Miss Minoes (2001)

A cat who turns into a young woman helps a journalist protect their town from a factory boss with an evil plan.

Director:

Vincent Bal

Writers:

Annie M.G. Schmidt (novel), Tamara Bos (screenplay)

Stars:

Carice van Houten, Theo Maassen, Sarah Bannier

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Theo Maassen	...	Tibbe
Carice van Houten	...	Minoes
Sarah Bannier	...	Bibi
Pierre Bokma	...	Ellemeet
Marisa Van Eyle	...	Mevrouw Ellemeet
Olga Zuiderhoek	...	Mevrouw van Dam
Kees Hulst	...	Meneer van Dam
Hans Kesting	...	Harry de Haringman
Jack Wouterse	...	Burgemeester
Lineke Rijxman	...	Pia Bongers
Bas Teeken	...	Sjoerd de Wit
Bianca Krijgsman	...	Roddeltante
Plien van Bennekom	...	Roddeltante
Wim Van den Heuvel	...	Meneer Pastoor
Joep Onderdelinden	...	Leraar

Storyline

A cat who turns into a young woman (Minoes) retains some of her feline characteristics and helps a journalist to gather news for the front page of a local newspaper. With the help of Minoes, who can talk to the cats in the small town, he soon discovers that the helpful and popular chairman of the "Club For Friends of Animals" and boss of a nearby factory has evil plans with the village.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | turned into an animal | transformation | netherlands | dutch | 

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Taglines:

The Secret Agent Cat!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief language, smoking and rude behavior

Did You Know?

Trivia

Georgina Verbaan and Nadja Hüpscher were other contestants for the lead role.

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Goofs

In her opening scene, Miss Minoes is wearing heels, but the stunt jumper (from the tree) is wearing flats; look close, it happens fast.

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Connections

Referenced in Allemaal film: Betere tijden (2007)

User Reviews

Lovely European film

If you like European films like Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, you'll most certainly want to see this one, because it's got the same charm and will give you a good feeling afterwards. I'm not sure this movie's available overseas in the U.S., but if you can get your hands on it, buy it, you won't be disappointed!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

6 December 2001 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Miss Minoes

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,328,737 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,901, 25 December 2011

Gross USA:

$266,959

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,029,543

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions, AVRO Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1