Screen Rant

Disney's Lady and the Tramp 2019 mostly stays faithful to the original 1955 classic, but revises the Siamese cat sequence. 1 / 8

Here’s why the changes were made for the new Disney+ launch film. 2 / 8

Lady and the Tramp 2019 features voice acting from Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux as the respective title characters. 3 / 8

Tramp warns Lady that “When the baby moves in, the dog moves out.” 4 / 8

When Aunt Sarah shows up at the Dear family home, Lady comes face to face with her cats. 5 / 8

The cats in the 1955 film are associated with racist stereotypes. In the new film, they're just cats and literally sing a different song. 6 / 8

The 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's features an infamous depiction of a Japanese character. Now, the times have changed. 7 / 8

Disney made a logical decision by changing the cat sequence, but shouldn't be applauded. It was the right thing to do. 8 / 8