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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2522.0. "Cats on film" by SUBURB::TUDORK (SKEADUGENGA) Sun May 28 1989 19:29

    Anyone started a note about films in which the cats were the biggest
    stars.  I can't find anything...
    
    "Breakfast At Tiffanys" was on last weekend.  No Name Slob stole
    the picture for me.
    
    And since I saw "The Incredible Journey" at the age of 6 I've always
    wanted a feisty siamese called Tao.
    
    I can also remember a film by Disney called "That Darn Cat" (?)
    which I'd love to see again.
    
    Also a film with Kim Novak as a witch who owns a siamese called
    Pyewacket - can't remember the title of the film - all I really
    remember is the cat!
    
    Anyone got any more cats who deserved Oscars?
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2522.1Bell, Book and CandleGERBIL::MASONExplaining is not understandingSun May 28 1989 20:141
    
2522.2CRUISE::NDCSlave to the Furry Foursome & Tymothee-tooTue May 30 1989 12:222
    I like Tomasina!!  also there's another Disney movie featuring an
    abysinnian..."The cat from Outer Space" ??
2522.3hero catsDYO780::AXTELLDragon LadyTue May 30 1989 16:335
    I just saw a neat film about a cat saving a kid from a gremlin
    who was going to steal her breath while she slept. I think the title
    was Cats Eye.

    
2522.4Big CatsMARKER::REEDA laugh a day keeps the blues awayTue May 30 1989 18:4213
    
    
    And for those who like LARGE kitties, how about:
    
    	Born Free
    	Living Free
    
    There was a film with Tony Randall (?), Katherine Hepburn, Rock
    Hudson and a tame, pet lion named Baby.  And the title is...???
    
    Then there's the film that spawned the series by the same name,
    Daktari.  Featuring Clarence the cross-eyed lion.
    
2522.5More on Cat's EyeATSE::BLOCKMore TLA's? NFW!Tue May 30 1989 18:5220
   RE .4: Sounds like "Bringing Up Baby"

   RE .3:
	Cat's Eye is a film based on 3 Stephen King short stories ("Quitters
	Inc", the first, was the only one I remember the title of).  They're
	not really connected; the cat is used to tie them together, and I 
	think it works quite well.  In the first two stories, the cat isn't
	really central (the animal in QI was a rabbit), but it's nicely 
	integrated.  In the third story, the cat is definitely central, and
	very good.  Well trained cat, great story.  This movie leaves you 
	believing that cats know where they're supposed to be, and choose 
	their own people.

	There are a few moderately unpleasant parts, but I liked it anyway 
	(I'm no fan of horror; well-done suspense is okay, though, and 
	that's how I'd classify this).

	Beverly

2522.6More filmsCGOA01::LMILLERNow try it once more ......Wed May 31 1989 16:2521
    
    re 4.: 	TONY RANDALL! please - it was Cary Grant
                                                    
    The was also a film about a cat that inherited a fortune and it
    would talk (when it felt like it).  It was kidnapped so it couldn't
    inherit and was rescued by the family who lived in the "gatehouse"
    of the mansion etc.  Something on the theme of "The Richest Cat 
    in the World" stuff.
                       
    
    The was also a horror film with cats (I think 3 separate vignettes).
    One was these people were supposed to be looking after this cat,
    but they locked it way.  He/She called her/his buddies, and they
    chased these people into a small room and all you could here were
    the screams of the woman and cats.  (I wouldn't let my cats watch
    this, they might have thought about it too much ......).
    It was very pro-feline - the people in all three films were not
    very nice.
    
    Of course there was Cat People.  Not very positive or "nice".
    
2522.7Movies? You want movies?LESCOM::KALLISAnger's no replacement for reason.Wed May 31 1989 20:558
    There was also the 1951 film, _Rhubarb_, based on the H. Allen Smith
    book of the same name (rather loosely based, I'll add).  Starred
    Ray Milland and June Lockhart.  And the cat, Rhubarb, who inherits
    a baseball team.   Not bad, as I recall/
    
    The cat's great.                        
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
2522.8***FDCV01::LEVASSEURThe Buns of NavaroneTue Jun 06 1989 13:255
       There was also "Harry and Tonto" starring Art Carney, a charming
    story about a retired senior citizen and has cat's journey cross
    country. Of course there was "Jones" in Alien
    
    Ray