The Cat from Outer Space
“A close encounter of the 'furred' kind!”
Synopsis
A UFO crashes on Earth and is seized by the U.S. government. The pilot, a cat wearing a collar that grants it special abilities, including the power to speak with humans, evades capture and seeks the assistance of a scientist to recover and repair its spacecraft in order to return home.
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A crew of 42+ credited
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Edited by Cotton WarburtonShot by Charles F WheelerScored by Lalo Schifrin
Box Office
1978 · Box office
Produced on a $4.0M budget
Production budget
$4.0M
Also known as
- Die Katze aus dem Weltraumde
- El gato que vino del espacioes
- Le Chat qui vient de l'espacefr
- Il gatto venuto dallo spazioit
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Cast & Crew
42 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ken Berry
as Frank
Sandy Duncan
as Liz
Harry Morgan
as General Stilton
Roddy Mcdowall
as Mr. Stallwood
Mclean Stevenson
as Link
Jesse White
as Earnest Ernie
Alan Young
as Dr. Wenger
Hans Conried
as Dr. Heffel
Ronnie Schell
as Jake (Voice) / Sgt. Duffy
James Hampton
as Capt. Anderson
Howard Platt
as Col. Woodruff
William Prince
as Mr. Olympus
Supporting cast
24Ralph Manza
as Weasel
Tom Pedi
as Honest Harry
Hank Jones
as Officer
Rick Hurst
as Dydee Guard
John Alderson
as Mr. Smith
Tiger Joe Marsh
as Omar
Arnold Soboloff
as NASA Executive
Mel Carter
as 1st Soldier
Dal Mckennon
as Farmer
Alice Backes
as Farmer's Wife
Henry Slate
as Sandwich Man
Roger Pancake
as Red
Roger Price
as 1st E.R.L. Expert
Jerry Fujikawa
as 2nd E.R.L. Expert
Jim Begg
as Dydee Driver
Peter Renaday
as Bailiff
Rickie Sorensen
as Technician
Tom Jackman
as Army Engineer
Fred L Whalen
as Sarasota Slim
Joseph G Medalis
as Sucker
Gil Stratton
as 1st NASA Scientist
Jana Milo
as 2nd NASA Scientist
Sorrell Booke
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
Jackson Bostwick
as Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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