In 2015, numerous YouTubers posted negative reviews of this film. Derek Savage had almost all of them removed, claiming they violated copyright, though his announcement video contradicted that. The Youtubers fought back, and each review was put back up. Ironically, Savage bullied numerous people because he disagreed with their review of his anti-bullying film.
The film gained a bit of a cult following because of YouTube film reviewers such as "YourMovieSucks" and "I Hate Everything."
This film consists of material from three earlier videos, Cool Cat Stops Bullying (2012), Cool Cat in the Hollywood Christmas Parade (2012), and Cool Cat Finds a Gun (2013), tied together with some new material.
In the book series, Cool Cat's parents are a mother and father cat. In the movie, Cool Cat's father is replaced with 'Daddy Derek', played by producer Derek Savage.