That Darn Cat—remake of the 1965 film of the same name—begins at the okay/good
level and begins to quickly dissolve into a disorganized mess. The characters
have no strength of personality, the actors do not become their characters, and
the storyline is weakly written. The conclusion completely lets its audience
down. The ‘bad guys’ come off as just ordinary people living life throughout the film until the very end and the switch comes as such a surprise. Watch the 1965 movie instead of this one. The
1965 version is honestly good entertainment for the whole family.
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Storyline
A kidnapped woman places her watch on a cat’s
neck in hopes of getting help. The cat’s owner sees the watch and goes to the
FBI for help.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Bob Spiers for directing effort. Thank
you to Producer Robert Simonds for making the film possible. Cast includes:
Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, George Dzundza, Peter Boyle, Michael McKean, and
Bess Armstrong.
Casper—magical
and loveable—brings the Harvey Comics character, Casper, to life. While not
outstandingly done, it turns into a good, fill-in-some-time movie for the young
teen/adult audience.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Dr.
James Harvey (Bill Pullman) and his daughter, Kathleen Harvey (Christina
Ricci), take up residence in Whipstaff Manor with the assigned position of
ridding the mansion of four ghosts.
Additional Thanks
Thank
You to Director Brad Silberling for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Gerald R. Molen, Jeffrey A. Montgomery, and Steven Spielberg for
making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Nicky (Chauncey
Leopardi), Andreas (Spencer Vrooman), Casper (voice of Malachi Pearson),
Carrigan Crittenden (Cathy Moriarty), Paul ‘Dibbs’ Plutzker (Eric Idle), Mr.
Rugg (Ben Stein), Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello), Mr. Rogers (Fred
Rogers), Herself (Terry Murphy), Harvey Patient (Ernestine Mercer), Reporter
(voice of Doug Bruckner), Stretch (voice of Joe Nipote), and Stinkie (voice of
Joe Alaskey).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
Young teens and adults will love Casper from
its beginning to its end.
