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That Darn Cat

- 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.

Release Date : 1997-02-14

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Patti

Original Name : Christina Ricci

Gender : Female

Character Name : Zeke

Original Name : Doug E. Doug

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Flint

Original Name : Dean Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pa

Original Name : Peter Boyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter Randall

Original Name : Michael McKean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Flint

Original Name : Dyan Cannon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boetticher

Original Name : George Dzundza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judy Randall

Original Name : Bess Armstrong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dusty

Original Name : John Ratzenberger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lu

Original Name : Megan Cavanagh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Lady McCracken

Original Name : Estelle Parsons

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ma

Original Name : Rebecca Schull

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melvin

Original Name : Thomas F. Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marvin

Original Name : Brian Haley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rollo

Original Name : Mark Christopher Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lizzie

Original Name : Rebecca Koon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent #1

Original Name : Ned Bellamy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent #3

Original Name : Rob Cleveland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent #4

Original Name : Jeffrey King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Field Agent #1

Original Name : Tom Turbiville

Gender : Male

Character Name : Another Agent

Original Name : Libby Whittemore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Cassandra Lawton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Margo Moorer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kid #1

Original Name : Hillary Tolle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kid #2

Original Name : Paula Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kid #3

Original Name : Kinsey McLean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hollywood Cat Choreographer

Original Name : Jon Kohler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scientist #1

Original Name : Wilbur Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scientist #2

Original Name : Terrence Gibney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #1

Original Name : Harvey Reaves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #2

Original Name : Michael Genevie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Ticket Man

Original Name : Bill Coates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trash Man

Original Name : Alex Van

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Nurse

Original Name : Michelle Benjamin Cooper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Disbelieving Cop #1

Original Name : Stephen Michael Ayers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Douglas Myers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer

Original Name : Frank Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Widow

Original Name : LaRue Stanley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent

Original Name : David Wayne Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent

Original Name : Margaret Ellis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Michael Banks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Milkman

Original Name : James Start

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smoker in Fur Coat

Original Name : Stuart Pankin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Tracy Walker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent #2

Original Name : Brad Sherwood

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

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)_/¯