Q 01/05

In what year was Oliver & Company released?

A) 1988

B) 1990

C) 1992

D) 1994

Answer · why

A) 1988

It opened on November 18, the day Disney marked the 60th anniversary of Steamboat Willie.

Q 02/05

Which Charles Dickens novel inspired the film?

A) David Copperfield

B) Oliver Twist

C) Great Expectations

D) Nicholas Nickleby

Answer · why

B) Oliver Twist

It also borrows from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, and relocates the story from Victorian London to 1980s New York.

Q 03/05

Where is the film set?

A) 1980s Chicago

B) 1980s New York

C) Victorian London

D) 1980s Boston

Answer · why

B) 1980s New York

Director George Scribner photographed real streets with cameras 18 inches off the ground to get a dog's-eye view.

Q 04/05

What kind of animal is Oliver?

A) A lost duckling

B) A stray beagle puppy

C) A grey city mouse

D) An orange tabby kitten

Answer · why

D) An orange tabby kitten

His design was based on the kitten from the 1941 Mickey Mouse short Lend a Paw.

Q 05/05

Who voices Dodger?

A) Barry Manilow

B) Huey Lewis

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Billy Joel

Answer · why

D) Billy Joel

He was the fifth person to audition, read his lines over the telephone, and had turned down film roles for years.

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