That Darn Cat (1996)
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13% of critics liked it
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30% of users liked it
(15,231 ratings)
The original Disney feature film, That Darn Cat, was a feel-good hit in 1965, thanks largely to stars such as Hayley Mills, Roddy McDowall, and William Demarest. This 1996 remake also closely follows the novel Undercover Cat by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon and features Christina Ricci in the… More The original Disney feature film, That Darn Cat, was a feel-good hit in 1965, thanks largely to stars such as Hayley Mills, Roddy McDowall, and William Demarest. This 1996 remake also closely follows the novel Undercover Cat by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon and features Christina Ricci in the Hayley Mills role. In a small Massachusetts town, two bumbling criminals mistakenly kidnap a maid, thinking her to be the wife of a prominent businessman. D.C., short for Darn Cat, is an alley cat who, while looking for his nightly snack, stumbles upon the kidnap victim, bound and gagged in a shed. The kidnap victim scratches a plea for help on the back of her wristwatch and puts it around the cat's neck. Patti (Ricci) finds the watch and links it to the missing maid. Playing amateur detective, she enlists the aid of an FBI agent, Zeke (Doug E. Doug), who has been assigned to the case. Patti and Zeke follow D.C. through tight openings to track down the captive. The cat also leads them to the woman's abductors (Peter Boyle and Rebecca Schull) and to a climactic car chase. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Spiers, Jeff Richardson
- Written By
- Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Bill Walsh
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Feb 14, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Disney
Critic Reviews
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Michael Scheinfeld, Common Sense Media
Obviously designed for cynical modern teens.
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
Don't mess with D.C.!
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Cast
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Christina Ricci
as Patti
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Doug E. Doug
as Zeke
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Dean Jones
as Mr. Flint
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George Dzundza
as Boetticher
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Dyan Cannon
as Mrs. Flint
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Peter Boyle
as Pa
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Michael McKean
as Peter Randall
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Bess Armstrong
as Judy Randall
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Megan Cavanagh
as Lu
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Brian Haley
as Marvin
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Mark Christopher Lawrence
as Rollo
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Estelle Parsons
as Old Lady McCracken
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John Ratzenberger
as Dusty
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Rebecca Koon
as Lizzie
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Rebecca Schull
as Ma
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Elvis
as D.C. ("That Darn Cat")
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Tom Wilson
as Melvin
