American International Productions Starring: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Janice Miller Directed by: Tom Laughlin (as T.C. Frank) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The first film appearance of Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) as a half-breed Navajo Indian, Green Beret war veteran with a taste for justice who defends Vicky […]
Original Air Date: September 28, 1996 Starring: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens Also Starring: Panther Directed by: Michael Dinner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) is a stockbroker whose life is changed completely when he starts to receive a newspaper from a mysterious cat every morning which […]
Original Air Date: January 23, 1964 Starring: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Synopsis: Fred Flintstone (voiced by Alan Reed) and Barney Rubble (voiced by Mel Blanc) find a stray kitten on their fishing trip and Fred brings it home, only to find that when the kitty grows he’s actually a saber-toothed […]
J.R. Bray Studios Synopsis: A silent short documentary-style film which attempts to explain how all animals are connected in a struggle for survival. Kitty Cameo: While most of the film focuses on wild animals and carnivorous plants, one segment is devoted to a house cat stalking some birds. The grey cat, first shown sitting on a chair, […]
United Artists Starring: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Josef Sommer Directed by: Robert Benton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Suspense thriller in which psychiatrist Sam Rice (Roy Scheider) finds himself investigating the murder of one of his patients (Josef Sommer) and falling for the woman who may have been […]
Chantal Chamandy Entertainment (CCE) Starring: Jon Cryer, Will Sasso, Stephanie Szostak Directed by: Ricky Blitt Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ricky Miller (Jon Cryer) is a lonely middle-aged man who wishes he could meet the perfect girl. He finds Danita (Stephanie Szostak), the woman of his dreams, through […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The gang finds it easy to pull pranks on the superstitious Farina, but the tides turn when their elaborate joke to make Farina think he has killed someone and needs to bury their body backfires on them. Purr Blur: At the very […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Jean Sullivan Directed by: Michael Curtiz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The autobiographical tale of Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell) and her life of determination from the turn of the century to America’s entry into World War II. Kitty Cameos: Well into […]
Original Air Date: June 1, 1991 Starring: Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton Directed by: Patrick Stewart Synopsis: As the Enterprise crew run tests on a dark matter nebula, a female crew member assigned to work with Lt. Data (Brent Spiner) on the scientific side of the tests shows romantic interest in him, leaving Data to question matters in […]
Laugh-O-Gram Films Directed by: Walt Disney Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of Walt Disney’s early Laugh-o-Gram films. A boy and his cat try to win love from the King’s daughter and chauffeur, respectively. When both fail Puss comes up with a plan inspired by a Rodolph Vaselino […]