Lady and the Tramp Dvd

Lady and the Tramp is a 2019 American musical romance film directed by Charlie Bean and written by Andrew Bujalski and Kari Granlund, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is a live-action and CGI adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1955 animated film of the same name, which was based on the 1945 Cosmopolitan magazine story of “Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog” by Ward Greene. The film stars the voices of Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Janelle Monáe, and Sam Elliott with the human characters portrayed by Thomas Mann, Kiersey Clemons, Yvette Nicole Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Adrian Martinez, and Ken Jeong. It is dedicated to storyboard artist Chris Reccardi, who died on May 2, 2019.

Lady and the Tramp was released on November 12, 2019 on Disney+, making it the first Disney remake to not receive a theatrical release but on an on-demand streaming service platform. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its performances and voice acting, but criticism for its visual effects, screenplay and pacing.

Plot

In 1909, Jim Dear gives his wife, Darling, an American Cocker Spaniel puppy for Christmas. Darling names her Lady and she essentially becomes the “center of their world”. Lady grows and becomes friends with her neighbor dogs; an old Bloodhound named Trusty and a feisty Scottish Terrier named Jacqueline (Jock).

Meanwhile, a homeless mutt known as the Tramp, spends his days wandering the streets in search of food and causing trouble for the dog catcher Elliot who owns a vendetta against him. After freeing his friends Bull and Peg from Elliot’s carriage, he makes a run for it and ends up in the Dears’ backyard. Lady, who is beside herself after being neglected by the Dears, finds Tramp and tries to give away his position until he points out that Darling is clearly having a baby. He warns her that her owners will keep neglecting her and the baby will replace her, but she snobbishly refuses to believe him. Trusty and Jock distrust Tramp and send him away. Before gladly leaving, Tramp warns that “when a baby moves in the dog moves out”. Jim and Darling have a baby girl named Lulu who they devote their lives to. When they stop listening to Lady’s warnings of a vicious rat, that has been plaguing the neighbourhood, and put her outside she begins to realise Tramp was right.

One day, the Dears take Lulu out and leave Darling’s rude cat-loving Aunt Sarah to look after Lady, but she had really hoped to look after Lulu. As she goes upstairs to practice her singing, her trouble-making cats (two male Devon Rexes named Devon and Rex) begin to destroy the house with Lady caught in the middle. Assuming Lady is the cause of it all, Aunt Sarah takes Lady to the pet store and has a muzzle placed on her. Lady runs away, but gets cornered in an alley by Isaac, a brutal alley dog. Luckily, Tramp arrives and saves her by tricking Isaac. He then helps her remove the muzzle with a beaver statue before opting to take her home by taking the “scenic route” so as to avoid Elliot, since Lady left her collar behind. They grow close and Lady accepts Tramp’s offer to eat at “Tony’s”, his favourite restaurant.

Afterwards, Tramp shows Lady the view of the town. He reveals that he too had owners, but they abandoned him once they had a baby. Tramp and Lady are suddenly found by Elliot and chased to the train station where Tramp sleeps. Though Tramp convinces Lady to run, she returns to help him and gets caught instead. The heartbroken Tramp decides there is nothing he can do. Lady meets Peg, Bull and other pound dogs who all talk about Tramp and his exploits. The next morning, the Dears pick Lady up, witnessed by Tramp. As Aunt Sarah takes their leave, she states that Lady should never be let near Lulu. Jim closes the door on Aunt Sarah, stating that “there won’t be a next time”, and they finally let Lady bond with Lulu.

Some time later, Tramp learns Peg and Bull have been adopted, causing him to further regret leaving Lady. He goes to her house to apologize and though she appreciates it and still loves him, she does not want to leave her family again. They peacefully bid their farewells and Tramp leaves just as a storm begins. However, the rat returns and sneaks into Lulu’s room. Lady is shut in a room when Elliot arrives to interview Jim and Darling about Tramp. She manages to call Tramp, who sneaks into the house and fights the rat. Tramp is injured but manages to kill the rat, although he accidentally knocks over Lulu’s crib in the process. He is caught by Jim, Darling, and Elliot, who believe he was attacking Lulu.

As Elliot takes Tramp to be euthanized, Lady shows the rat to the Dears before proceeding to chase down the carriage with Trusty and Jock’s help. They catch up and scare the horses, causing the carriage to collapse. Lady finds Tramp seemingly dead from the crash and they mourn him but he eventually awakes and they reunite. Jim and Darling arrive and, having realised that Tramp was actually protecting Lulu, decide to adopt him, saving him from Elliot.

By next Christmas, Tramp has been fully accepted into the Dear family and given his own collar. Jock’s owner adopts two puppies, Dodge and Ollie, from the pound, whom Trusty and Jock take to as an uncle and aunt. Lady and Tramp happily spend the holidays with their perfect family, bonded together for the rest of their lives.

Cast

Thomas Mann as Jim Dear, a man who is the owner of Lady.
Kiersey Clemons as Darling, the wife of Jim Dear.
Yvette Nicole Brown as Aunt Sarah, the aunt of Darling who dislikes dogs and prefers cats as pets.
Adrian Martinez as Elliot, a dog catcher that targets Tramp.
F. Murray Abraham as Tony, the owner of a restaurant that Tramp visits.
Arturo Castro as Joe, a chef who works for Tony.
Ken Jeong as Doctor, an unnamed doctor that Jim and Darling visit.
Kate Kneeland as Jock’s Owner, the unnamed owner of Jock who has Jock model for her portraits in dog sweaters.
Darryl W. Handy as Trusty’s Owner, the unnamed owner of Trusty.
Parvesh Cheena as Pet Shop Owner, an unnamed owner of a pet store who provides Aunt Sarah with a muzzle for Lady.