Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

"What starts off as an another ordinary day in Hoagie Alley turns into an adventurous romp through Beverly Hills."

1988 1h 32m EN

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6.8

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6.1

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★6.8TMDB · 40★6.1IMDB · 322

FamilyAnimationAdventureComedyDramaMusic

Synopsis

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Beverly hills dowager leaves everything to Benny the Ball because her only rightful heir, her niece Amy, is missing. But that's only if Benny stays alive for 48 hours. If not, evil butler Snerdly and his mad Russian Wolfhound are next in line - and he's quick to pull every trick in the book to do poor Benny in and the troop sets off to rescue Benny and find the lost heir Amy.

“What starts off as an another ordinary day in Hoagie Alley turns into an adventurous romp through Beverly Hills.”

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Cast

Arnold Stang
Top Cat (voice)
Avery Schreiber
Benny the Ball (voice)
Kenneth Mars
Director / Dogcatcher (voice)
Rob Paulsen
James the Chauffeur / Lester Pester / Tour Bus Driver (voice)
Richard Erdman
Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)
John Stephenson
Fancy-Fancy / Officer Charlie Dibble / Waiter (voice)
Marvin Kaplan
Choo-Choo (voice)
Henry Polic II
Snerdly (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles August Nichols
Writers: Barry Blitzer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Arnold Stang and Avery Schreiber and Kenneth Mars carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "What starts off as an another ordinary day in Hoagie Alley turns into an adventurous romp through Beverly Hills.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0194457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Charles August Nichols directs. Sven Libaek scores. Robert Ciaglia cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Original score by Sven Libaek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Robert Ciaglia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Arnold Stang and Avery Schreiber and Kenneth Mars carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "What starts off as an another ordinary day in Hoagie Alley turns into an adventurous romp through Beverly Hills.".
6IMDB entry: tt0194457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "cat", "picnic", "femme fatale", "teenage girl".