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The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

6,0 /10 (151 Votes)
1978 EN 104 min

Overview

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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Release date

09/06/1978

Votes

151

Popularity

1.1

A close encounter of the 'furred' kind!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

104 min

Budget

$4,000,000

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r96sk

r96sk

2020-08-28

⭐ 5

Nice idea, just not one that's executed well at all. <em>'The Cat from Outer Space'</em> 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 h…

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