"Oom Pah Pah, Oom Pah Pah, that's how it goes." I have not been able to stop humming that song since I viewed the film. Oliver! was the last musical to win the Best Picture award until Chicago came along in 2002. The story of little, orphan Oliver is based on Dickens' book Oliver Twist. After being kicked out of a workhouse for wanting "MORE?!" food, Oliver finds himself entangled with pick pockets and their leader/teacher. There is also the mean, brute of a man, played by Oliver Reed, who I feel sure may be Javier Bardem's biological father. This awful man has a girlfriend, Nancy, that is not all bad.
Oliver is accused of a crime he did not commit and he ends up being cared for by the wrongful accuser. The gang of ruffians realize they must return Oliver to their hideout or he could give away their location and the illegal activities in which they are partaking. As complete coincidence would have it, the man who brought Oliver into his mansion, is the uncle of Oliver's mother. A mother who died during childbirth.
The actor who played the artful dodger was extremely talented. I found that Jack Wild was 15-16 when the movie was being made but he does look much younger. His acting, dancing, and singing were all superb. I really think he was the best part of the movie. Other than one of the catchiest songs ever!
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