Rats and Cats explained
Rats and Cats is a 2006 Australian comedy film.
Plot
Rats and Cats is about a journalist tracking a former film and television star.[1]
Production
The film was directed by Tony Rogers and starring Adam Zwar and Jason Gann, the pair of whom also wrote the screenplay. The film was shot in Melbourne and country Victoria.[2] The film is 88 minutes long.[3]
Cast
Release
The film was released in cinemas on 15 May 2008,[6] after it premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on 3 August 2006.
Reception
David Stratton from At the Movies wrote, "RATS AND CATS is a sort-of comedy, very laid-back and meandering, and it's mostly content to explore life in this little town and some of its inhabitants."[7] Vicky Roach of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "While Rats And Cats is an altogether different creature, it has the same strong sense of its own identity and the same authentic charm."[8] Leigh Paatsch of the Herald Sun wrote, "Worth checking out if you're after something genuinely different."[9] The Movie Show on SBS wrote about the film's characters, "Even better, the film boasts an enviably and uncommonly consistent tone, with supporting actors Anya Beyersdorf (as prostitute turned girlfriend, Cindy) and Paul Denny (as Darren’s brain-dead mate, Bruce) matching the high standard set by Gann and Zwar."[10] Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote on its celebrity worship, "Rats And Cats seems to want to be taken half-seriously, as a commentary on the emptiness of celebrity worship, but it's hard to argue that from such a shaky comic foundation."[11]
Notes and References
- News: Maddox . Garry . 5 May 2008 . Fighting to be heard above the din . 8 July 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald . Entertainment . Fairfax Media . Sydney . 12 . en-AU . 0312-6315 . . Later this month, it will be the comedy Rats And Cats, about a journalist tracking down a former film and TV star. Made by the team behind the SBS comedy series Wilfred - the director, Tony Rogers, and the actor-writers Jason Gann and Adam Zwar - it is also getting a one-screen release in Sydney..
- News: Byrne . Fiona . 6 August 2006 . Rats And Cats Premiere – City . . News Limited . Melbourne . 116 . .
- News: Partridge . Des . 17 May 2008 . a to z . . News Limited . Brisbane . M16 . . THE team behind the comedy series Wilfred -- director Tony Rogers and actor-writers Jason Gann and AFI award-winner Adam Zwar -- appear in their own low-budget comedy about a former TV soapie star who discovers the price of celebrity when he is involved in a nostalgia TV program. (88 min).
- News: Debritz . Brett . 9 July 2006 . Play it again, Paul . . Inside Entertainment . News Limited . Brisbane . 4 . 1322-5243 . .
- News: Edwards . Amy . Gadd . Michael . and . 31 July 2006 . Rats, we forgot cats . Newcastle Herald . Rural Press . Newcastle . 14 . . Rats and Cats will have its world premiere at the Melbourne festival on Thursday..
- News: Devlyn . Darren . Miller . Kylie . and . 30 April 2008 . Out of the box . Herald Sun . TV Guide . News Limited . Melbourne . Duo hit the big screen . .
- Web site: Stratton . David . 14 May 2008 . Rats and Cats . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517215100/http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2230188.htm . 17 May 2008 . 8 July 2024 . . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- News: Roach . Vicky . 22 May 2008 . Playing on charm with a smalltown Aussie celebrity . . News Limited . Sydney . 45 . 1836-0203 . .
- News: Paatsch . Leigh . 15 May 2008 . Rats and Cats (M) . Herald Sun . News Limited . Melbourne . I7 . 1038-3433 . .
- Web site: 1 January 2009 . Rats and Cats Review . 8 July 2024 . Special Broadcasting Service.
- News: Byrnes . Paul . 29 May 2008 . Rats and Cats . 8 July 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald . Film reviews . Fairfax Media . Sydney . 0312-6315.
