Cat City
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Cat City is a 1986 Hungarian
animated
film, directed by Béla Ternovszky and written by József Nepp. The title Cat City was used in the United States
distribution. The original Hungarian version contains a number of puns which can be hardly rendered in any other edition.
style text scroll, which tells the main situation: In year 80 AM Anno Mickey Mouse
, the mice of Planet X are threatened by humiliation and total apocalypse. The well-organized, fully equipped gangs of evil cats are aiming to wipe out the mouse civilization totally, not caring for the old conventions between mice and cats. But in the last moment, when the mouse leaders are beginning to consider leaving the planet, a new hope rises...
The film is a parody of several famous feature films, mainly the James Bond
series. The main plot is about a special spy who is sent to the city of "Pokyo" to get the secret plan of a machine which could save the mouse civilization. Of course, the cats don't want this to happen, and send some rat gangsters to stop him, who don't always prove as efficient as their presentation showed.
this cartoon enjoyed a big success in the box office in the late 80's and got a truly cult status among kids after being shown multiple times on TV, dubbed in Russian. Russian title is "Lovushka dlia koshek" (literally: Cat Trap). In spite of Russian version being completely dubbed, the songs were left in their original Hungarian version.
The former working title
made it as the final subtitle: "Cat of Satan", which should mean "The Tabby of the Baskervilles" if translated into English with its context
. The project is led by the original Nepp and Ternovszky duo, who managed the first movie. Cat City 2 is aimed for Hungarian domestic movie release in late 2007, but foreign release may be restricted to DVD due to lack of distribution partners.
The movie is done on a limited budget of 3 million USD, characters are drawn and animated by hand, but objects and backgrounds will be derived from 3D hard models and computer simulation. The visual world of the movie is said to be influenced by the first Matrix trilogy movie and Sin City
, but softened for younger audience.
The story of CC2 centers around an investigative journalist named Stanley Mouse, who wants to find out about the legend of an ancient "cat tribe" lost in Africa. He finds them and much more, once again threatening the continued existence of mouse civilization. Special Agent Grabowsky will act to save the day, however. The events are supposed to take place at least 10, possibly 20 years after the first episode, as one of the already leaked cells shows the titular Cat-Catcher mecha
rusting away in a shelter.
Geekblog, a Hungarian blog dedicated to entertainment media news, posted a 2:14-minute embedded video trailer of the sequel on 9 October 2007, with original Hungarian voices (no subtitles for this video).
YouTube directlink
The Cat City Official Website now revolves around the sequel, featuring several details, character information etc. (only in Hungarian at the time being), and also published a teaser trailer of the sequel.
Index.hu
, a major Hungarian web portal has published an interview with the creators (in Hungarian) and provided some photos.
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
film, directed by Béla Ternovszky and written by József Nepp. The title Cat City was used in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
distribution. The original Hungarian version contains a number of puns which can be hardly rendered in any other edition.
Plot
The movie opens with a Star WarsStar Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
style text scroll, which tells the main situation: In year 80 AM Anno Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
, the mice of Planet X are threatened by humiliation and total apocalypse. The well-organized, fully equipped gangs of evil cats are aiming to wipe out the mouse civilization totally, not caring for the old conventions between mice and cats. But in the last moment, when the mouse leaders are beginning to consider leaving the planet, a new hope rises...
The film is a parody of several famous feature films, mainly the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
series. The main plot is about a special spy who is sent to the city of "Pokyo" to get the secret plan of a machine which could save the mouse civilization. Of course, the cats don't want this to happen, and send some rat gangsters to stop him, who don't always prove as efficient as their presentation showed.
In former USSR
In former Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
this cartoon enjoyed a big success in the box office in the late 80's and got a truly cult status among kids after being shown multiple times on TV, dubbed in Russian. Russian title is "Lovushka dlia koshek" (literally: Cat Trap). In spite of Russian version being completely dubbed, the songs were left in their original Hungarian version.
Sequel: Cat City 2: The Cat of Satan
As of 30 January 2008 the sequel (premiered on 20 December 2007) is in Hungarian Box Office Top Ten for 6 consecutive weeks, at 6th place at date.The former working title
Working title
A working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
made it as the final subtitle: "Cat of Satan", which should mean "The Tabby of the Baskervilles" if translated into English with its context
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an...
. The project is led by the original Nepp and Ternovszky duo, who managed the first movie. Cat City 2 is aimed for Hungarian domestic movie release in late 2007, but foreign release may be restricted to DVD due to lack of distribution partners.
The movie is done on a limited budget of 3 million USD, characters are drawn and animated by hand, but objects and backgrounds will be derived from 3D hard models and computer simulation. The visual world of the movie is said to be influenced by the first Matrix trilogy movie and Sin City
Sin City
Sin City is the title for a series of neo-noir comics by Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special" , and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several...
, but softened for younger audience.
The story of CC2 centers around an investigative journalist named Stanley Mouse, who wants to find out about the legend of an ancient "cat tribe" lost in Africa. He finds them and much more, once again threatening the continued existence of mouse civilization. Special Agent Grabowsky will act to save the day, however. The events are supposed to take place at least 10, possibly 20 years after the first episode, as one of the already leaked cells shows the titular Cat-Catcher mecha
Mecha
A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
rusting away in a shelter.
Geekblog, a Hungarian blog dedicated to entertainment media news, posted a 2:14-minute embedded video trailer of the sequel on 9 October 2007, with original Hungarian voices (no subtitles for this video).
YouTube directlink
The Cat City Official Website now revolves around the sequel, featuring several details, character information etc. (only in Hungarian at the time being), and also published a teaser trailer of the sequel.
Index.hu
Index.hu
Index.hu is one of the most popular Hungarian language internet portals. The editor-in-chief and founder of the site was András Nyírő. From 2000 until the 30rd of September 2011 the editor-in-chief was Péter Uj.-Founding:...
, a major Hungarian web portal has published an interview with the creators (in Hungarian) and provided some photos.
See also
- List of animated feature films
- VukVuk (film)The Little Fox, known in Hungary as Vuk, is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel Vuk by István Fekete...
, another famous Hungarian animated film
External links
- Cat City movies (official website, currently in Hungarian only)
- Film shots: 1, 2, 3
- Article about the sequel (English)