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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Top Cat: The Movie''}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Top Cat: The Movie'' (film)}} | ||
:''For other uses, see [[Top Cat: The Movie]].'' | |||
{{Infobox movie | {{Infobox movie | ||
|image= [[File:Top Cat | |name= Top Cat: The Movie | ||
|image= [[File:Top Cat The Movie poster.jpg|300px]] | |||
|caption= Wide poster. | |caption= Wide poster. | ||
|prodcompany= [[Ánima Estudios]]<br />[[ | |prodcompany= [[Ánima Estudios]]<br />[[Illusion Studios]] | ||
|distributor= [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] | |distributor= [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] | ||
|released= August 2, 2013 | |released= [[August 2]], [[2013]] | ||
|run_time= 1: | |run_time= 1:30:21 | ||
|starring= [[Jason Harris]] | |starring= [[Jason Harris]]<br />[[Chris Edgerly]]<br />[[Ben Diskin]]<br />[[Matthew Piazzi]]<br />[[Bill Lobley]]<br />[[Rick Schneider]]<br />[[Danny Trejo]]<br />[[Melissa Disney]] | ||
|execs= [[Fernando De Fuentes]]<br />[[José C. García de Letona]]<br />[[Mariana Suárez Molnar]]<br />[[Vishal Dudeja]]<br />[[Srikanth Pottekula]] | |execs= [[Fernando De Fuentes]]<br />[[José C. García de Letona]]<br />[[Alex García]]<br />[[Mariana Suárez Molnar]]<br />[[Vishal Dudeja]]<br />[[Srikanth Pottekula]]<br />[[Hugo E. Lauría]]<br />[[Romina Crespolini]] | ||
|producers= | |producers= [[Solveig Madson]]<br />[[Gaston Cami]]<br />[[Jennifer Skarbnik]] | ||
|music= [[Leoncio Lara Bon]] | |music= [[Leoncio Lara "Bon"]] | ||
|screenplay= [[Tim McKeon]]<br />[[Kevin Seccia]] | |screenplay= [[Tim McKeon]]<br />[[Kevin Seccia]] | ||
|director= [[Alberto Mar]] | |director= [[Alberto Mar]]<br />Jason Harris (voices) | ||
|title_card= [[File: | |title_card= [[File:Top Cat The Movie title card.png|300px]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Top Cat: The Movie''''' is a | '''''Top Cat: The Movie''''' is a Mexican-Argentine-American animated comedy film, acting as a continuation and de facto finale to the ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]'' TV series in [[1961]], with the blessing of the copyright holders, Time Warner. It was written by [[Tim McKean]] and [[Kevin Seccia]], produced by [[Fernando De Fuentes]], [[José C. García de Letona]], and [[Jose Luis Massa]], and directed by [[Alberto Mar]]. It was animated by Mexican studio [[Ánima Estudios]], and distributed theatrically by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] in Mexico on [[September 16]], [[2011]], then a theater release by [[Vertigo Films]] in the United Kingdom on [[June 1]], [[2012]], followed by a limited release by [[Viva Pictures]] in the United States on [[August 2]], 2013. | ||
Top Cat must team up with his nemesis, Officer Dibble, when conman Strickland gets himself the job of Chief of Police, setting up security cameras everywhere and filling the streets of Manhattan with his robotic police force. | |||
[[Ánima Estudios]], who was the head animation studio in producing the film, were granted the opportunity in producing a prequel to the franchise in [[2015]]. Unlike ''Top Cat: The Movie'', however, ''[[Top Cat Begins (film)|Top Cat Begins]]'' bombed worldwide, even in Mexico. | |||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Chris Edgerly]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Chris Edgerly]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Trixie (Top Cat)|Trixie]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Trixie (Top Cat: The Movie)|Trixie]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Melissa Disney]] | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Melissa Disney]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| Jason Harris | |style="background-color:#clear"| Jason Harris | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Maharaja of Peekajoo]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Maharaja of Peekajoo]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| | |style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ticket taker]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Ticket taker]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Lou Strickland]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Lou Strickland]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Rob Schneider]] | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Rob Schneider]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doorman]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Doorman]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Gorilla]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Gorilla]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Fred Tatasciore]] | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Fred Tatasciore]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lazlo Lazlo]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lazlo Lazlo]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| | |style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Chief]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Chief]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bob Kaliban]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bob Kaliban]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Officer Dibble's wife | |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Officer Dibble's wife | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jerry]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jerry (Top Cat: The Movie)|Jerry]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | ||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Mayor]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bob Kaliban | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[ | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Top Cat characters|Judge]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bob Kaliban | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bob Kaliban | ||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Einstein]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Dandy Dandy]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Spectrum]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Chattanooga]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Vinny (Top Cat: The Movie)|Vinny]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Griswald's wife | |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Griswald's wife | ||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Arabelle]] | |||
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Big Gus]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jason Harris | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Small Louie]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Skinny Moe]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Fatty Stan]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavaiable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[One-Eyed Bill]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rupert]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore | |||
|- | |- | ||
{{CastBottom}} | {{CastBottom}} | ||
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*** [[New York]] | *** [[New York]] | ||
**** [[New York City]] | **** [[New York City]] | ||
***** [[Upper New York Bay]] | ***** [[Manhattan]] | ||
***** [[Liberty Island]] | ****** [[Upper New York Bay]] | ||
****** [[Statue of Liberty]] | ******* [[Liberty Island]] | ||
***** [[Brooklyn Bridge]] | ******** [[Statue of Liberty]] | ||
***** [[New York Harbor]] | ****** [[Brooklyn Bridge]] | ||
***** [[Crysler Building]] | ****** [[New York Harbor]] | ||
***** [[Hoagie's Alley]] | ****** [[Crysler Building]] | ||
***** [[Carnegie Hall]] | ****** [[Hoagie's Alley]] | ||
***** Police station | ****** [[Carnegie Hall]] | ||
***** Courthouse | ****** Police station | ||
***** Dog jail | ****** [[HukaNuka]] | ||
***** [[La Moutarde Douce]] | ****** Courthouse | ||
***** [[Times Square]] | ****** Dog jail | ||
****** [[Smutty's Bar]] | ****** [[La Moutarde Douce]] | ||
****** [[Times Square]] | |||
******* [[Smutty's Bar]] | |||
******* [[St. Patrick's Orphanage]] | |||
*** [[Florida]] (mentioned) | *** [[Florida]] (mentioned) | ||
* Peekajoo (mentioned) | * Peekajoo (mentioned) | ||
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* [[Maharajahton 5000]] | * [[Maharajahton 5000]] | ||
* ''The Dog Guard'' newspaper | * ''The Dog Guard'' newspaper | ||
* Robot cops (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) | |||
* Robot dogs | |||
==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
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===Filming=== | ===Filming=== | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The music was composed by [[Leoncio Lara Bon]]. | The music was composed by [[Leoncio Lara "Bon"]]. | ||
===Songs=== | ===Songs=== | ||
* "[[Top Cat (theme song)|Top Cat]]" | |||
* "Flight of the Bumblebee" - Tasmin Little and Piers Lane | |||
* "New York Groove" - [[Ace Frehley]] | |||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
Dates are in order of release: | Dates are in order of release: | ||
* Mexico: September 16, 2011 | * [[Mexico]]: September 16, 2011 | ||
* United Kingdom | * United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: June 1, 2012 | ||
* United States: August 2, 2013 | * United States: August 2, 2013 | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* The subplot with the Maharaja and Lazlo Lazlo are combinations of their previous appearances in the episodes, "[[The Maharajah of Pookajee]]" and "[[The Violin Player]]," respectively. Pookajee has been changed to Peekajoo in the film, which, whether or not it was intentional, is pronounced like Pikachu from ''Pokémon''. | |||
* Dibble and Lou's birthdays are both on December 18th. | * Dibble and Lou's birthdays are both on December 18th. | ||
* Modak and Wahua! are parodies of Kodak and Yahoo! | * Modak and Wahua! are parodies of Kodak and Yahoo! | ||
* In dog jail, one dog sniffs the backside of another dog and says "I'll have what he's having," which may be a paraphrase from a line in the film ''When Harry Met Sally...'' | |||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
* On Mrs. Dibble's boat, "Hers" is misspelled "Her's." | * On Mrs. Dibble's boat, "Hers" is misspelled as "Her's." | ||
==Everlasting influence== | |||
* Top Cat finds a paradoxal-existing DVD of ''Top Cat: The Movie'' in the prequel, ''Top Cat Begins''. | |||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
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==Home availability== | ==Home availability== | ||
* In the United Kingdom and Ireland: | |||
** [[October 15]], 2012: [[Entertainment One]] releases ''[[Top Cat: The Movie (DVD)|Top Cat: The Movie]]'' on DVD. | |||
** October 15, 2012: Entertainment One releases ''[[Top Cat: The Movie (BD)|Top Cat: The Movie]]'' on Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray Disc/DVD. | |||
* In the United States: | * In the United States: | ||
** | ** [[September 13]], 2013: Viva Pictures releases ''Top Cat: The Movie'' on DVD. | ||
==Trailers== | ==Trailers== | ||
'''UK trailer:''' | '''UK trailer:''' | ||
{{# | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAnUtCwo8U}} | ||
'''US trailer:''' | '''US trailer:''' | ||
{{# | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2TYeV70Ltg}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:2011]] | |||
[[Category:2013]] | |||
[[Category:Films]] | |||
[[Category:Top Cat films]] | |||
[[Category:Top Cat]] |
Latest revision as of 15:34, 17 February 2023
- For other uses, see Top Cat: The Movie.
Top Cat: The Movie | |
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Wide poster. | |
Production company | Ánima Estudios Illusion Studios |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | August 2, 2013 |
Run time | 1:30:21 |
Starring | Jason Harris Chris Edgerly Ben Diskin Matthew Piazzi Bill Lobley Rick Schneider Danny Trejo Melissa Disney |
Executive producer(s) | Fernando De Fuentes José C. García de Letona Alex García Mariana Suárez Molnar Vishal Dudeja Srikanth Pottekula Hugo E. Lauría Romina Crespolini |
Producer(s) | Solveig Madson Gaston Cami Jennifer Skarbnik |
Music composed by | Leoncio Lara "Bon" |
Screenplay by | Tim McKeon Kevin Seccia |
Director(s) | Alberto Mar Jason Harris (voices) |
Title card | |
Top Cat: The Movie is a Mexican-Argentine-American animated comedy film, acting as a continuation and de facto finale to the Top Cat TV series in 1961, with the blessing of the copyright holders, Time Warner. It was written by Tim McKean and Kevin Seccia, produced by Fernando De Fuentes, José C. García de Letona, and Jose Luis Massa, and directed by Alberto Mar. It was animated by Mexican studio Ánima Estudios, and distributed theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures in Mexico on September 16, 2011, then a theater release by Vertigo Films in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2012, followed by a limited release by Viva Pictures in the United States on August 2, 2013.
Top Cat must team up with his nemesis, Officer Dibble, when conman Strickland gets himself the job of Chief of Police, setting up security cameras everywhere and filling the streets of Manhattan with his robotic police force.
Ánima Estudios, who was the head animation studio in producing the film, were granted the opportunity in producing a prequel to the franchise in 2015. Unlike Top Cat: The Movie, however, Top Cat Begins bombed worldwide, even in Mexico.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Organizations
- New York Snob Club
- Mr. Robinson Plumbing
- Grupo Indi
- N.Y. Daily News (mentioned)
- New York Police Department
- The Dog Guard (mentioned)
Locations
Objects
- New York Daily News newspaper
- Zoo Adventure
- Maharajahton 5000
- The Dog Guard newspaper
- Robot cops (voiced by Fred Tatasciore)
- Robot dogs
Vehicles
- Sea Liberty
- Lou's limo
- His and Hers boats
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Leoncio Lara "Bon".
Songs
- "Top Cat"
- "Flight of the Bumblebee" - Tasmin Little and Piers Lane
- "New York Groove" - Ace Frehley
Release
Dates are in order of release:
Behind the scenes
- The subplot with the Maharaja and Lazlo Lazlo are combinations of their previous appearances in the episodes, "The Maharajah of Pookajee" and "The Violin Player," respectively. Pookajee has been changed to Peekajoo in the film, which, whether or not it was intentional, is pronounced like Pikachu from Pokémon.
- Dibble and Lou's birthdays are both on December 18th.
- Modak and Wahua! are parodies of Kodak and Yahoo!
- In dog jail, one dog sniffs the backside of another dog and says "I'll have what he's having," which may be a paraphrase from a line in the film When Harry Met Sally...
Errors
- On Mrs. Dibble's boat, "Hers" is misspelled as "Her's."
Everlasting influence
- Top Cat finds a paradoxal-existing DVD of Top Cat: The Movie in the prequel, Top Cat Begins.
Critical reception
In other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- October 15, 2012: Entertainment One releases Top Cat: The Movie on DVD.
- October 15, 2012: Entertainment One releases Top Cat: The Movie on Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray Disc/DVD.
- In the United States:
- September 13, 2013: Viva Pictures releases Top Cat: The Movie on DVD.
Trailers
UK trailer:
US trailer: