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That Darn Cat

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5.0/10 • 88

1997-02-141h 29m

FamilyComedy

This FBI agent is purring his life on the line. Fortunately, he's got nine.

While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.

Directors
Bob Spiers

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  1. Christina Ricci

    Christina Ricci

    Patti

  2. Doug E. Doug

    Doug E. Doug

    Zeke

  3. Dean Jones

    Dean Jones

    Mr. Flint

  4. Peter Boyle

    Peter Boyle

    Pa

  5. Michael McKean

    Michael McKean

    Peter Randall

  6. Dyan Cannon

    Dyan Cannon

    Mrs. Flint

  7. George Dzundza

    George Dzundza

    Boetticher

  8. Bess Armstrong

    Bess Armstrong

    Judy Randall

  9. John Ratzenberger

    John Ratzenberger

    Dusty

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r96sk

Oct 6, 2020

7/10

That ending... I'm not sure if it's woeful or brilliant, I'm leaning towards the latter I gotta be honest. Hear me out. For most of my watch, I was expecting to give this a less than positive rating. It starts off decently before meandering towards its conclusion. When it gets there, though, it's absolutely bonkers. My feelings towards the final part switched completely, I initially found it stupid (which it probably is) but the last embers of it are so ridiculous that it's actually entertaining. Don't be fooled by the covers for this film, by the way. It looks like it's going to be a CGI cat but it isn't, a real cat is used for the vast majority as far as I could tell. Even on Disney+ it has the CG cover, which cheapens the film and would've turned me away - had I not been on this Disney marathon that I'm on. Very strange choice from the makers. At this point, it is worth noting I thoroughly enjoyed the 1965 original film; which is far, far superior to this remake. The cast in '65 are terrific, but the '97 cast list is one I actually rate. Dean Jones, to my surprise, appears in this one. He plays a different character completely, but it's cool to see him nevertheless. As for the newcomers onscreen, Christina Ricci (Patti) and Doug E. Doug (Zeke) are the leads. Ricci is no Hayley Mills, nor is Doug a Jones, but I still liked them together. Michael McKean (Peter) is also involved, as is Pixar staple John Ratzenberger (Dusty) - who, alongside Mark Christopher Lawrence (Rollo), play a part in the finale. This has a very low average rating on Letterboxd, which I can completely understand. For me, though, I found it so bizarre that it actually works in a twisted sort of way. Would I recommend this? I dunno. Was I entertained? Surprisingly, yeah. ...and yes, I'm fully aware I did just do a five-paragraph review about 'That Darn Cat' (1997)... ¯\_(ツ)

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Original Language
English
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