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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:
Abbysin-sational!
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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 |
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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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'Morgan, Harry' plays an eccentric general and McLean Stevenson plays a harried doctor. In Harry Morgan's first appearance on "M*A*S*H" (1972), he played an eccentric general; McLean Stevenson was a regular in the role of the harried doctor in command of the 4077th.
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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.
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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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Featured in Making a 'Splash' (2004) (V)
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| 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 was the first movie that I ever *remember* seeing. It stands out in my mind (and yes probably has clouded my viewing judgement for years) because it was the first film to ever feature the mode of moggy that has been my constant companion for over 25 years - The Abbysinian. An Abby was the perfect cat to play Zunar-J5/9-Doric-47 (or Jake for the non fanatics out there). Being three years old and the proud owner of one of the first Abbys in Australia - I remember for days after putting different collars on my very patient cat Tawney and begging him to talk to me. He obviously didn't, and it broke my little heart, but what he couldn't express verbally he more than made up for with his smooches and furry nudges. Ok the Film never won an Oscar, it was a Disney Kid flick, but as kid flicks go - it was all right. And lets face it - I can't be all bad, McLean Stevenson, Harry Morgan AND Roddy McDowell! Now if I could just find out who did the voice of Jake!