The script trips all over itself to be hip and flip before it takes a desperate dip into utter conventionality: dull car chases, explosions, inept slapstick.
That Darn Cat
This FBI agent is purring his life on the line. Fortunately, he's got nine.
1997 · 1h 29m · PG
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Bob Spiers
Overview
While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.
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