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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  

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Plot Keywords:

Cat | Collar | UFO | Cat Actor | Emergency Landing  | See more »

Taglines:

Mysterious visitor with unknown powers on our planet for supplies.... A six-pack of tuna? 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 »

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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Trivia

Harry Morgan plays an eccentric general and McLean Stevenson plays a harried doctor. In Harry Morgan's first appearance on M*A*S*H, he played an eccentric general; McLean Stevenson was a regular in the role of the harried doctor in command of the 4077th. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the early scenes, when Jake the cat is demonstrating the light-up collar's power to Frank, you can sometimes see the two thin power wires connected to the light up collar running along side of the cat. See more »

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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Connections

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