Railroad Tigers (2016)

Sparkle Roll Media Starring: Jackie Chan, Fan Xu Directed by: Sheng Ding Synopsis: A group of Chinese railroad workers plot to sabotage Japanese occupational forces. Purr Blur: After the opening credits a tuxedo cat is seen sitting on the front of a train. The cat is only seen for a moment as the train moves backwards and a man […]

The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

Gomillion Studios Starring: Helen Slater, Christian Slater Directed by: Matthew Robbins Synopsis: A girl named Billie Jean (Helen Slater) mistakenly becomes a hero outlaw and goes on the run with her brother (Christian Slater). Purr Blur: In one establishing shot outside of the mobile home where Billie Jean and her brother Binx live we see a tuxedo cat walking […]

Lion Loves Our Local (1961)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire shows zookeeper Morris Sharpe at home and at the pub with a fifteen month old lion named Simba. Reality Cat: While showing the lion in the Sharpe home, a tuxedo cat peeks in through a doorway, then beats a hasty retreat as the narrator explains, “Lions, of course, are […]

Sesame Street – “Trying and Trying Again”

Original Air Date: April 3, 1975 Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A segment about not giving up set to the song Trying and Trying Again by Joe Raposo. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The song begins with footage of a grey and white tuxedo kitten trying to climb up a […]