There is a plethora of TV stars from yesteryear, that pop-up throughout this movie. Just trying to name them all, as they come in to deliver their lines or just trying, to fit all the faces to all the shows they appeared in, is fun enough, in the Cat From Outer Space (1978). Both Harry Morgan and McClean Stevenson, the COs (commanding officers), of the 4077th, from the famed TV sitcom, M*A*S*H* (1972-1983), are in this movie. We have Sandy Dunkin, Ronnie Schell, Ken Berry and Roddy McDowall. There are some scratch-your-head, silly moments, like a cat from outer space, playing a cello with his mind. Would a being from outer space know cello? That however is explainable to a point, but it gets worse, when he gets a flute to play, while suspended in the air. How does a wind instrument get the wind into it, so it can make music? Stuff like this, that even the kids would be insulted by. He's also knowledgeable of the rules in the games of horse racing, football and pool, somehow.
Cat From Outer Space (1978), is a Disney film, but mostly in name only. Movie studios in the 1970s, while competing with television, created their own television divisions, which subbed for lower-budget film productions too. That's why there is a plethora of TV actors in this film. One particular actor, Ronnie Schell, who is the voice of our feline from space, also has a smaller role as Sgt. Duffy, who is General Stilton's (Harry Morgan's), right-hand man. Another TV legend, Ken Berry, who was very busy on television during the 1970s and had a couple of Disney films already on his resume, is our main character, Frank, who befriends Jake, the cat. McLean Stevenson is his football-loving, gambling buddy, Link. Cat From Outer Space (1978), is nowhere near a Disney classic, but it is a good example of a fun, family-oriented, television-type comedy, with those late 1970s, science-fiction, visual effects, inspired by the release of Star Wars (1977), the year before.
PMTM Grade: 5.9 (D) = 6 IMDB.
Cat From Outer Space (1978), is a Disney film, but mostly in name only. Movie studios in the 1970s, while competing with television, created their own television divisions, which subbed for lower-budget film productions too. That's why there is a plethora of TV actors in this film. One particular actor, Ronnie Schell, who is the voice of our feline from space, also has a smaller role as Sgt. Duffy, who is General Stilton's (Harry Morgan's), right-hand man. Another TV legend, Ken Berry, who was very busy on television during the 1970s and had a couple of Disney films already on his resume, is our main character, Frank, who befriends Jake, the cat. McLean Stevenson is his football-loving, gambling buddy, Link. Cat From Outer Space (1978), is nowhere near a Disney classic, but it is a good example of a fun, family-oriented, television-type comedy, with those late 1970s, science-fiction, visual effects, inspired by the release of Star Wars (1977), the year before.
PMTM Grade: 5.9 (D) = 6 IMDB.