Hal Roach Studios Starring: Edgar Kennedy, Jackie Cooper, Bobby ‘Wheezer’ Hutchins Directed by: James W. Horne Synopsis: Kennedy the cop is walking his beat on a scary, windy night as Jackie accidentally gets locked out of his house and sets off a burglary panic in the neighborhood. Purr Blur: As the short begins, the windy neighborhood street at night […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale Directed by: George P. Cosmatos Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: It’s man vs. rat as Bart Hughes (Peter Weller) becomes obsessed with the rat that has invaded his renovated New York brownstone. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene Bart is walking […]
Morgan Creek Productions Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman Directed by: Garry Marshall Synopsis: A young troubled girl named Rachel (Lindsay Lohan) is sent to live with her grandmother Georgia (Jane Fonda) by her exasperated mother Lilly (Felicity Huffman) which leads to the opening of wounds both old and new. Kitty Cameos: Some of the action takes place […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: James Barton, Helen Westley Directed by: John Robertson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Short-tempered seaman Captain Zenas Henry Brewster (James Barton) tries to settle down for the sake of the woman he loves, Abbie Howland (Helen Westley). Featured Feline: When we first see Zenas Henry […]
New Line Cinema Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta Directed by: Jessie Nelson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Widower Manny Singer (Ray Liotta) finds himself at a distance from his young daughter Molly (Tina Majorino) until a new housekeeper named Corrina (Whoopi Goldberg) brings light back into their lives. […]
Also Known As: East of Shanghai British International Pictures (BIP) Starring: Henry Kendall, Joan Barry Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dark comedy about a married couple, Fred and Emily Hill (Henry Kendall and Joan Barry) who receive an unexpected inheritence and decide that the key […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Ben Affleck, Bridget Moynahan Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson Synopsis: Based on the novel by Tom Clancy. Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) is called in by the CIA to share intelligence about the new Soviet President and gets caught up in a plot to pit the U.S. against Russia in a nuclear war. Kitty Cameo: In one […]
Original Air Date: May 17, 1963 Starring: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Miriam Hopkins Directed by: Elliot Silverstein Synopsis: Tod (Martin Milner) and Linc (Glenn Corbett) are living in Florida when an older neighbor named Leona Bowers (Miriam Hopkins) accuses Linc of hurting a dog. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the beginning of the episode the dog, a dachsund whose name […]
Music Artist: Lisa Loeb Synopsis: Lisa Loeb sings her video in an apartment set in two continuous takes. Kitty Cameo: The video begins with a shot of a gray and white cat on a chair. As the camera pans back to reveal Lisa to one side, the cat jumps off the chair and moves away. Later the cat […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a young boy with his pet mice who are paid a visit by the neighbor’s cat named Debby. Reality Cat: The little boy is eight-year-old Theodore Bucher who, as the narrator explains, has a talent for making friends with animals. He is seen playing with numerous mice on a table. The […]