Cats Don't Dance

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Cats Don't Dance

G

1997

1h 15m

Kids & Family

Musical

Animation

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A world of cats and Danny 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.

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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.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

Very cute animation with Randy Newman music.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

10/14/2023

2/4

The characters are dull in both form and content.

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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)

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

02/12/2019

9/10

We rarely get movies like this that have so much heart.

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Don C

@videoactiv Jan 30

A delectable comic love song to movie musicals! I never heard of "Cats Don't Dance" when it first came out, but when our boys were young, my wife's sister sent us a VHS copy of this film that "someone said was worth watching..." Worth watching?! I'll say! Ever since our first screening "How does the kitty-cat go...?" has been a family catch phrase. If you love Singing In The Rain, Mary Poppins, Roger Rabbit, or any such elevated tomfoolery, treat yourself to this pitch-perfect send up of the old studio system and the way they ground out musicals and ground down players, re-imagined for a cast of anthropomorphic animals and misanthropic humans. A joy from start to finish -- but watch out for Darla and Max! "How does the kitty-cat go...?" "Mee-ow?"

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Bookies B

@BookiesBeat Jan 28

Excellent storytelling and much more captivating than the supposed "classics" Disney has been churning out since its inception.

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Trafalgar L

@TDWaterLaw93 Jan 16

Great movie, terrible execution. Warner Bros. absorbed the production company and let this flop. No marketing, zero fanfare and a crowded Easter weekend. But, it became an acclaimed flop.

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the S.

@theelijahstantonshow Nov 18

The most greatest cartoon ever

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Stephen C

@bob25009 06/20/2025

The worldwide gross is $3,500,000.00, less than the $32,000,000.00 budget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Noe G

@RT06896914 04/06/2024

Cats don't dance is my most favorite Warner Bros., animated film I give this film a 10/10

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Synopsis

A world of cats and Danny 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