Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Directed by

Mark Dindal

Genre

comedy film, musical film, family film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

G

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 202 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-town cat moves to Hollywood to become a star. He teams up with other animal performers to overcome obstacles in the entertainment industry.

upbeatwhimsicalaspirationalplayfulbouncyoptimisticenergetic

What happens

Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 American animated musical comedy film directed by Mark Dindal, and featuring the voices of Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, and Ashley Peldon. The film originated in 1993 as a proposed film collaboration between Michael Jackson and David Kirschner. It was announced as a film combining live action and animation, with Jackson attached to star and consult on the music and choreography. By late 1994, Jackson had dropped out of the project. It was reverted to Turner Feature Animation. It features six original songs written by Randy Newman, and an original musical orchestral score composed by Steve Goldstein. It was the only fully animated feature film produced by Turner Feature Animation, which was absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation when Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner during the post-production of Cats Don't Dance in 1996. The film's production took four-and-a-half years to be completed. Turner's ownership rights were extricated by late-September 1996. The release of Cats Don't Dance was conducted in October 1996, and the film was theatrically released in the United States on March 26, 1997 by Warner Bros.. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. However, it was a box-office failure, grossing $3.5 million domestically. The film's producer David Kirschner blamed Warner Bros. for a failed marketing campaign and a lack of promotional tie-ins. Cats Don't Dance won two Annie Awards, Best Animated Feature and Best Music in a Feature Production, becoming the first non-Disney animated film to receive these awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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