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Cats Don't Dance

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73% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
A world of cats and Danny (Scott Bakula) is trying to break into '30s Hollywood. His only problem is that he's a cat and he can't understand why he's only getting parts playing an animal. He gets into trouble with a human star and almost sees his chance at a movie career disappear.
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Critics Consensus

Cats Don't Dance, but they should easily entertain all-ages audiences thanks to some colorful animation, sharp humor, and a catchy soundtrack.

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Paul Tatara CNN.com 08/15/2018
Cats Don't Dance is a blast... There's a pleasing luminescence to the animation, with colors that glow like neon throughout. Go to Full Review John Petrakis Chicago Tribune 08/15/2018
Cats Don't Dance has some of the sharp irreverence of the brilliant Who Framed Roger Rabbit. There are plenty of clever asides and witty one-liners, not to mention a few terrific supporting characters. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/22/2010
3/5
Very cute animation with Randy Newman music. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/14/2023
2/4
The characters are dull in both form and content. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film 01/15/2023
I refuse to believe anything else but that a young Damien Chazelle walked into a movie theater, watched this and left thinking, “I’m going to make this movie, but it’ll be a 3-hour bacchanal with Brad Pitt.” (Mark Dindal kicked ass with this one) Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 02/12/2019
9/10
We rarely get movies like this that have so much heart. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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the S. @theelijahstantonshow Nov 18 The most greatest cartoon ever See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 20 Success in 1.25 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $3,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Noe G 04/06/2024 Cats don't dance is my most favorite Warner Bros., animated film I give this film a 10/10 See more devin o 10/19/2023 I Like That Darla Said "CUT! CUT CUT CUT!" See more 05/20/2023 It was a really funny and very purr-fect animated family musical comedy movie. It had very refreshing animation, really extraordinary voice cast, really fun characters, really engaging songs, very wacky comedy, really great adventure, really astonishing backgrounds and a really cute story. In my opinion, I think it’s one of my personal favorite animated movies of the 90s so far. My favorite song is “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (the final song). I definitely recommend this film to both children and adults. See more Steve D 02/13/2023 Even the kids will struggle to get through it. See more Read all reviews
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Mark Dindal

Director

Scott Bakula

Danny

Jasmine Guy

(speaking)

Ashley Peldon

Darla Dimple (speaking)

Natalie Cole

Voice

Kathy Najimy

Voice

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Movie Info

Synopsis A world of cats and Danny (Scott Bakula) is trying to break into '30s Hollywood. His only problem is that he's a cat and he can't understand why he's only getting parts playing an animal. He gets into trouble with a human star and almost sees his chance at a movie career disappear.
Director
Mark Dindal
Screenwriter
Robert Lence, Rick Schneider, David Womersley, Kelvin Yasuda, Bobs Gannaway, Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser, Theresa Pettengill
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Turner Pictures, David Kirschner Productions, Turner Feature Animation
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.6M
Runtime
1h 15m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround
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