Movie Review: Lady and the Tramp
What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that Lady feels unloved when her owners have a baby. Lady is put in a muzzle by Aunt Sarah after she is falsely accused of making a mess, and she runs away from home after the incident. The Siamese cats may seem a little creepy to younger kids. Lady is caught by a dogcatcher. Dogs are in peril. A rat goes after a baby.
- Families can talk about Lady's concerns about the new baby, which are especially relevant to kids with new or expected siblings. They can also talk about how the story is told from the dogs' perspective, which may be confusing to younger kids who are just learning that not everyone sees the same things exactly the same way. Also, what did Lady and Tramp learn from each other? What do you think will happen to Lady and Tramp and their puppies next?
Lady is a pampered cocker spaniel of a couple she knows as "Jim Dear" and "Darling." When Lady's owners have a baby, Lady is apprehensive, but Jim Dear and Darling assure her that she's still important to them. The couple goes away, and Aunt Sarah arrives, with her nasty Siamese cats, to care for the baby. The cats make a mess of the living room and Lady gets the blame. Aunt Sarah puts Lady in a muzzle, and Lady, hurt and humiliated, runs away. She meets Tramp, who finds a way to get the muzzle off, and the two share some romantic adventures.
LADY AND THE TRAMP has been digitally restored, and the classic story has never looked better. The DVD offers lots of extras too, including never-before-seen deleted scenes, a virtual board game, a virtual DVD-Rom adopt-your-own-puppy feature, and the original storyboard version of the film.
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