Focus Features
Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener
Directed by: Andrew Fleming

Synopsis: Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) is a failed actor working as a drama teacher in a Tucscon, Arizona high school who tries to save his class from budget cuts by staging an original musical sequel to Hamlet.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Dana decides to sit down and write his play, there is a series of shots showing him working.  In one an orange and white cat is seen watching him.

Dana stares at the cat and then asks, “What is your f***ing problem, man?”

Later the cat is seen next to Dana’s prone body on the floor.

The cat reaches over and scratches at Dana’s face.  According to commentary on the DVD a cat actor had to be flown in from Los Angeles to fill the part as no suitable local cat actor could be found.

Final Mewsings: Cat actors have a strong union.

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