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Nice idea, just not one that's executed well at all. 'The Cat from Outer Space' is mundane. The concept of an alien cat invading is cool, but they choose to do it in a way that is boring - the cat, Jake, speaks via voiceover only, so there are many shots of the cat just starin…
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The Cat from Outer Space
“A close encounter of the 'furred' kind!”
60%
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1h 44m
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The Cat from Outer Space (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Cat from Outer Space (1978) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Family, and Science Fiction with cozy and funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Cat from Outer Space 60% (151 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 151 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-06-09
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 19378
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Cast
Ken Berry
Frank
Sandy Duncan
Liz
Harry Morgan
General Stilton
Roddy McDowall
Mr. Stallwood
McLean Stevenson
Link
Jesse White
Earnest Ernie
Alan Young
Dr. Wenger
Hans Conried
Dr. Heffel
Ronnie Schell
Jake (Voice) / Sgt. Duffy
James Hampton
Capt. Anderson
Howard Platt
Col. Woodruff
William Prince
Mr. Olympus
Ralph Manza
Weasel
Tom Pedi
Honest Harry
Hank Jones
Officer
Rick Hurst
Dydee Guard
John Alderson
Mr. Smith
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Tiger Joe Marsh
Omar
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Nice idea, just not one that's executed well at all. 'The Cat from Outer Space' is mundane. The concept of an alien cat invading is cool, but they choose to do it in a way that is boring - the cat, Jake, speaks via voiceover only, so there are many shots of the cat just staring whilst Ronnie Schell speaks. That just doesn't work, to get attached/become interested in a character you need emotion and/or expression... you get none of that here. I never cared for Jake, and that's coming from someone who loves cats. Also with the plot they spend most of the time focusing on the cat helping the humans with dull things, like betting and freezing people. Quite inconsistently too, there's a number of times where the cat could solve their problem instantly but they avoid using him for some reason. It's only at the end when they, truly, tackle the overall story arc - which itself is held back by the (understandably, I guess) lame special effects. Cast-wise it's very flat, none of them are particularly bad but they all give forgettable performances - even Harry Morgan (Stilton), who has done some fine things for Disney in these early decades. I can think of at least ten worse live-action flicks from this studio up until 1978, but that's not to say this is anything worth watching - it isn't, unfortunately.
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