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The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Ted Key (written by)
Release Date:
9 June 1978 (USA)
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Tagline:
Mysterious visitor with unknown powers on our planet for supplies.... A six-pack of tuna? more
Plot:
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers...
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Awards:
1 nomination
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User Comments:
It's a campy kid's movie from the late 70s, get over it critics!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ken Berry | ... | Dr. Franklin 'Frank' Wilson |
| Sandy Duncan | ... | Dr. Elizabeth 'Liz' Bartlett |
| Harry Morgan | ... | General Stilton |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Mr. Stallwood |
| McLean Stevenson | ... | Dr. Norman Link |
| Jesse White | ... | Earnest Ernie (the Gambling Dealer) |
| Alan Young | ... | Dr. Wenger |
| Hans Conried | ... | Dr. Heffel |
| Ronnie Schell | ... | Sgt. Duffy / Voice of Jake the cat |
| James Hampton | ... | Capt. Anderson |
| Howard Platt | ... | Col. Woodruff (as Howard T. Platt) |
| William Prince | ... | Mr. Olympus |
| Ralph Manza | ... | Weasel |
| Tom Pedi | ... | Honest Harry |
 | Hank Jones | ... | Officer |
Additional Details
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Runtime:
104 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
USA:G |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
Jake the cat was played by two different Abyssinian cats: Rumple and his sister, Amber.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As the biplane first lifts off you can see the cable used to lift it.
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Quotes:
Dr. Elizabeth 'Liz' Bartlett:
But I don't have a parachute!
Mr. Charlie Olympus: Then you have a problem.
Mr. Stallwood: But I don't have a parachute either!
Mr. Charlie Olympus: Then you have the same problem.
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Mr. Charlie Olympus: Then you have a problem.
Mr. Stallwood: But I don't have a parachute either!
Mr. Charlie Olympus: Then you have the same problem.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Making a 'Splash' (2004) (V)
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| MASH actors. | robert-625 |
| jake sleeping | oreoweb678 |
| Filming locations...? | robatl1711 |
| Jake's name for Gold? | shippermd |
| What was the name of the mouse? | Pink_Bunkadoo |
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This movie was one of my earliest memories of childhood and a fond one at that.
This was Disney making a sci fi movie fit for children, it's cute, it's campy, it's not meant to be an Oscar-grabbing masterpiece of acting, effects, or even plot. If Disney had produce the pinnacle of special effects, acting and storyline for its day, everyone would trash it as being either too complex, or unsuitable for children. Disney makes movies for kids, that's what they do. Deal with it.
Kids would be frightened by a true alien being, so a cat is a suitable substitute, makes for a warm cuddly visual even. The story had to be simple or kids wouldn't and couldn't follow it.
Those who want to critique this film as though it were high art need to get over it. If a 6 year old needs to be handed Masterpiece Theater to properly entertain them, there is something very wrong indeed.