A Talking Cat!!
3.4 /10 1 Votes
Director David DeCoteau Initial DVD release February 18, 2013 (USA) Duration Country United States | 3.2/10 IMDb Genre Family Music director Harry Manfredini Writer Andrew Helm Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18) Cast Johnny Whitaker (Phil), Kristine DeBell (Susan), Eric Roberts (Duffy (voice)), Justin Cone (Chris), Janis Peebles (Tina), Alison Sieke (Frannie)Similar movies First Life , Life on Earth , Wonders of Life , The Martian , Genesis , Life | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A special feline (Eric Roberts) with the gift of gab brings two families together.
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A Talking Cat!?! is a 2013 independent childrens film that was directed by David DeCoteau. The film was released direct to DVD on February 18, 2013 and stars Eric Roberts as the voice of the talking cat.
A mysterious talking cat uses its powers of communication to enrich the lives of two different families, and bring them together.
Synopsis
The film follows two single parent families that are brought together by Duffy (Eric Roberts) a cat with the capability of speech. The wealthy Phil (Johnny Whitaker) recently sold his computer company in order to spend more time with his model son Chris (Justin Cone), who couldnt care less. Meanwhile Susan (Kristine DeBell) is struggling to make ends meet as a caterer with her two children Tina (Janis Peebles) and Trent (Daniel Dannas). Duffy then enters their lives, giving them advice, but with the limitation that he can only speak to them once.
Cast
Production
The film is one of several direct-to-video family films directed by David DeCoteau under the pseudonym Mary Crawford, including A Talking Pony!?!, An Easter Bunny Puppy and A Halloween Puppy. It was shot in three days in the same mansion as director DeCoteaus 1313 series. Eric Roberts dialogue was recorded in 15 minutes.
Reception
Critical reception has been predominantly negative, with Film.com criticizing the character of Duffy. The AV Club gave a mostly negative review for the film, but stated that "For lovers of utter, unredeemable trash, it is highly recommended." CraveOnline also gave a negative review, but also recommended it as a film for "Bad Movie Night".
In an interview, DeCoteau said of the film, “People have called me who I haven’t seen since high school who said, ‘David, after 100 movies you’ve finally made a movie we like.’� He added, "I watched it again, because I hadn’t seen it since we made it, and it is so ridiculous and hilarious and over-the-top."
References
A Talking Cat!?! WikipediaA Talking Cat!?! IMDb A Talking Cat!?! themoviedb.org