Cats Don't Dance

"For a bunch of funny friends trying to break into show business... it's a jungle out there!"

1997 1h 15m EN

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7.2

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73%

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METACRITIC

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6.9

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 211🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 9,089

AnimationComedyFamilyMusic

Synopsis

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An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

“For a bunch of funny friends trying to break into show business... it's a jungle out there!”

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Cast

Scott Bakula
Danny (voice)
Jasmine Guy
Sawyer (voice)
Natalie Cole
Sawyer (singing voice)
Ashley Peldon
Darla Dimple (voice)
Lindsay Ridgeway
Darla Dimple (singing voice)
Frank Welker
Farley Wink (voice)
Don Knotts
T.W. Turtle (voice)
George Kennedy
L.B. Mammoth (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Dindal
Writers: Mark Dindal, Brian McEntee, Kelvin Yasuda
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Original score by Steve Goldstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Scott Bakula and Jasmine Guy and Natalie Cole carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "For a bunch of funny friends trying to break into show business... it's a jungle out there!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Dindal directs. Steve Goldstein scores. Dan Molina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Original score by Steve Goldstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Scott Bakula and Jasmine Guy and Natalie Cole carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "For a bunch of funny friends trying to break into show business... it's a jungle out there!".
8IMDB entry: tt0118829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "dance", "villain", "musical", "anthropomorphism".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.