Dean Jones made quite a few films for Disney, and "That Darn Cat!" was the first. As for Jones, he was pretty good in the movie. However, apart from that, it's not particularly good nor worth your time....mostly because the characters, apart from Jones, were poorly written and acted.
The film has a strange plot, as it's VERY adult yet the acting and writing seemed as if it was aimed at kids no older than perhaps 10. How is it adult? Well, two bank robbers have taken a hostage and they plan on murdering her! However, using a Siamese cat, an FBI agent (Jones) and his tag-a-long assistant (Hayley Mills) investigate--using the cat to lead him to the vicious crooks(??).
The plot was silly but the acting and characters were one-dimensional and silly....but not in a good way. In particular, the sister as well as her boyfriend were just awful and the characters seemed more like caricatures....just silly and impossible to believe.
The film has a strange plot, as it's VERY adult yet the acting and writing seemed as if it was aimed at kids no older than perhaps 10. How is it adult? Well, two bank robbers have taken a hostage and they plan on murdering her! However, using a Siamese cat, an FBI agent (Jones) and his tag-a-long assistant (Hayley Mills) investigate--using the cat to lead him to the vicious crooks(??).
The plot was silly but the acting and characters were one-dimensional and silly....but not in a good way. In particular, the sister as well as her boyfriend were just awful and the characters seemed more like caricatures....just silly and impossible to believe.