Starring: Inky
Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: Zeus the dog (voiced by Joey Lawrence) and the Bannister family move into a new neighborhood but even with Halloween approaching the father, George (Gary Valentine) suspects eerie goings-on next door.
Featured Feline: Neighbor Monique (Kristen Miller) owns a black cat named Rufus (voiced by Michael Healey). All the neighbors think George is a little crazy.
Monique and the neighbors, including Rufus, do agree that they find the elderly and reclusive new neighbor Eli Cole (Lance Henriksen) a bit creepy.
Things get more suspicious when Rufus disappears. One shot of Cole’s window includes cat screech sounds. Monique shows up at the Bannister’s home in the morning with missing cat posters for Rufus. For some odd reason the photo of Rufus’ shows him wearing a shirt.
For a kid’s show this film has some oddly suggestive humor. Not only were the male Bannister’s ogling Monique’s buxom bosom when she brought the flowers, but George inadvertently points to her behind in a photo with Rufus while explaining to the neighbors what is going on.
After a whole lot of zany happenings Monique shows up on Halloween with Rufus, trying to explain to everyone that he has been found.
Zeus tells Rufus he thought he was a goner. Rufus explains that he was visiting Cole’s dog Medusa (Mayim Bialik) and got lost in the woods. When Zeus talks to Medusa moments later, she explains that Rufus is her sweetheart.
Things get straightened out thanks to Zeus and everyone is happy by the end.
The head animal trainer on the film was Tammy Maples with additional animal training by James Rodriguez. The animals were provided by Jungle Exotics.
Final Mewsings: How exactly do cat / dog romantic relationships work?
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