Original Air Date: May 20, 1989 Starring: Steve Martin, Victoria Jackson Directed by: Paul Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A couple (Steve Martin and Victoria Jackson) discover their cat Toonces can drive a car. Featured Feline: This is the first appearance of Toonces the Driving Cat, who would become a […]
Bud Fisher Film Corporation Directed by: Charles R. Bowers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Comic strip characters Mutt and Jeff star in this silent animated short about a scientist who has discovered a way to make living creatures invisible. Cartoon Cats: After seeing a demonstration of the invisible […]
Universal Newsreels Narrated by: Ed Herlihy Synopsis: Newsreel footage covers several political protests and peace rallies around the world. Reality Cat: One segment of the footage shows a gathering of “anti-hate” people in Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan. The hippies are seen congregating peacefully and one girl is holding a cat, which another girl is also petting. Final […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Rosalind Ivan, Peter Lorre Directed by: Don Siegel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Scotland Yard Superintendent George Grodman (Sydney Greenstreet) is dismissed after sending an innocent man to the gallows but is quickly caught up in another complicated series of murders that hit close to […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern Directed by: John Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) is not sure he’s ready for marriage to his love Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern) and even more uncertain when the couple later faces parenthood. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Early in […]
Original Air Date: April 3, 1965 Starring: Anna Cropper, Douglas Wilmer Directed by: Eric Tayler Synopsis: A woman named Mrs. St. Clair (Anna Cropper) seeks help from the famous detective after being certain she has seen her missing husband above an opium den. Purr Blur: Near the beginning of the episode Mrs. St. Clair is walking through a seedy section […]
Carolco Pictures Starring: Lana Schwab, Ned Beatty Directed by: Bob Logan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Father Mayii (Leslie Nielsen) has his hands full when the devil repossesses a woman in this parody of The Exorcist. Kitty Cameo: Television evangelist Ernest Weller (Ned Beatty) and his wife Fanny Ray […]
Original Air Date: November 4, 1955 Starring: Eve Arden, Jesslyn Fax Directed by: John Rich Synopsis: Miss Brooks (Eve Arden) faces a bizarre series of events after having her fortune read. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The first scene finds Miss Brooks with Angela, who is reading her fortune via cards. The message is foreboding and predicts a series of events, […]
Directed by: Tiffany Chang Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A lonely cat gets an unexpected housemate and isn’t too thrilled. Cartoon Cats: The grey female cat is seen sleeping on a carpet in front of the fireplace. She is dreaming of a kitten. When she wakes up she […]
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Starring: Alice Terry, Antonio Moreno Directed by: Rex Ingram Synopsis: Freya Talberg (Alice Terry) agrees to be a spy and puts her own life at risk for Germany while also endangering innocent lives. Purr Blurs: Near the end of the film a chase takes place through the streets. Several cats are seen as people run by, […]