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Cats Don't Dance

1997 film by Mark Dindal
Movie animated_film Q930134
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Cats Don't Dance

Summary

Cats Don't Dance is an animated film[1]. It draws 441 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #299 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cats Don't Dance received the Annie Award[3].
  • Cats Don't Dance received the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[4].
  • Cats Don't Dance's instance of is recorded as animated film[5].
  • Cats Don't Dance was directed by Mark Dindal[6].
  • Tim Hodge wrote the screenplay for Cats Don't Dance[7].
  • Cats Don't Dance's composer is recorded as Randy Newman[8].
  • Cats Don't Dance's genre is musical film[9].
  • Cats Don't Dance's genre is coming-of-age film[10].
  • Cats Don't Dance's genre is family film[11].
  • Cats Don't Dance's genre is comedy film[12].
  • Cats Don't Dance was produced by David Kirschner[13].
  • Cats Don't Dance's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Family Entertainment[14].
  • Cats Don't Dance's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[15].
  • The original language of Cats Don't Dance was English[16].
  • Cats Don't Dance was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • Cats Don't Dance's review score is recorded as 6.6/10[18].
  • Cats Don't Dance's review score is recorded as 62/100[19].
  • Cats Don't Dance's review score is recorded as 71%[20].
  • Cats Don't Dance's color is recorded as color[21].
  • Cats Don't Dance's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Cats Don't Dance was published on March 26, 1997[23].
  • Cats Don't Dance's voice actor is recorded as Scott Bakula[24].
  • Cats Don't Dance's voice actor is recorded as Jasmine Guy[25].
  • Cats Don't Dance's voice actor is recorded as Ashley Peldon[26].
  • Cats Don't Dance's voice actor is recorded as John Rhys-Davies[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cats Don't Dance was produced by David Kirschner[13]. It was directed by Mark Dindal[6]. Tim Hodge wrote the screenplay for it[7].

Publication

Cats Don't Dance was released on March 26, 1997[23]. The original language of it was English[16]. Genres include musical film[9], coming-of-age film[10], family film[11], and comedy film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Subject and Themes

Cats Don't Dance's main subject is cat[28].

Reception

Awards received include Annie Award[3], a group of awards[29], in United States[30], founded in 1972[31] and Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[4], a film award category[32], in United States[33], founded in 1992[34]. Reviews include 6.6/10[18], 62/100[19], and 71%[20].

Why It Matters

Cats Don't Dance draws 441 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #299 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Cats Don't Dance receive?

Honors received include Annie Award[3] and Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[4].

Related Entities

California Dee Bradley Baker Don Knotts Frank Welker George Kennedy Hal Holbrook Jasmine Guy John Rhys-Davies Kathy Najimy Los Angeles Netflix Randy Newman Scott Bakula United States

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 118829
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  2. 11d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 21596
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1997-03-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Tim Hodge
    Duration → {'amount': '+78'}
    Narrator → Peter Renaday
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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