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Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin ... see more see more... , Amy Hill , Sean Hayes , Victor Brandt , Dan Castellaneta , Clint Howard , Frank Welker , Stephen Hibbert , Stomy Bugsy , Daran Norris , Steven Anthony Lawrence , Paige Hurd , Paris Hilton , Roger Morrissey , Talia-Lynn Prairie , Danielle Chuchran , Taylor Rice , Brittany Oaks , Candace Dean Brown

Following up on the success of 2000's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Imagine Entertainment presents The Cat in the Hat, their second live-action adaptation of a classic Dr. Seuss book. Starring Mike ... read more read more...Myers, the film follows the adventures of Conrad (Spencer Breslin) and Sally Walden (Dakota Fanning), a young brother and sister who find themselves visited by the titular mischievous cat (Meyers) and his entourage when their mother (Kelly Preston) leaves them home alone. Also starring Alec Baldwin and the voice of Sean Hayes, The Cat in the Hat is the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated art director Bo Welch. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 18 min.

Directed by: Bo Welch

Release Date: November 21, 2003

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DVD Release Date: March 16, 2004

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  • jmanard52
    June 29, 2008
    jmanard52
    Not good, wasnt impressed
  • fb100002359227440
    March 17, 2012
    fb100002359227440
    Awful...
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Quite funny. Love thing 1 and thing 2!
  • SirPant
    May 31, 2011
    SirPant
    This was much better than I thought it would be but as you can probably tell from my 1 1/2 star rating, I really wasn't expecting much. Some scenes were funny but this isn't anything like Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat. Sack the props dept for starters! Give me Mike Myers over Jim Ca... read morerrey any day though! (That isn't a recommendation BTW)
  • DreamExtractor
    March 22, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A truly horrible film, it has no appealing moments and was gross for a kids movie.
  • skeletonking101
    January 3, 2011
    skeletonking101
    It was a lot more like a dr. seuss book then the grinch live action movie and for that it works, and unlike most people who hated mike myers in this movie i liked him in it
  • mjgildea
    November 8, 2010
    mjgildea
    I think everyone can or will agree that The Cat in the Hat is an awful, awful movie. Whenever Hollywood/The Powers That Be decide to make a full-length movie out of a kids book that takes 6 minutes to read it never ends well. Mike Myers' tolerability runs out about a half hour in... read more (presuming you've got any for the man), Kelly Preston plays a zombie milf and oddly, Dakota Fanning is actually amusing. Alec Baldwin has a few random moments but for the most part is painful to watch as you can actually hear his career dying, the only thing that makes his performace tolerable is knowing that he atones on 30 Rock 3 years later. The Cat in the Hat actually has a few enjoyably odd moments (that infomercial was actually funny) and it looks kind of neat but beyond that you're in for 78 minutes of pain.
  • Tomassgringo
    November 6, 2010
    Tomassgringo
    Just ok at best, but I am not the target demographic!
  • coollala0910
    August 6, 2010
    coollala0910
    Oh no! Seeing this movie is one of the very few things I regret.

    Whose frickin' idea was to make a movie out of one of Dr Seuss' most famed books, add double entendres, potty humor, sex references, and a very suggestive Paris Hilton cameo? Yes, the chick in the party scene was... read more Paris Hilton.

    This movie is only useful to use as scratch paper (that way you can write another horrible movie) and a bullet to kill yourself. My sister got the movie for her fourth birthday from a friend. I honestly think they where just tring to get rid of the movie. Maybe they tried to give my sister a disease.

    DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! YOU'LL TOTALLY REGRET IT!!! Your kids may enjoy it but if you're a sophisticated adult, you won't.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 28, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    i did not like it, not one bit. C-

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Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper
November 24, 2003
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

First published in 1957, The Cat In The Hat is one of the most-loved and best-selling children's books ever. It's also a mere 1,600 words -- and even at 82 minutes, the movie version seems like a big ... Full Review

Charles Taylor
November 22, 2003
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

The best argument yet made for extending artists' rights beyond the grave. Full Review

Desson Thomson
November 21, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

About as creatively inspired as a giant hairball.

Stephen Hunter
November 21, 2003
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

So good it breaks your heart for not being better. Full Review

Todd McCarthy
November 21, 2003
Todd McCarthy, Variety

The younger the viewers, the better reactions are bound to be, while grownups will sit still in varying states of bemusement and discomfiture. Full Review

Claudia Puig
November 21, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The Cat in the Hat is long on visual dazzle but short on warmth, and the humor is excessively raunchy for a family film. Full Review

Susan Walker
November 21, 2003
Susan Walker, Toronto Star

The Cat In The Hat goes splat. Full Review

C.W. Nevius
November 21, 2003
C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle

It is hard to say who is less recognizable in The Cat in the Hat, Mike Myers or the actual Cat in the Hat. Full Review

Jay Boyar
November 21, 2003
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

The movie is so disappointing, in fact, that it makes Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas look like a masterpiece. Full Review

Bob Campbell
November 21, 2003
Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger

Flashy but flat. Full Review

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