The Cat from Outer Space.

Name: The Cat from Outer Space
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
Released: 1978-06-09
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, McLean Stevenson, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall

The visitor would like his spaceship back.

A stranded alien who looks like a house cat enlists a scientist to repair his spacecraft. The cat's unusual collar attracts military attention and crooks, sending his new human helpers through a string of improbable scrapes.

67%Tomatometer9 critics · Rotten Tomatoes

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Why it’s a little special

A talking cat, practical gadgets and cheerful 1970s silliness make a relaxed science-fiction caper.

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General audiences

US film rating

Comic chases, guns, kidnapping, gambling and airborne peril. The danger is mostly played for laughs, with some dated social attitudes.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

The little details.

Directed by: Norman Tokar
Starring: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, McLean Stevenson, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall, Jesse White, Alan Young, Hans Conried, Ronnie Schell, James Hampton, Howard Platt, William Prince
Written by: Ted Key
Produced by: Ron Miller, Norman Tokar
Release date: June 9, 1978
Runtime: 103 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Language: English