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That Darn Cat 65

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The best movie of all time! My favorite part is when the cat tricks that bulldog ((...) that dog was so stupid!). So the cat climbs up the tree and knocks the hummingbird feeder off and it falls in the corner of the yard. The bulldog wakes up and runs over to the spot and starts jumping up and down barking. That (...) dog did not even notice the cat slinking up and start eating his food. Then he finally notices the cat and chases him. The cat jumps on top of a loose board, causing the other end to come up. Just as the dog gets there the board hits him HARD on the face. And he's all whimpering 'n' stuff and the cat runs away! Then the dog sticks his sorry face up and he says, "That Darn Cat!" I could not stop laughing through the whole movie! THIS IS DEFINATLY A MOVIE FOR CAT LOVERS (NOT DOG LOVERS!). HOPE YOU THINK SO TOO!*

Get this movie if you have kids. They'll love it. You'll love it. Only positive messages here.

I never get tired of this movie. It is a classic and the actors are charming, the story is brisk and it still intrigues me after 15 years of watching it. Much better than the newer version!

What is there to say about Haley Mills? This movie is one of her best and we've watched it over and over. We loaned it out and lost it; so we're buying it AGAIN! It's a great family movie that is fun and has no sex, profanity, or other objectionable material. Young children may find the "bad guys" a little disturbing in certain kidnap scenes, but the scenes are not graphic or objectionable. However, it is LOTS of fun even for us adults.

I first saw this around 1977 when I was in either 1st or 2nd Grade with my class from those old reel projectors that schools used to use for showing movies. When I first saw this movie with my class, I loved it!! :) I also loved the Bobby Darin theme song in this movie.
One scene stood out for me was when the nosy neighbor wanted to spy on Patti and Zeke (the detective), so she used her husband's hearing aid to listen in their conversation...but all she got was a bug buzzing in the microphone! I used to wear the body worn hearing aid at that time, and one of my classmates exclaimed, "His hearing aid's is like Nancy's!" LOL That memory always made me smile.
I have the videocassette for memory's sake since this is one of my favorite movies since I was a kid. Your kids or any adult would love this clean, funny movie as much as I did!

I used to watch this as a kid and it is just as good as I remember!!! I would recommend it to everyone!!!

This movie is a crowd pleaser to this day! I show it as a special reward to my 2nd grade classes each year, and it is wonderful to see that a good, old-fashioned family film is enjoyable after 40+ years! They love the slapstick humor, and they like to complain about the nosy neighbor. Disney at its finest!

I was just a baby when this movie was in the theaters, just a few months old so I didn't see it until I was a teen and I loved it and I think it ranks right up there with The Parent Trap and Pollyanna as one of Hayley Mills best movies and I thought the whole cast was great but especially Hayley Mills as Patti Randall and Dean Jones as FBI agent Zeke Kelso. It is a very cute movie that is very charming and sweet and I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes cats and movies about cats. D.C. the cat is so cute and will have you rooting for him! Unfortunately this classic gem isn't on DVD and I don't understand why the remake is on DVD and this classic isn't and I think Disney should put it out on a special edition DVD with the movie presented in widescreen and the DVD should have lots of extras! I would buy definitely buy it!

I love That Darn Cat! From the moment I first watched it, I knew I must pursue to get a copy even if it took me to the ends of the earth!!!! It is wonderful!!! I have to agree that your Disney collection would NEVER be complete without this movie!!

Patty (Hayley Mills) owns a cat named D.C.,a.k.a Darn Cat. When she finds a mysterious watch on him, she thinks the message on the back might be from Margaret Miller, the bank teller who was kidnapped with $160,000 by notorious bank robbers! She gets Zeke Kelso (Dean Jones), an FBI agent, on the case and his mission is to follow D.C. and see if he can track the bank robbers. The movie is jam packed with HILARIOUS scenes, suspense, and romance! This comedy will be a definite family favorite!! This movie is MUCH better than the 1997 version with Christina Ricci. The '97 version was disrespectful, crude, and extremely boring!!

Families and cat-lovers will delight in this comedy-mystery (based upon a novel by The Gordons) about DC Randall, Siamese sleuth, who comes home one night from his regular wanderings with a woman's wristwatch around his neck. Patti (Mills), DC's person, takes the wild but accurate guess that the watch belongs to a neighborhood bank teller kidnapped in a robbery only that morning, contacts the FBI, and involves Agent Zeke Kelso (Jones), who's unfortunately allergic to cats, in the case. Three nights of confusion and mayhem follow as the FBI tries to follow their "informant" in the hopes that he'll return to the place he acquired the watch.

DC himself, of course, is the star of the picture--a handsome and talented cat, splendidly trained, who strews chaos in his wake wherever he goes (the sequence in the drive-in on the second night is the stuff classic comedy is made of). Mills, with her distinct British accent, is somewhat less than believable as a California surfer girl, but Jones is, as always, a delightful straight man to the wild improbabilities going on around him. The cast also features Dorothy Provine as Patti's older sister Ingrid; Roddy McDowell as Gregory Benson, who's trying to eel his way into her affections; Tom Lowell as Patti's surfer boyfriend, Canoe; Neville Brand as the tough and sinister bank robber Dan and Frank Gorshin as the mildly maniacal Iggy; and Elsa Lanchester and William Demarest as the Randalls' nosy neighbor and her long-suffering husband. Though lacking in the high-tech gadgetry of more modern films of its kind, the movie also manages a fair degree of suspense (Will DC return to the robbers' hideout in time to save the hostage? Will Benson or Canoe queer the FBI's deal?). While I haven't seen the remake, I suspect the original is superior; even its more physical moments of comedy have a certain grace about them. And certainly there are abundant laugh-out-loud moments. Recommended.