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A cat, as Judi Dench reminds us inCats, is not a dog.
(There are no actual cats inCats, however, so maybe theyre smarter than we realize.)
Here they are, the 25 greatest cat performances of all time.
That said, the animal actors in the film do incredible work, even in mundane situations.
But once you know the backstory, its hard to enjoy any of it.
For this remake, five different cats all extensively trained were utilized, each with a different specialty.
(Go on, lie down.
People were actuallypaidto write this dialogue.)
The Extra Terrestrial though its nowhere near as good as either of those.
Ulysses,Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)
Wait oris itUlysses?
The felines help humanize him.
In this Christmastime romance, shes a lonely witch, hes a soon-to-be-wed publisher who lives upstairs.
Pyewacket is called on to do more than just sit still and look mesmerizingly into Jimmy Stewarts eyes.
Jersey,Can You Ever Forgive Me?
you could imagine how well that goes.
There is some mystery as to who actually played this cat.
It seems weirdly appropriate that the cat is never named in the film either.
The movie is filled with breathtaking scenery and stunning animal stunts.
It even opens the latch on a barn door.
Remember, this is all before anything resembling modern special effects.
Thats a real cat doing real cat things.
And its got some of the most amazing feats of cat-acting anyone has ever seen.
(He refuses to put his cat through the X-ray machine at the airport.)
Its one of the all-time great cat roles, in one of the all-time great cat movies.
D.C.,That Darn Cat!
(1965)
This 1965 Disney classic features some of the most impressive cat acting youll ever see.