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A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.A maid is kidnapped and scratches a message onto D.C. the cat's collar and when his owner Patti discovers this, she plays amateur detective with the help of D.C. to try to find the culprits.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Director
- Writers
- Gordon Gordon(1965 screenplay)
- Mildred Gordon(1965 screenplay)
- Bill Walsh(1965 screenplay)
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Did you know
- TriviaDean Jones appeared in both versions of "That Darn Cat". In the original That Darn Cat! (1965) he had the lead male role, as FBI agent Zeke Kelso. In the remake That Darn Cat (1997) he had a brief role as Mr. Flint.
- GoofsIn the aerial shot which shows the convertible driving across the bridge, police cars can be seen holding up "real" traffic from crossing the bridge on the other side of the highway.
- Quotes
Mrs. Flynt: I'm so upset, I'd cry, but my tear ducts haven't worked since my last eye job.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Absolute Power/That Darn Cat/Fools Rush In/Johns (1997)
- SoundtracksBela Horizonte
Written by Dennis Farnon
Courtesy of KPM
By Arrangement with Associated Production Music
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That Darn Christina...
I have an extremely open mind when it comes to Hollywood remaking, revisiting, creating a sequel to, or otherwise building upon an established film. Consider that mind slammed firmly shut!
The original "Darn Cat" featured a precocious feline surrounded by a village of humans (some funny, some scary, some just plain annoying). But the cat always remained at the center of the story, and the cat's actions are what propelled the whole thing forward. But here, the focus is on Patty Randall (Christina Ricci) and her FBI-rookie pal, Zeke Kelso (Doug E. Doug).
Apparently, the producers knew that they had an up-and-coming young starlet in their midst when they created this litter-box, because the focus is moved away from D.C. and onto Ricci's bratty and generally unlikeable Patty Randall. While no producer can be blamed for seeing talent and grabbing it (Two "Addams Family" films and "Casper the Friendly Ghost" had already gotten Ricci significant exposure!), they forgot that the film's title is "That Darn Cat"... not "That Darn Pat".
And it shows. We still have a minor league all-star cast, and we still have the FBI agent, the young girl and her cat as the heroes of the piece, but we cannot even see the villains (who provided so much of the menace in the original) and we see entirely too much of the assortment of freaks, geeks and throwaway nutcases that populate this burg.
I submit a challenge: Watch this one, then go back and watch the original. Then TRY to remember something significant that the cat in the new version did.
See, you're learning!
The original "Darn Cat" featured a precocious feline surrounded by a village of humans (some funny, some scary, some just plain annoying). But the cat always remained at the center of the story, and the cat's actions are what propelled the whole thing forward. But here, the focus is on Patty Randall (Christina Ricci) and her FBI-rookie pal, Zeke Kelso (Doug E. Doug).
Apparently, the producers knew that they had an up-and-coming young starlet in their midst when they created this litter-box, because the focus is moved away from D.C. and onto Ricci's bratty and generally unlikeable Patty Randall. While no producer can be blamed for seeing talent and grabbing it (Two "Addams Family" films and "Casper the Friendly Ghost" had already gotten Ricci significant exposure!), they forgot that the film's title is "That Darn Cat"... not "That Darn Pat".
And it shows. We still have a minor league all-star cast, and we still have the FBI agent, the young girl and her cat as the heroes of the piece, but we cannot even see the villains (who provided so much of the menace in the original) and we see entirely too much of the assortment of freaks, geeks and throwaway nutcases that populate this burg.
I submit a challenge: Watch this one, then go back and watch the original. Then TRY to remember something significant that the cat in the new version did.
See, you're learning!
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,301,610
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,424,617
- Feb 17, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $18,301,610
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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