A Talking Cat!?!
A Talking Cat!?! is a 2013 independent children's film directed by David DeCoteau.[1] The film was released by Phase 4 Films direct to DVD on February 18, 2013. Eric Roberts is featured as the voice of the talking cat.[2]
| A Talking Cat!?! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David DeCoteau |
| Written by | Andrew Helm |
| Produced by | Marco Colombo David DeCoteau |
| Starring | Eric Roberts |
| Cinematography | David DeCoteau |
| Edited by | Danny Draven |
| Music by | Harry Manfredini |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Phase 4 Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
changeTwo families with one parent are brought together by Duffy (Eric Roberts), a cat who can talk. Phil Barber, (Johnny Whitaker), a wealthy man, recently sold his computer company to spend more time with his son Chris (Justin Cone), a model, who does not care about this decision. At the same time, Susan (Kristine DeBell) is finding it hard to make enough money as a caterer with her two children Tina (Janis Peebles) and Trent (Daniel Dannas). Duffy then enters the families' lives, talking to them to give them advice, but can only talk to each person once.
Cast
change- Johnny Whitaker as Phil Barber
- Kristine DeBell as Susan
- Justin Cone as Chris Barber
- Janis Peebles as Tina
- Alison Sieke as Frannie
- Daniel Dannas as Trent
- Eric Roberts as Duffy (voice)
Production
changeThe film is one of several direct-to-video family films directed by David DeCoteau using the false name Mary Crawford. It was shot in three days in the same mansion as his 1313 series.[3] Eric Roberts' dialogue was recorded in 15 minutes.[3]
Reception
changeThe film is mostly hated.[4][5] Film.com hated Duffy.[6] The A.V. Club gave a mostly negative review for the film, but said "for lovers of utter, unredeemable trash, it is highly recommended."[7] CraveOnline also gave a negative review, but said the film should be for "Bad Movie Night".[8]
In an interview, DeCoteau, talking about the film, said "people have called me who I haven't seen since high school who said, 'David, after 100 movies you've finally made a movie we like.'" He added, "I watched it again, because I hadn't seen it since we made it, and it is so ridiculous and hilarious and over-the-top."[3]
References
change- ↑ "NERDIST PODCAST: A TALKING CAT?!". Nerdist. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ Rigney, Todd. "A Talking Cat!?! That's Seriously The Name Of Eric Roberts' New Movie". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sloan, Will (2014-10-28). "Meet David DeCoteau, the King of Homoerotic On Demand Schlock". Flavorwire. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ↑ Garrett "Hydrogen" Neil, Sean "Trillaphon" Neil. "Review: A Talking Cat!?!". Something Awful. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ HALLETT, ALISON (Apr 19, 2013). "A Talking Cat!?!: The Blogtown Review". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ Snider, Eric D. "Eric's Bad Movies: 'A Talking Cat!?!' (2013)". Film.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan. "A Talking Cat!?! is The Room of anthropomorphic animal movies featuring Eric Roberts". AVClub.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ Seibold, Witney. "Review: A Talking Cat!?!". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.