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Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

For a bunch of funny friends trying to break into show business... it's a jungle out there!

19977.21h 14m

Overview

An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

Directed by Mark Dindal
Written by Mark Dindal, Brian McEntee, Kelvin Yasuda
Produced by Paul Gertz, David Kirschner
Box OfficeBudget: $32.0MRevenue: $3.6M

Top Cast

Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

Danny (voice)

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Sawyer (voice)

Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole

Sawyer (singing voice)

Ashley Peldon

Ashley Peldon

Darla Dimple (voice)

Lindsay Ridgeway

Lindsay Ridgeway

Darla Dimple (singing voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Farley Wink (voice)

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

T.W. Turtle (voice)

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

L.B. Mammoth (voice)

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Woolie Mammoth (voice)

Kathy Najimy

Kathy Najimy

Tillie Hippo (voice)

Themes & Keywords

dancevillainmusicalanthropomorphismhollywoodsingingchild starevil childactinginterspecies romance1930sgolden agehulking bruteinterspecies friendship

About Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance is a animation, comedy, family, music film released in 1997 exploring themes of dance, villain, musical, anthropomorphism, hollywood, singing. Directed by Mark Dindal, it stars Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Natalie Cole. An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

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