The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Director:

Bo Welch

Writers (WGA):

Dr. Seuss (book)
Alec Berg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Family

Tagline:

Don't mess with the hat.

Plot:

Sally and Conrad are two bored kids whose life is turned up-side-down when a talking cat comes to visit them.

Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Box Office Flop | Brother | Critically Bashed | Mother

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations

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Cast

Mike Myers	...	The Cat
Alec Baldwin	...	Quinn
Kelly Preston	...	Mom
Dakota Fanning	...	Sally
Spencer Breslin	...	Conrad
Amy Hill	...	Mrs. Kwan
Sean Hayes	...	Mr. Humberfloob / Voice of the Fish
Danielle Chuchran	...	Thing One (as Danielle Ryan Chuchran)
Taylor Rice	...	Thing One
Brittany Oaks	...	Thing Two
Talia-Lynn Prairie	...	Thing Two (as Talia Prairie)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Thing One / Thing Two (voice)
Victor Brandt	...	Narrator (voice)
Daran Norris	...	Announcer
Bugsy	...	Nevins

Also Known As:

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild crude humor and some double-entendres.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

France:U | Ireland:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:G (TV rating) | Switzerland:6 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | Taiwan:GP | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #39519) | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The Cat costume is made of Angora and human hair and was fitted with a cooling system. To keep Myers cool during the outdoor shoots, a portable air conditioner was available that connected a hose to the suit between shots. The tail and ears were battery operated.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Conrad puts the crab lock in his pocket it's his left pocket. When he pulls it out it's his right.

Quotes:

Mr. Humberfloob: First, I'd like to welcome aboard our newest member of the Humberfloob family, Jim McFlinnagan.
[McFinnigan shakes Humberfloob's hand, to everyone else's shock]
Jim McFinnigan: Mr. Humberfloob, I wanted to thank you-
Mr. Humberfloob: Fired.
Jim McFinnigan: I beg your pardon?
Mr. Humberfloob: Fired.
Jim McFinnigan: But I...
Mr. Humberfloob: [shouting] Fireeeee-dah!
[McFinnigan runs away crying]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'War of the Worlds': Characters - The Family Unit (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Getting Better

Abomination

For any forty-something pseudo-Boomer like myself, who grew up and learned how to read with the Seuss books, well, this film is an insult. There is NO way I'd let my kids watch this crude, stupid garbage. My jaw dropped scene, after scene, after scene. What Hollywood "suit" OK'd this thing? It is mean-spirited, raunchy and ugly. My little nephew started CRYING about thirty minutes into the film. Characters burp, curse, urinate, pick their nose, expose their posterior, etc.

I realize that young viewers don't understand the significance of Dr. Seuss, and the change his many children's books brought to the world of publishing.

This film is the antithesis of what he had in mind, and I am furious with his family for allowing this Hollywood monster to be unleashed.

PARENTS - don't let your kids think that this is what the Seuss universe is all about.....buy them the books, and skip these LAME films. Or, show them the "Horton Hears a Who" animated classic from the 70s.

Universal & Dreamworks, you have a really ANGRY viewer. Stop allowing inexperienced PRODUCTION DESIGNERS to direct your big-budget films. You could have had a classic on your hands, but instead you have the honor of having spent millions on one of IMDb's "Bottom 100 Films."

One of the worst films I have ever seen.