Editing Lady and the Tramp (section)

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
During its initial release, the film initially received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lady and the Tramp (1955) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51552-LADY-ANDTHETRAMP?sid=5e189075-e544-49d4-a29e-3cfc68bcde8e&sr=11.372259&cp=1&pos=0 |access-date=November 1, 2024 |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |quote=critical reception to the released film was lukewarm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Braden |first=Donna R. |date=June 21, 2020 |title=Lady and the Tramp Celebrates 65 Years |url=https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/lady-and-the-tramp-celebrates-65-years |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[The Henry Ford]] |quote=this animated feature film received mixed reviews when it was first released on June 22, 1955}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Taylor |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Every Animated Disney Movie From The 20th Century, In Chronological Order |url=https://www.cbr.com/every-20th-century-disney-animated-movie/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |quote=On June 22, 1955, Lady and the Tramp debuted to mixed reviews}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Walt and Education: Part I |url=https://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/exhibits/articles/ladyandthetramp/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822192056/http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/exhibits/articles/ladyandthetramp/index.html |archive-date=August 22, 2007 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |publisher=[[The Walt Disney Family Museum]]}}</ref> [[Bosley Crowther]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' claimed the film was "not the best [Disney] has done in this line. The sentimentality is mighty, and the CinemaScope size does not make for any less aware of the thickness of the goo. It also magnifies the animation, so that the flaws and poor foreshortening are more plain. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, the artists' work is below par in this film."<ref>{{cite web|last=Crowther|first=Bosley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/06/24/archives/screen-dogs-and-lovers-disneys-lady-and-the-tramp-at-roxy.html|title=Screen: Dogs and Lovers; Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp' at Roxy|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 24, 1955|access-date=June 12, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613043843/https://www.nytimes.com/1955/06/24/archives/screen-dogs-and-lovers-disneys-lady-and-the-tramp-at-roxy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' wrote "Walt Disney has for so long parlayed gooey sentiment and stark horror into profitable cartoons that most moviegoers are apt to be more surprised than disappointed to discover that the combination somehow does not work this time."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,807375,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215060844/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,807375,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2008|title=Cinema: The New Pictures|magazine=Time|volume=66|issue=2|date=July 11, 1955|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> However, ''Variety'' deemed the film "a delight for the juveniles and a joy for adults".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety198-1955-04/page/n149/mode/2up|title=Lady and the Tramp (C'Scope-Color-Songs)|magazine=Variety|page=6|date=April 20, 1955|access-date=June 12, 2018|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''[[Harrison's Reports]]'' felt the "scintillating musical score and several songs, the dialogue and the voices, the behaviors and expressions of the different characters, the mellow turn-of-the-century backgrounds, the beautiful color and sweep of the CinemaScope process — all these add up to one of the most enjoyable cartoon features Disney has ever made."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/harrisonsreports37harr#page/66/mode/2up/|title=Lady and the Tramp|magazine=Harrison's Reports|volume=37|issue=17|page=67|date=April 23, 1955|access-date=March 10, 2020|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> Edwin Schallert of the ''Los Angeles Times'' described the film as a "delightful, haunting, charmed fantasy that is remarkably enriched with music and, incidentally, with rare conversations among the canine characters."<ref>Schallert, Edwin (June 24, 1955). "[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380668385/ 'Lady and Tramp' Dazzling Triumph] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803104047/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380668385/ |date=2020-08-03 }}". ''Los Angeles Times''. Part III, pg. 7. – via [[Newspapers.com]]</ref>

[[File:LadyandtheTrampfamouscene.jpg|thumb|right|The sequence of Lady and Tramp sharing a plate of spaghetti — climaxed by an accidental kiss as they swallow opposite ends of the same strand of spaghetti — is considered an iconic scene in American film history.]]

However, the film has since gone on to become regarded as a classic. Both [[Gene Siskel]] and [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film a positive review on their show ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|At the Movies]]'' when re-released in 1986, with Ebert in particular praising the opening scene of Lady as a puppy calling it one of the greatest animated sequences Disney ever did.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Platoon, Lady and the Tramp, No Mercy, 1986 |url=https://siskelebert.org/?p=3848 |series=[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|At the Movies]] |date=1986 |access-date=2023-10-13 |archive-date=2023-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324163112/https://siskelebert.org/?p=3848 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dave Kehr]], writing for ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film four stars.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kehr|first=Dave|url=https://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-12-19/entertainment/8604050010_1_character-animation-peggy-lee-love-story|title='Lady and the Tramp' Love Story Still Works – 31 Years Later|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 19, 1986|access-date=June 12, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801020629/https://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-12-19/entertainment/8604050010_1_character-animation-peggy-lee-love-story|url-status=dead}}</ref> Animation historian Charles Solomon praised the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Solomon|first=Charles|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-19-ca-3690-story.html|title=Movie Review : A Fresh Look At 'Lady And The Tramp'|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 19, 1986|access-date=June 12, 2018|archive-date=December 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210214725/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-19/entertainment/ca-3690_1_american-tail|url-status=live}}</ref> The sequence of Lady and Tramp sharing a plate of spaghetti — climaxed by an accidental kiss as they swallow opposite ends of the same strand of spaghetti — is considered an iconic scene in American film history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/iconicfilmscenes.html|title=100 Most Iconic Film Images, Moments, or Scenes|last=Dirks|first=Tim|work=filmsite|publisher=AMC|access-date=December 25, 2017|archive-date=July 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718035200/https://www.filmsite.org/iconicfilmscenes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[review aggregator]] website Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film received {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews. The website's consensus states, "A nostalgic charmer, ''Lady and the Tramp''{{'}}s token sweetness is mighty but the songs and richly colored animation are technically superb and make for a memorable experience."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_and_the_tramp|title=Lady and the Tramp (1955)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=22 June 1955|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=13 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913111207/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lady_and_the_tramp|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref>

''Lady and the Tramp'' contains several instances of [[Ethnic stereotype|ethnic and cultural stereotyping]]. The depiction of the pair of Siamese cats in particular has been recognized for its racist [[Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States|Asian stereotypes]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Espinoza |first1=Andrea Daniela |title=Lady & The Tramp: 10 Things That Didn't Age Well |url=https://screenrant.com/disney-lady-and-the-tramp-aged-poorly/ |work=ScreenRant |date=March 20, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> "The Siamese Cat Song" was cut from the 2019 live-action remake of the film,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |title=Six Disney Classics Tagged For Racist Imagery On Disney+ Including 'Peter Pan', 'The Jungle Book' & 'The Aristocats' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/disney-racist-warnings-peter-pan-the-jungle-book-the-aristocats-lady-and-the-tramp-1234598855/ |work=Deadline |date=October 16, 2020}}</ref> and in 2020 [[Disney+]] included a content warning at the beginning of the film, advising viewers of "negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures".<ref>{{cite news |title=Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54566087 |work=BBC |date=October 16, 2020}}</ref>

''Lady and the Tramp'' was named number 95 out of the "100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time" by the [[American Film Institute]] in their ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions|100 Years...100 Passions]]'' special, as one of only two animated films to appear on the list, along with Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' which ranked 34th.<ref>{{cite web|work=AFI|title=''100 Years...100 Passions'' List of 100 Winning Movies|format=PDF|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/passions100.pdf?docID=248l|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093057/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/passions100.pdf?docID=248l|archive-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]] called its accompanying soundtrack one of the all-time great Disney and Pixar soundtracks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Essential Disney & Pixar Soundtracks|url=https://blog.rhapsody.com/2010/06/disney.html|date=June 15, 2010|access-date=July 27, 2010|author=Richard Corliss|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002121800/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2010/06/disney.html|archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> In June 2011, ''TIME'' named it one of "The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films&nbsp;– Lady and the Tramp|url=https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079149_2079152,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624230142/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079149_2079152,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2011|magazine=Time|author=Richard Corliss|date=June 23, 2011|access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref>

===Box office===
In its initial release, the film took in a higher figure than any other Disney animated feature since ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'',<ref name="Newcomb" /> earning an estimated $6.5 million in distributor rentals.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety201-1956-01/page/n673|title=1955's Top Film Grossers|page=1|magazine=Variety|volume=201|issue=8|date=January 25, 1956|access-date=June 12, 2018|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> When it was re-released in 1962, it grossed roughly between $6 million and $7 million. During its 1971 re-release, the film grossed $10 million, and when it was re-released again in 1980, it grossed $27 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/02/movies/at-the-movies.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=1|last=Darnton|first=Nina|title=At the Movies|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 2, 1987|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-date=September 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032907/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/02/movies/at-the-movies.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=1|url-status=live}}</ref> During its fourth re-release in 1986, it garnered $31.1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=G&yr=1986&p=.htm|title=1986 Yearly Box Office for G Rated Movies|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314045243/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=G&yr=1986&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Lady and the Tramp'' has had a domestic lifetime gross of $93.6 million,<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Russell|first=Candice|url=https://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-11-22/features/9102180126_1_mrs-potts-animation-department-beast|title=A Box-office Draw A French Fairy Tale That Has Been Languishing At Disney Studios For Years, Beauty And The Beast Now Seems Destined To Join The Ranks Of The Very Best Animated Classics.|page=2|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=November 22, 1991|access-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084648/https://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-11-22/features/9102180126_1_mrs-potts-animation-department-beast|archive-date=June 13, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a lifetime international gross of $187 million.<ref name="ToonedIn"/>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Year
! Ceremony
! Award
! Result
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1956
| [[9th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=1955 |title=Past Winners and Nominees - Film - Awards - the BAFTA site |access-date=2010-09-08 |archive-date=2010-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921081423/http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=1955 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Animated Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]<ref>{{in lang|it}} Academia del Cinema Italiano {{cite web|url=http://www.daviddidonatello.it/english/premia.php|title=Ente David di Donatello - Accademia del Cinema Italiano|access-date=November 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103225831/http://www.daviddidonatello.it/english/premia.php|archive-date=November 3, 2009}}</ref>
| {{ubl|Best Foreign Producer|<small>(Walt Disney)</small>}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| 2006
| [[Satellite Award]]s<ref>Press Academy {{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2006.shtml|title=Archived copy|access-date=March 6, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718091353/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2006.shtml|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>
| Best Youth DVD
| {{nom}}
|}

====[[American Film Institute]] Lists====
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions]]&nbsp;– No. 95