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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003) 3.6
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Metascore: 19/100
Reviews: 429 user | 108 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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Cast
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| Mike Myers | ... | ||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| Kelly Preston | ... | ||
| Dakota Fanning | ... | ||
| Spencer Breslin | ... | ||
| Amy Hill | ... | ||
| Sean Hayes | ... | ||
| Danielle Chuchran | ... |
Thing One
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Taylor Rice | ... | |
| Brittany Oaks | ... | ||
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Talia-Lynn Prairie | ... |
Thing Two
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| Dan Castellaneta | ... | ||
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Victor Brandt | ... |
Narrator
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| Daran Norris | ... |
Announcer
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Bugsy | ... | |
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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. Written by Anonymous
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The Cat is Back! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild crude humor and some double-entendres | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 November 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$109,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,831,465 (Australia) (2 April 2004)Gross:
£7,500,297 (UK) (11 June 2004)Company Credits
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Sally, Conrad: Mom's dress!
The Cat: This filthy thing?
Sally: She was gonna wear that tonight and you ruined it.
The Cat: Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.
[snaps, snaps]
The Cat: Mmm-mmm-hmm yeah.
[snaps, snaps]
The Cat: Mmm-hmm.
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Written by Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Vinicius de Moraes
Performed by Laurindo Almeida
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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Trivia
EASTER EGG: In Sally's menu on the DVD, when the icon is on the hat symbol, push the right button. A symbol resembling a dog will appear next to Sally. Click it and a featurette about Nevins will play. See more »Goofs
At the end of the movie, during the mom's party, while she is talking to the kids, the part in her hair changes sides. See more »Quotes
Sally: Stop! That's...Sally, Conrad: Mom's dress!
The Cat: This filthy thing?
Sally: She was gonna wear that tonight and you ruined it.
The Cat: Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.
[snaps, snaps]
The Cat: Mmm-mmm-hmm yeah.
[snaps, snaps]
The Cat: Mmm-hmm.
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Crazy Credits
All the opening logos are animated "Dr. Seuss-style". See more »Soundtracks
"The Girl From Ipanema"Written by Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Vinicius de Moraes
Performed by Laurindo Almeida
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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Film critics of the world, I apologize. It is your job to give advice to the moviegoing public so that they can wisely choose what to spend money on. But I ignored your advice and I have been deeply hurt. However, my decision to see "The Cat in the Hat" wasn't made haphazardly. You see, three years ago all of you critics said that we should all avoid the "calamity" known as "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Then some friends of mine took me to see it and it turned out to be a colorful, funny and almost hypnotic yuletide treat. So when the critics unleashed their fury against "The Cat in the Hat", another big budget Seuss update with a big name star in the title role, I thought that it must be the same old song. How wrong I was.
For five whole minutes I thought I was in the clear. The opening credits are clever, the kids are charming and the production values are top notch. Then the cat showed up. There are many problems from this point on, but the biggest one was the woeful miscasting of Mike Myers. Where "The Grinch" was saved by the inspired casting of Jim Carrey, "The Cat" was destroyed by Myers. He can be very funny when his energies are applied where they belong, comic sketches. Every movie he's made that was truly funny was really just a feature length comedy sketch, from "Wayne's World" to "Austin Powers". So he tries to do the same thing here, it's just that these comedy sketches are more like the stuff that they stick at the end of SNL, not funny, just painful. Not that the writers helped him out any. After the charming prologue the movie turns into an hour of repulsive bodily humor gags, poorly timed pratfalls and insultingly stunted attempts at hip humor. This movie was the most disheartening cinematic experience I have ever had. Period. So much talent and work went into something so vile. I know that the adult stars of this movie will be relatively unscathed by this mess, I just hope that the wonderful Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning will get more chances to show their charms in far better movies. If you are a parent, please avoid this like the plague. With movies like "Elf" and "Brother Bear" currently in theaters, you have far better choices.