That Darn Cat
While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.
Critics Sentiment
DC rallies show cats to jump on Ma and Pa's car causing crash
Patti is grounded by her mother and decides to run away
The film's biggest lift comes in the final act, jumping from the low point of Patti's melodramatic runaway subplot to the surprisingly entertaining absurdity of the cat army finale.
Critics found this Disney remake largely charmless and unnecessary, with Christina Ricci's darker characterization alienating viewers who preferred Hayley Mills' sweeter original performance. The film suffers from heavy-handed direction and a meandering middle section, though the bonkers finale with an army of cats crashing the villains' car provided unexpected entertainment value that saved the ending from complete failure.
Full cast
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Christina Ricci
Patti
Doug E. Doug
Zeke
Dean Jones
Mr. Flint
Peter Boyle
Pa
Michael McKean
Peter Randall
Dyan Cannon
Mrs. Flint
George Dzundza
Boetticher
Bess Armstrong
Judy Randall
John Ratzenberger
Dusty
Megan Cavanagh
Lu
Estelle Parsons
Old Lady McCracken
Rebecca Schull
Ma
Thomas F. Wilson
Melvin
Brian Haley
Marvin
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Rollo
Rebecca Koon
Lizzie
Ned Bellamy
Agent #1
Rob Cleveland
Agent #3
Jeffrey King
Agent #4
Tom Turbiville
Field Agent #1
Crew
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