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

Ghostly Fun, An enjoyable program

Upon stumbling across this feature TV film on my local cable movies channel. I was pleasantly surprised as me and my nephew sat down and enjoyed it from beginning to end.

A heroic girl moves into the house of her deceased mothers' librarian, of course this comes out later in the film.

A very enjoyable film and being British we didn't know the difference of where it is filmed, actually it didn't matter. It had reminisces of a typical TV program Goosebumps.

A fun family film, tongue in cheek not meant to be taken seriously.

Thumbs up from me, even the soundtrack was well suited.

As kids films go I rate this 6/10