Marie 1954  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, Fernando Lamas, Bert Lahr, Marjorie Main, Joan Taylor, Ray Collins, Chief Yowlachie, James Logan, Thurl Ravenscroft
This is another remake of the 1924 Rudolf Friml operetta and is the first musical to use the CinemaScope format, which it does to good advantage. Rose Marie (Ann Blyth) is a lovely French-Canadian lass who is after trapper James Duval (Fernando Lamas). James, in turn, is being pursued by mountie Mike Malone (Howard Keel). Mike uses Rose to help him get James and, in the process, falls in love with her.
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Sleeping Beauty 1959 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Cast: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Luddy, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson, Dal McKennon, Marvin Miller, Candy Candido, Thurl Ravenscroft, Pinto Colvig, Bill Amsbery
This is Disney's full-length animated film about Princess Aurora (voice of Mary Costa) who sleeps under an evil spell–until her prince (voice of Bill Shirley) awakens her with a kiss.
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The Sword in the Stone 1963  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Alan Napier, Norman Alden, Martha Wentworth, Barbara Jo Allen, Ginny Tyler, Richard & Robert Reitherman, James MacDonald, Thurl Ravenscroft
Narrated by Sir Ector (voice of Sebastian Cabot), this animated film by Disney is based on the tale of King Arthur (voice of Rickie Sorensen) and revolves around a boy named Wart (voices of Richard and Robert Reitherman) who is aided by the magician Merlin (voice of Karl Swenson).
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| 1. The AristoCats (1970)
2. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
3. The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
5. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
aka: 101 Dalmatians
6. Peter Pan (1953)
7. Rose Marie (1954)
8. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
9. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
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