Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Sally and Conrad are two bored kids whose life is turned up-side-down when a talking cat comes to visit them.

Director:

Bo Welch

Writers:

Dr. Seuss (book), Alec Berg (screenplay),

Stars:

Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Dakota Fanning

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Myers	...	The Cat
Alec Baldwin	...	Quinn
Kelly Preston	...	Mom
Dakota Fanning	...	Sally
Spencer Breslin	...	Conrad
Amy Hill	...	Mrs. Kwan
Sean Hayes	...	Mr. Humberfloob / Voice of the Fish
Danielle Chuchran	...	Thing One (as Danielle Ryan Chuchran)
Taylor Rice	...	Thing One
Brittany Oaks	...	Thing Two
Talia-Lynn Prairie	...	Thing Two (as Talia Prairie)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Thing One / Thing Two (voice)
Victor Brandt	...	Narrator (voice)
Daran Norris	...	Announcer
Bugsy	...	Nevins

Storyline

Conrad and Sally Walden (Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning) are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat ('Mike Myers' ) walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until things get out of hand, and The Cat must go, go, go, before their parents get back.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | imagination | voice over narration | mother | hand sanitizer | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate game of cat and house

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild crude humor and some double-entendres

Details

Official Sites:

United International Pictures [fr] Universal

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Cat in the Hat

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$109,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,831,465 (Australia) (2 April 2004)

Gross:

£7,500,297 (UK) (11 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second Mike Myers/Dreamworks film to feature a Smash Mouth remake of a popular song. The first being "I'm a Believer" in the first Shrek film.

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Goofs

When Quinn enters the house for the first time and sets his briefcase on the table, he places his glasses on top of it. In the next scene, where he tells Conrad about military school, the glasses are missing, and in the following shot they reappear on the briefcase again.

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Quotes

The Cat: Scream and run.

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Crazy Credits

During the animated opening logos, the Cat is fishing in the moon of the DreamWorks logo, the Universal globe morphs into the star ball, while the Fish can be seen darting into the water during the Imagine logo.

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Connections

Featured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Getting Better"
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Smash Mouth
Courtesy of Interscope Records

User Reviews

Shame on these people

Audrey, I know you truly cherish your husband Ted's memory but PLEASE do his legacy justice and heed his wishes. Dr. Seuss refused to license his characters during his lifetime for a very good reason. We beg of you to please stop cashing in on his stories, images, fantasies and characters. They are getting disemboweled by the powers that be of Hollywood and Broadway. The children of tomorrow will be stuck with these histrionic and grotesque interpretations that will forever pollute the loving warmth and innocence of his books.

It is indeed your property to do with as you wish. I just wish you would listen to the advice of others for a little while. Save what is left of Dr. Seuss. Thank you.