The Cat Came Back (1988 film)
The Cat Came Back | |
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Directed by | Cordell Barker |
Written by | Cordell Barker |
Based on | The Cat Came Back by Harry S. Miller |
Produced by | Richard Condie Cordell Barker |
Starring | Richard Condie |
Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada Buena Vista Pictures (theatrical) |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Cat Came Back is a 1988 Canadian short animated comedy film by Cordell Barker, produced by fellow award-winning animator Richard Condie in Winnipeg for the National Film Board of Canada. It is based on the children's song "The Cat Came Back" by Harry S. Miller. It was in UK theaters with Touchstone's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.[citation needed]
In May 2017, the NFB and Canadian publisher Firefly Books adapted the film as a children's book.[1]
Plot
The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of the elderly Mr. Johnson to rid himself of a small yet extremely troublesome yellow cat that will not leave his home. He first tries to leave the cat in the woods only to get lost himself. An attempt to drown it at sea ends in him nearly drowning. He then tries to send the cat away in a
Voice cast
- Richard Condie as Mr. Johnson
Reception and legacy
The film received over 15 awards, including a
Mr. Johnson and the cat were later used in two adverts for Hula Hoops, with one of the ads having to been found surfacing on YouTube.[6][7]
References
- ^ Amazon.com: Books
- ^ "The Cat Came Back". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ Cuthbert, Pamela (2003). "Cordell Barker". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. The Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ISBN 1-878685-49-X.
- ^ The Cat Came Back, by Cordell Barker-Animation Show of Shows
- ^ Hula Hoops - The Cat Came Back - Volcano (1991, UK)-The Hall of Advertising on YouTube
- ^ Hula Hoops - The Cat Came Back - Shark (1991, UK)The Hall of Advertising on YouTube