Search - Cats Don't Dance on DVD

MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 09/03/2002 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Children's/Family, Animated Musical

This animated comedy for the family, which gently parodies the movie musicals of the '30s and '40s, follows Danny (voice of Scott Bakula), a cat from Kokomo, Indiana, who loves to sing and dance and longs to be in show business. One day, Danny decides to do something about his ambitions instead of just wishing, so he heads for Hollywood, convinced that he can become a star in a week. However, Danny quickly becomes aware of the species barrier in Tinseltown; the studios don't much care for animals, even ones with star quality, and the best Danny's agent can get for him is a tiny role in a movie with adorable child star Darla Dimple (voice of Ashley Peldon), who turns out to be a mean-spirited brat who loathes animals as soon as the camera is turned off. Danny soon makes the acquaintance of several other animal performers stuck in the same bind as himself, including Sawyer (voice of Jasmine Guy), a pretty but cynical cat; Woolie (voice of John Rhys-Davies), a piano-playing elephant; Tillie (voice of Kathy Najimy), a singing hippo; and Pudge (voice of Mathew Herried), a performing penguin. Together, the critters struggle for acceptance and a chance to show the world what they can do. Sawyer's singing voice for the musical numbers was provided by Natalie Cole; Randy Newman wrote several original songs for the film, and Gene Kelly was a consultant for the character's choreography. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Scott Bakula - Danny
Jasmine Guy - Sawyer [speaking]
Natalie Cole - Sawyer [singing]
Ashley Peldon - Darla Dimple
John Rhys-Davies - Woolie
Lindsay Rideway

Mark Dindal's animated family film Cats Don't Dance comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer, and extra features for those with access to a DVD-ROM drive. This is a fine DVD release with extras aimed at the kids, rather than at adults who might have an interest in how the film was made. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide