Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Released: 1997-03-26 Duration: 1hr 14min

Genres: Animation Comedy Family Music

Rating 7.2

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For a bunch of funny friends trying to break into show business... it's a jungle out there!

Overview

An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

Production Companies

Turner Feature Animation

David Kirschner Productions

Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Additional Info

Budget	$32,000,000.00
Revenue	$3,600,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	15.231

Directed By

Mark Dindal

Crew

Director
Mark Dindal

Producer
David Kirschner

Producer
Paul Gertz

Editor
Dan Molina

Art Direction
Brian McEntee

Production Design
Brian McEntee

Music
Randy Newman

Story
Mark Dindal

Executive Producer
Charles Leland Richardson

Original Music Composer
Steve Goldstein

Story
Kelvin Yasuda

Story
Brian McEntee

Casting
Lynda Gordon

Co-Producer
Barry Weiss

Story
Robert Lence

Co-Producer
Jim Katz

Executive Producer
David Steinberg

Executive Producer
Sandy Russell Gartin

Additional Writing
Joel Paley

Songs
Randy Newman

Story
David Womersley

Casting
Judy Taylor

Original Story
Sandy Russell Gartin

Thanks
Gene Kelly

Additional Writing
Cinco Paul

Animation
Matthew Schofield

Layout
Marco Cinello

Layout
Karen Hamrock

Visual Effects
Al Holter

Background Designer
Leonard Robledo

Animation
Derek L'Estrange

Animation
Miri Yoon

Supervising Animator
Jay Jackson

Layout
Peter J. Deluca

Animation Manager
Simon Rodgers

Animation
Jeff Johnson

Animation
Dave Kupczyk

Screenplay
Theresa Cullen

Screenplay
Bobs Gannaway

Screenplay
Elana Lesser

Screenplay
Cliff Ruby

Character Designer
Rick Schneider

Story
Rick Schneider

Storyboard Artist
Frans Vischer

Storyboard Artist
Eric Koenig

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