Underplayed Gems

That Darn Cat! (1965)

That Darn Cat! poster
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Genre
comedy film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
G
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 192 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A mischievous cat leads two sisters into a bank robbery and kidnapping case. The cat helps them work with a detective to catch the criminals.

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What happens

That Darn Cat! is a 1965 American thriller comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Hayley Mills and Dean Jones in a story about bank robbers, a kidnapping and a mischievous cat. Produced by Walt Disney Productions, the film was based on the 1963 novel Undercover Cat by Gordon and Mildred Gordon. The title song was written by the Sherman Brothers and sung by Bobby Darin. That Darn Cat! was Hayley Mills's last film of the six in which she appeared for the Walt Disney Studios until she returned in 1986 for three Parent Trap films. Mills later said that it was a mistake to leave Disney. It was Dean Jones's first film for Disney. A remake of the film was released in 1997, and it features a cameo appearance by Jones. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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