Nine Lives (2016)

A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Gwyn Lurie, Matt Allen (as Matt R. Allen)

Stars:

Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Spacey	...	Tom Brand
Jennifer Garner	...	Lara Brand
Robbie Amell	...	David Brand
Cheryl Hines	...	Madison Camden
Mark Consuelos	...	Ian Cox
Malina Weissman	...	Rebecca Brand
Christopher Walken	...	Felix Perkins
Talitha Eliana Bateman	...	Nicole Camden (as Talitha Bateman)
Teddy Sears	...	Josh Myers
Jay Patterson	...	Benson
Jewelle Blackman	...	Doctor Cole
Serge Houde	...	Stein
Mark Camacho	...	Josh Boone
Chris Wilding	...	Chirpy Employee
Kyle Gatehouse	...	Nerdy Employee

Storyline

Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His eponymous company FireBrand is nearing completion on its greatest achievement to date - the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. But Tom's workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his beautiful wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and his adoring daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthday is here, and she wants the gift she wants every year, a cat. Tom hates cats, but he is without a gift and time is running out. His GPS directs him to a mystical pet store brimming with odd and exotic cats- where the store's eccentric owner- Felix Perkins (Christopher Walken), presents him with a majestic tomcat, named Mr. Fuzzypants. En route to present his daughter with her dream pet, a bizarre turn of events finds Tom trapped inside the body of Mr. Fuzzypants. Adopted by his own family, he begins to experience what life is truly like for the family pet, and as a cat, Tom ...

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Plot Keywords:

cat | number in title | skyscraper | husband wife relationship | body swap | 

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Taglines:

His life just got put on paws.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France China Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nine Lives

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,249,915, 7 August 2016

Gross USA:

$19,700,032

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,814,445

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, Fundamental Films, Transfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A photo shows Tom sitting with former president George W. Bush. Kevin Spacey played President Richard Nixon in Elvis & Nixon (2016).

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Goofs

When the cat opens the pen ink is spilled over a picture of Tom Brand with George W Bush. However in a following shot the picture is visible in the background with no ink.

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Quotes

Madison Camden: [to her son] Remember you said Mommy is dad a vampire?
Tom Brand: [Sarcastically] That's because you sucked all the blood out of me

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Crazy Credits

In a nod to MGM logos, Mr. Fuzzy Pants appears in the O of the Europa logo and mews.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.33 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Three Cool Cats
(Jerry Leiber (as J.Leiber)/Mike Stoller (as M.Stoller))
Performed by The Coasters
(c) Sony ATV LLC
With courtesy of Sony ATV Music Publishing France. All rights reserved.
(p) 1958 Atco Records. A Division of Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International for the World outside of the United States
With courtesy of Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company

User Reviews

No sure why this is getting so many bad reviews

OK, I agree that this is no Citizen Kane, but I was amazed at the critical reviews and low IMDb score.

I think perhaps to appreciate this you need to be particularly fond of cats and/or been a cat owner. But if you are then this film is a perfectly serviceable slice of family entertainment, and frankly there are much, much worse films out there. Kevin Spacey and Chris Walken are dependable as always and I think there is plenty about this that kids will enjoy. Worth a look as a Sunday afternoon family film in my opinion, or perhaps as something you can put on to keep the kids amused.