Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (TV 2004)

Wes Merritt and his daughter Natalie (14) get more than they bargained for when they buy an old house that was formerly inhabited by the nice old Mrs. Ashboro and her pet cat, Margaret. ... See full summary »

Director:

Don McBrearty

Writers:

Larry Ketron (story), Larry Ketron (teleplay),

Stars:

Michael Ontkean, Ellen Page, Lori Hallier

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Michael Ontkean	...	Wes Merritt
Ellen Page	...	Natalie Merritt
Lori Hallier	...	Brenda
Shirley Knight	...	Mrs. Ashboro
Shawn Roberts	...	Kurt
Mark Rendall	...	Pearson
Tom Barnett	...	Boyd Ashboro
Nigel Bennett	...	Ted Riker
Kelti MacMillan	...	Jan
Wade Lynch	...	Terry
Pam Stevenson	...	Sandra
Baretta	...	Margaret the Cat
Harley	...	Comfort the Dog

Storyline

Wes Merritt and his daughter Natalie (14) get more than they bargained for when they buy an old house that was formerly inhabited by the nice old Mrs. Ashboro and her pet cat, Margaret. When strange things start happening in the house, all fingers point to the presence of Margaret, who died the same day as Mrs. Ashboro. But why has she come back to haunt them?

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural | teen | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some peril

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2004 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Ghost Cat

Filming Locations:

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cellar Door Productions (I), Whizbang Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the cops are investigating the crashed car, Margaret the cat is seen standing on a fence post, from behind, overlooking the scene. She lifts up one front paw, and the shot cuts to seeing Margaret from the front, where both front paws are down. When the shot returns to filming Margaret from behind, she still has one front paw in the air, and then puts it down.

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: American Duos (2007)

User Reviews

Simple combo, bereaved children, lots of animals, love interest

This is a simple children's movie with all the classic Disneyesque components, evil nephew trying to get his hands on his late aunts estate, kind hearted woman trying to save all the animals and implants from the big city relocating to "start over". It's not that great - I only watched it because of the cat - the acting was rather wooden and although i was fooled by the New York licence plates, my instincts were still good - it was Canadian, wooden - why is it that we Canucks can do brutal stuff well like 'life after billy' and the story of the Christian Brothers abuse, but we do general stuff so badly - I'm not sure if it's just poor directing (after all we have great canadian actors who go on to make in in other milieus) Anyway, simple stuff for kids, no one ends up dead (except the ghosts of course!)