The Cat from Outer Space Page #8

Synopsis: A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers, including the ability to allow the cat to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and needs the help of a man named Frank in order to reclaim and repair his ship to get back home.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Norman Tokar
Production: Buena Vista Distribution Company
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
G
Year:
1978
104 min
745 Views


Look, sir, chutes.

They bailed out.

Holy mackerel!

Who's flying the chopper?

Frank!

Easy, Liz. Don't panic.

- What are you gonna do, Frank?

- l don't know, but l have to do something.

Hand me Lucybelle!

- Careful, Frank!

- l got her.

- Just hold on, honey, and we'll get Liz.

- Get us up closer to the copter.

Right.

Liz, when we get close enough,

grab my hand.

Frank, you're too far away!

(Frank) Closer, Jake. Closer!

Grab my hand, Liz.

Grab it!

Grab it! Liz, careful.

- OK.

- Now grab my hand. Grab my hand.

All right.

- Yeah.

- Good. That's good. That's good.

- Now grab my hand and step off.

- Step off?

- Liz!

- Huh? Ohh...

- Frank, l don't think this is gonna work.

- All right. We'll try it again.

Never mind.

We'll try something else.

- All right, put your feet on my shoulders.

- What?

Put your feet right there,

on my shoulders.

No!

Liz, do it!

OK. OK.

- Oh... Oh... Ohh!

- Whoa!

You see? Everything's gonna be OK,

Lucybelle. Just relax.

Jake!

Jake, what are you doing?

You know, when l saw you up

in that chopper, l just... Huh?

Well, honey, looks like

you're stuck with me.

(explosion)

Don't just hang there.

Get me out of this.

- Don't worry. Ill get you loose.

- What are you doing with that?

Fortunately, l never go anywhere

without my Swiss Army knife.

Idiot!

(man) All rise.

Hear ye.

The United States District Court, the

Honorable Judge Alvin Horsham presiding.

Please be seated.

You have made application for citizenship

of the United States of America.

it is a signal honor, which implies not only

rights, but duties and obligations -

bearing arms, serving on juries, voting.

Who is sponsoring this applicant?

Oh. l am, Your Honor.

- Does the cat have a name?

- Yes, sir. Zunar J5/...

Oh!

Jake, Your Honor.

Please stand, Jake.

Repeat after me.

- l, Jake...

- l, Jake...

...pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America...

...pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America...

...and to the republic for which it stands...

...and to the republic for which it stands...

...one nation, under God, indivisible...

...one nation, under God, indivisible...

(both) ...with liberty and justice for all!

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Ted Key

Ted Key (born Theodore Keyser; August 25, 1912 – May 3, 2008), was an American cartoonist and writer. He is best known as the creator of the cartoon panel Hazel, which was later the basis for a television series of the same name, and also the creator of Peabody's Improbable History. more…

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