Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 animated film, notable as the only animated feature produced by the short-lived Turner Entertainment animation unit (later renamed as Warner Bros. Feature Animation) and was distributed to movie theaters by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment. The film is set in a world where human beings and anthropomorphic animals live side-by-side, and focuses on a cat named Danny Cat who wants to break into show business in Hollywood.
The film features the voices of Scott Bakula and Jasmine Guy, and was the directorial debut of former Disney animator Mark Dindal. It is also notable for songs written by Randy Newman, and for Gene Kelly's contributions as choreographer. Cats Don't Dance was Kelly's final film project. The movie is dedicated to him.
It's the world of cats and Danny is ambitious one coming to Hollywood to become film star where he is immediately cast in musical epic movie. Written by Anonymous
Danny is a cat leaving his small-town home for the big time in Hollywood. He comes in hoping to sing and dance his way into stardom, not knowing that animals can only be extras. And if he forgets his place, child starlet Darla Dimple and her musclehead butler Max have ways of reminding him! Written by Thomas Pluck
A young ambitious cat named Danny comes to Hollywood with a song in his heart, dancing moves in his feet and the dream of becoming a movie star. When he gets there, he learns that he can get no part other than the stereotypical cat roles with "meow" being his sole line. With his friends, including a discouraged female dancer turned secretary named Sawyer, he sets out to change that situation. However, Darla Dimple, the child star, is also out to ensure that the gang will never get that chance and become a threat to her career. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
