Miss Minoes (2001)
"Minoes" (original title)

A cat who turns into a young woman helps a journalist protect their town from a factory boss with an evil plan.

Director:

Vincent Bal

Writers:

Annie M.G. Schmidt (novel), Tamara Bos (screenplay),

Stars:

Carice van Houten, Theo Maassen, Sarah Bannier

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carice van Houten	...	Minoes
Theo Maassen	...	Tibbe
Sarah Bannier	...	Bibi
Pierre Bokma	...	Meneer Ellemeet
Hans Kesting	...	Harrie de Haringman
Kees Hulst	...	Meneer van Dam
Olga Zuiderhoek	...	Mevrouw van Dam, Tibbe's hospita
Lineke Rijxman	...	Newspaper Editor
Jack Wouterse	...	Burgermeester van Weezel
Paul Haenen	...	Mevrouw Pastoor (voice)
Wim T. Schippers	...	Schele Simon / Simon de Schoolkat (voice)
Loes Luca	...	Tante Moortje (voice)
Hans Teeuwen	...	Tinus (voice)
Katja Schuurman	...	Minoes' zus (voice)
Frits Lambrechts	...	Joop (voice)

Storyline

A cat who turns into a young woman (Minoes) retains some of her feline characteristics and helps a journalist to gather news for the front page of a local newspaper. With the help of Minoes, who can talk to the cats in the small town, he soon discovers that the helpful and popular chairman of the "Club For Friends of Animals" and boss of a nearby factory has evil plans with the village.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | one word title | talking animal | anthropomorphic animal | anthropomorphism | 

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Taglines:

always listen to your felines

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief language, smoking and rude behavior

Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

6 December 2001 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Undercover Kitty

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

€5,328,737 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,489 (USA) (30 December 2011)

Gross:

$6,541 (USA) (30 December 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions, AVRO Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Georgina Verbaan and Nadja Hüpscher were other contestants for the lead role.

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Connections

Referenced in Zomergasten: Episode #22.4 (2009)

User Reviews

great movie when you like cats

Like all of annie m.g. schmidts novels, Minoes is a creative, crazy and fantastic children's story. I've read the story when I was a little girl, and I was very anxious when I heard they were going to make a movie of it. But when I saw it, I was rather disappointed, although I liked the cats and the actors. I think it's a nice movie for little children, and for people whom like cats, but when you're planning to get nostalgic, don't go see it!

All within a nice movie, certainly for Dutch understandings. Regrettably it appeared at the same time as the famous Harry Potter (great movie b.t.w)