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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780638563
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780638565
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: September 03, 2002
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 03, 2002
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 12393
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1997
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The rags-to-riches story of Danny a talented cat whose lifelong goal of movie stardom is sidetracked when he discovers only humans get the good roles in Hollywood. On the big screen animals can bark meow or moo but cats don't dance. Danny vows to break through the 'species barrier' and prove that dreams really can come true.Running Time: 120 min.System Requirements: Running Time 75 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: G UPC: 053939643022
Amazon.com:
Actually, cats do dance, and there are a lot of little cat feet tapping all over this odd animated film. Complaints about originality can't be leveled here; the film works within the confines of the musical genre, but there's never really been anything like this. Danny the cat is from Kokomo, and he's got a short list of things he has to do to become a big star in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he's unaware that animals, even talented ones, aren't even considered for showy parts in films. They're considered window dressing for humans, especially big stars such as Darla Dimple, the unlikely antagonist here. The music is by Randy Newman, and it's not really his best, but toe tapping may occur. The animation is reminiscent of an upgraded Animaniacs, and there's a frenetic, jittery sense to the scenes (mostly dealing with slapstick humor). Older fans of animation or bygone Hollywood will have much more to appreciate here than small children, but that's refreshing in itself. --Keith Simanton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A wonderful movie
This is a wonderful film that was unfortunately over shadowed by Disney. The movie is fast paced, up beat, and full of great songs. Cats Don't Dance is a great film for people of all ages with many caricatures of famous actors such as Clark Gables, and W.C. Fields just to name a few. Unfortunately it was doomed to obscurity from the start, due to both Disney and poor advertisement. Over all it is a great film that I would highly suggest to anyone.
Rating:  - Did not live up to the hype of the other reviews.
Good, but not that good. Daughter, who is 2 1/2, enjoyed watching the whole movie, but has not asked to see it again, which can be interpreted as a marginal thumbs down from her.
Music is good, but I didn't find myself humming any tunes afterwards. Animation is reminiscent of retro styles, which is nostalgic and kind of nice.
Rating: - Fun romp
It may not be a classic but "Cats Don't Dance" is a fun time killer.
PLOT - It's the 1930s and no animal has been able to reach the star status of their human counterparts: Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, etc. The only thing animals are wanted for is to say animal lines and do stereotypical animal things.
Then from Kokomo, Indiana comes the naive, humble but ambitious Danny (Scott Bakula, throwing out a voice that is decades younger than he actually is and doing ... Read More
Rating: - Secretly Great
This movie is one of a number of truly great animation productions put out during the "Second Golden Age" which have been a bit overlooked (Family Dog, Iron Giant, Balto). The animation is dynamic, the pacing is perfect, the design is amazing, the soundtrack is a classic (currently selling for as much as $90 on Amazon), the story is strong, and the dance numbers ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now!") are among the best ever in animation. Yes, the film is full of cliche characters and the plot is a bit ... Read More
Rating: - FELINE FROLICS
CATS DON'T DANCE is a toe-tapping, unusual little animated film featuring a host of musically inclined animals, headed by the stubborn and determined cat of the title. As voiced by Scott Bakula, the cat is determined to make it big in Hollywood, where animals aren't supposed to be stars. His nemesis turns out to be Darla Dimple, a Shirley Temple rip-off, who is really more demon than child. Darla and her bodyguard Max are actually the funniest characters in the movie and they steal any scene they're ... Read More
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