Cats Don't Dance Movie Review 1997

Animated musical/comedy finds Danny (Bakula) a hoofer wanna-be trying to break into '30s Hollywood. Only problem is that he's a cat and can't understand why he only gets parts playing animals. He gets into trouble with bratty human star Darla Dimple (Peldon) and nearly sees his chance at a career vanish. Combines "Singin' in the Rain" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," with some showbiz cynicism from "The Player" to create a cartoon that will most likely sail over the heads of its target audience. Most of the time, as in the old Warner Bros. classics, that's a good thing. Not in this case, however.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 77 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animated Musicals, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Musicals, Cats, Behind the Scenes

Screenplay

Cliff Ruby, Roberts Gannaway, Elana Lesser, Theresa Pettengill

Director

Mark Dindal

Music

Steve Goldstein, Randy Newman

Other

Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Ashley Peldon, Kathy Najimy, John Rhys-Davies, George Kennedy, Rene Auberjonois, Hal Holbrook, Don Knotts, Frank Welker, David Johansen, Natalie Cole

Producer

David Kirschner, Paul Gertz, David Steinberg, Charles Leland Richardson, Warner Bros.