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'''''Cats Don't Dance''''' is a 1997 animated film produced by Turner Feature Animation. The film was a box office flop despite its critical success, and it was the only film to be produced by Turner Feature Animation before the Warner Bros.-Turner merger in 1996.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_Don%27t_Dance Wikipedia article for 1997 film.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> | '''''Cats Don't Dance''''' is a 1997 animated film produced by Turner Feature Animation. The film was a box office flop despite its critical success, and it was the only film to be produced by Turner Feature Animation before the Warner Bros.-Turner merger in 1996.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_Don%27t_Dance Wikipedia article for 1997 film.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> | ||
The film was initially announced as a production of "Lost Boys," owned by Michael Jackson and David Kirshner.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118829/trivia IMDb trivia page for film.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19930615&id=UpguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1625,8673709&hl=en A Reading Eagle newspaper article announcing Jackson's involvement in the film.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> Jackson was alleged to produce and star in the film alongside animated Looney Tunes characters (a concept eventually produced in 1996 with Michael Jordan, ''Space Jam'').<ref>[http://www.fthismovie.net/2012/09/unsung-cats-dont-dance.html F This Movie article.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> However, he eventually dropped out and the film was released as an animated feature instead.<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/CatsDontDance TV Tropes film trivia page.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> | The film was initially announced as a production of "Lost Boys," owned by Michael Jackson and David Kirshner.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118829/trivia IMDb trivia page for film.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19930615&id=UpguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1625,8673709&hl=en A Reading Eagle newspaper article announcing Jackson's involvement in the film.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> Jackson was alleged to produce and star in the film alongside animated Looney Tunes characters (a concept eventually produced in 1996 with Michael Jordan, ''Space Jam'').<ref>[http://www.fthismovie.net/2012/09/unsung-cats-dont-dance.html F This Movie article.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> However, he eventually dropped out, and the film was released as an animated feature instead.<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/CatsDontDance TV Tropes film trivia page.] Retrieved 4 Apr '16.</ref> | ||
Little is known of what remains of Jackson's version of the film. Turner supposedly worked with a copy of the script, meaning an original screenplay may exist, but no other footage is known to exist. | Little is known of what remains of Jackson's version of the film. Turner supposedly worked with a copy of the script, meaning an original screenplay may exist, but no other footage is known to exist. |
Revision as of 20:09, 16 December 2016
Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 animated film produced by Turner Feature Animation. The film was a box office flop despite its critical success, and it was the only film to be produced by Turner Feature Animation before the Warner Bros.-Turner merger in 1996.[1]
The film was initially announced as a production of "Lost Boys," owned by Michael Jackson and David Kirshner.[2][3] Jackson was alleged to produce and star in the film alongside animated Looney Tunes characters (a concept eventually produced in 1996 with Michael Jordan, Space Jam).[4] However, he eventually dropped out, and the film was released as an animated feature instead.[5]
Little is known of what remains of Jackson's version of the film. Turner supposedly worked with a copy of the script, meaning an original screenplay may exist, but no other footage is known to exist.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article for 1997 film. Retrieved 4 Apr '16.
- ↑ IMDb trivia page for film. Retrieved 4 Apr '16.
- ↑ A Reading Eagle newspaper article announcing Jackson's involvement in the film. Retrieved 4 Apr '16.
- ↑ F This Movie article. Retrieved 4 Apr '16.
- ↑ TV Tropes film trivia page. Retrieved 4 Apr '16.