Directed by: David Detiege Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Justin Eagle (voiced by Dale Robertson) is a ranch owner in the old west who doubles as a government agent on the trail of a kidnapped Senator. Cartoon Cats: As Eagle is riding into a foggy […]
Category Archives: Family
Like Father, Like Son (1987)
Directed by: Rod Daniel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Thanks to a Native American brain transference serum, Dr. Jack Hammond (Dudley Moore) and his son Chris (Kirk Cameron) trade brains and learn about the daily problems each other faces. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Chris’ friend […]
The King & I (1999)
Directed by: Richard Rich Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This animated adaptation of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical adds mystical elements and makes a villain out of The Kralahome (voiced by Ian Richardson). Cartoon Cat: When Anna (voiced by Miranda Richardson) is being introduced […]
The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
Directed by: Alex Zamm Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A reboot incorporating several plotlines and tip-of-the-hats to the original Our Gang comedy shorts finds the Rascals trying to raise money to save Grandma’s (Doris Roberts) bakery. Featured Feline: In one segment the Gang attempts to […]
Out of Control – “Science”
Original Air Date: October 1984 Directed by: Bob Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This episode of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show starring Dave Coulier features a segment about a girl who brings home a “stray” cat. Kitty Cameo: The sketch begins showing the girl luring […]
Son of Flubber (1963)
Directed by: Robert Stevenson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After realizing that his discovery of Flubber isn’t going to bring in money to save the college, Professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) embarks on new experiments with variations of the substance. Cat Cattle Call: Professor Brainard […]
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A waitress named Tiana (voiced by Anika Noni Rose) dreams of owning her own restaurant, but a curse from a voodoo priest sidelines her plans. Cartoon […]
To the Ends of Time (1996)
Directed by: Markus Rothkranz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Made for television fantasy about a kingdom which is threatened with a destructive time machine. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): King Francis (Joss Ackland) asks his scientist Aeschylus (Michael Silverback) to come up with a way to end […]
A Little Princess (1995)
Directed by: Alfonso CuarĂ³n Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) is a young girl whose life goes from riches to rags when her father is presumed dead fighting in World War I leaving her at the mercy of a sadistic boarding school […]
Captain Kangaroo – “Dolly Parton Visits”
Original Air Date: October 27, 1976 Synopsis: Dolly Parton visits the Captain. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Late in the episode a film is shown featuring a mama cat and her kittens. The kittens are newborns in the beginning. The kittens then grow and are shown eating and playing. A woman (not Dolly Parton!) sings about […]