Question 1

What real-life Hollywood figure inspired the film's story and setting?

Accepted Answer

The film is inspired by Gene Kelly's life and career at MGM, with Mammoth Pictures parodying MGM and Louis B Mammoth referencing MGM co-founder Louis B. Mayer.

Question 2

Which famous musician was originally announced to star in, score, and choreograph a different version of the film?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson was announced in 1993 to star, score, and choreograph a live-action/CGI version through his company Lost Boys, but that version never made it to the screen.

Question 3

What unusual promotional tie-in was the film's only merchandising?

Accepted Answer

The only merchandising for the film was a Subway tie-in, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Question 4

Why were some famous film parody ideas abandoned during production?

Accepted Answer

The filmmakers abandoned parodies of films like The Sound of Music and Star Wars because they would've had to pay licensing fees for them.

Question 5

What historical corporate change made this Turner Feature Animation's final film?

Accepted Answer

This was Turner Feature Animation's last film because Ted Turner sold his companies to Time Warner during production, and the animation division was absorbed into Warner Bros. Feature Animation.

Question 6

What Hollywood studio parody appears in the film and what real studio inspired it?

Accepted Answer

The film features Mammoth Pictures, a parody of MGM, with Louis B Mammoth as a tribute to MGM's co-founder Louis B. Mayer and the logo based on MGM's but with an elephant.

Question 7

Which famous entertainer was originally announced to star, score, and choreograph a different version of the film?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson was announced in June 1993 to star, score, and choreograph a version combining live action and CGI, but that version never made it to the screen.

Question 8

What was the film's distribution fate and how poorly did it perform at its first matinee?

Accepted Answer

Warner Bros. made little effort to promote it. At a Pasadena theater, only 15 people attended the first matinee, devastating producer David Kirschner.

Question 9

Which studios' movie posters are parodied at the end of the film?

Accepted Answer

The poster parodies at the end are all of movies from Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, or Turner Entertainment.

Question 10

What is the main conflict in Cats Don't Dance?

Accepted Answer

An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

Cats Don't Dance

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