The Cat from Outer Space

  • Ken Berry: Dr. Franklin, Frank 'Wilson
  • Sandy Duncan: Dr. Elizabeth, Liz Bartlett
  • Harry Morgan: General Stilton ("Big Cheese" )
  • Roddy McDowall: Mr. Stallwood ( " washcloth " )
  • McLean Stevenson: Dr. Norman Link
  • Alan Young: Dr. Winger ( vet )
  • Prince William: Mr. Charlie Olympus
  • James Hampton: Captain Anderson

The cat from outer space ( original title: The Cat from Outer Space ) is a produced by Walt Disney science fiction film from 1978 with Ken Berry in the lead role. The comedy tells the story of an encounter between an alien who has the shape of a cat, with the people on our planet.

Action

Jake, an alien cat who actually " Zunar J5 / 9 Doric 4-7 " is called, is forced an emergency landing with his spaceship on Earth on a field near Palmdale. With his telepathic powers succeeds Jake to call the physicist Dr. Frank Wilson to help. To make his spaceship for a rendezvous with his mother ship ready, gold worth of $ 120,000 is required. Jake is wearing a collar that can be amplified brain waves and also used by Frank in order to move objects. Since the spacecraft was confiscated by the army, it is problematic for the two to perform the necessary repairs. In addition, still looms the evil genius Mr. Olympus, Jake wants to collect in order to make its psychic abilities can exploit. After winning bet with a rate of 2000/1 the necessary gold is bought from the proceeds. With the gold Frank can make the spaceship ready for use again but this flying without Jake, as this will help to free the kidnapped Liz. After a wild chase with a helicopter manages the team to nab the gangsters. Finally, Jake is sworn in as an American citizen.

Reviews

" Thrilling and witty satire on the science-fiction genre, staged with a great sense of slapstick and well-chosen types. "

" Space adventure with a hint of irony. "

Comments

  • Harry Morgan and McLean Stevenson were both playing in the television series M * A * S * H with.
  • On Jakes planet is gold under the name "Org 12" common. Frank finds this out when Jake the atomic weight ( 196.967 u) calls him.
  • Jake is an Abyssinian in truth.
  • In one scene, Frank is at a televised basketball game from 1971 with Pete Maravich and Pat Riley to see.
1978 in film Norman Tokar Screenplay Film score Lalo Schifrin Charles F. Wheeler Cotton Warburton William Prince (actor) James Hampton (actor) Unidentified flying object Palmdale, California Sports betting Odds M*A*S*H (TV series)
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