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The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

G 104 min  -  Sci-Fi | Family | Comedy  -   9 June 1978 (USA)
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A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writer:

Ted Key
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Berry Ken Berry ...
Sandy Duncan ...
Liz
Harry Morgan ...
Roddy McDowall ...
McLean Stevenson ...
Link
Jesse White Jesse White ...
Earnest Ernie
Alan Young ...
Dr. Wenger
Hans Conried Hans Conried ...
Dr. Heffel
Ronnie Schell Ronnie Schell ...
Jake - voice / Sgt. Duffy
James Hampton ...
Capt. Anderson
Howard Platt Howard Platt ...
Col. Woodruff (as Howard T. Platt)
William Prince William Prince ...
Mr. Olympus
Ralph Manza Ralph Manza ...
Weasel
Tom Pedi Tom Pedi ...
Honest Harry
Hank Jones ...
Officer
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Storyline

A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers, including the ability to allow the cat to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and needs the help of a man named Frank in order to reclaim and repair his ship to get back home. Written by LVJeff  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Collar | UFO | Love Interest | Friend  | See more »

Taglines:

A close encounter of the 'furred' kind! See more »

Genres:

Sci-Fi | Family | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Katze aus dem Weltraum See more »

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Ronnie Schell, who provided the voice of the title feline, was also given the small part of an army sergeant. In post-production, it was decided that his voice was too easily recognizable, so the on-screen role was re-dubbed by another. An unidentified and anonymous actor. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Early in the film, Frank and Jake discuss procuring the bar of gold necessary to repair the ship. During the discussion, Jake says that he will need to reduce it while retaining all its properties. Later, when Jake reduces the gold to the size of a small pencil, Liz easily picks it up. If the "reduced" gold had retained all of its original properties as Jake said, it should have had the same mass as a bar of gold. See more »

Quotes

Jake - voice: My name is Zunar J 5 Slash 9 Doric 4 7.
Frank: Uh, Z-Zunar...
Jake - voice: ...Let's just stick with 'Jake', okay?
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Connections

Featured in Making a 'Splash' (2004) See more »