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That Darn Cat

1997 · 89 min

A breezy, silly caper that coasts on cat antics and small-town charm, easy to watch with kids.

Directed by
Bob Spiers
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Dean Jones
Tagline
This FBI agent is purring his life on the line. Fortunately, he's got nine.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Bob Spiers
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Dean Jones
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • mystery
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, comedy
Directed by
Bob Spiers
Written by
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Starring
Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Dean Jones, Peter Boyle, Michael McKean, Dyan Cannon, George Dzundza, Bess Armstrong
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Steve Boyum
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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