Richard Condie
Old Mr. Johnson (voice)
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A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.
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| Homepage | https://www.nfb.ca/film/the-cat-came-back/ |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 1988-06-22 |
| Runtime | 7m |
| Director | Cordell Barker |
| Producers | Ches Yetman, Richard Condie, Cordell Barker, Cyndi Forcand |
| Writer | Cordell Barker |
"Mr. Johnson" is minding his own business, sitting in his chair playing his French horn when an incessant knock at his front door reveals a gift! A small cat is delivered as if it were an Easter egg in a basket. Initially enamoured, he tries to play with the thing but getting no response he decides to be rid of it. Sadly, the cat isn't giving up and thanks to a rather wittily constructed ditty we follow his efforts to be cat-free and it's effort to drive him from what is gradually becoming his ruined home. It's actually got something of a "Tom & Jerry" storyline to it, and in the end I felt a little sorry for the poor old man as "the cat came back", again and again, and again. The animation is lively and action-packed, with critters of all sorts taking part and his desperation leads to fairly eternal consequences. Good fun.
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