The Cat came back

Duration: 8

Genre: national film board animated short

Year Published: 1988

Creator: Pyramid

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: This animated version of a century-old folksong employs adventure, humor and tragedy to illustrate a folk belief, namely, that if you bring harm to a cat, the animal will relentlessly revenge himself upon you. Old Mr. Johnson wants nothing more but to be left in peace to place his tuba. Adopting a small yellow cat that he finds abandoned on his doorstep, Mr. Johnson quickly discovers that his house is too small for the both of them. Mr. Johnson executes a series of desperate schemes to rid himself of the feline, including losing him in the woods, in water, via hot air balloon, and on a railroad track. The wily cat foils each attempt on his lives and returns to wreak ever-increasing havoc - a pursuit that is continued beyond the grave.

The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of the elderly Mr. Johnson to rid himself of a small yet extremely troublesome yellow cat that will not leave his home. He first tries to leave the cat in the woods only to get lost himself. An attempt to drown the cat at sea ends in him nearly drowning. He then tries to send the cat away in a hot air balloon, but winds up getting dragged into the sky himself.

Complete Record: This animated version of a century-old folksong employs adventure, humor and tragedy to illustrate a folk belief, namely, that if you bring harm to a cat, the animal will relentlessly revenge himself upon you. Old Mr. Johnson wants nothing more but to be left in peace to place his tuba. Adopting a small yellow cat that he finds abandoned on his doorstep, Mr. Johnson quickly discovers that his house is too small for the both of them. Mr. Johnson executes a series of desperate schemes to rid himself of the feline, including losing him in the woods, in water, via hot air balloon, and on a railroad track. The wily cat foils each attempt on his lives and returns to wreak ever-increasing havoc - a pursuit that is continued beyond the grave.

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