Top Cat: The Movie facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Top Cat: The Movie
Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alberto Mar
Produced by	Fernando de Fuentes Jose C. Garcia de Letona José Luis Massa
Screenplay by	Tim McKeon Kevin Seccia
Starring	Raul Anaya Jorge Arvizu Jesús Guzmán Eduardo Garza Mario Castañeda Ricardo Tejedo
Music by	Leoncio Lara
Editing by	Andrés Fernández
Studio	Anima Estudios Illusion Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
Money made	MX$112.25 million (US$14.7 million)

Top Cat: The Movie is a fun animated film from 2011. It's also known in Spanish as Don Gato y su Pandilla, which means "Top Cat and His Gang". This movie is based on the classic Top Cat cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera. The original cartoon aired from 1961 to 1962.

The film was made by Ánima Estudios and Illusion Studios. It first came out in theaters on September 16, 2011. You could watch it in both 2D and 3D! Warner Bros. Pictures helped distribute the movie.

Top Cat: The Movie was very popular. It earned a lot of money, especially in Mexico. It made $43.5 million Mexican pesos on its first weekend! This was one of the biggest opening weekends for a movie in Mexican cinema history. The film earned a total of $112.25 million pesos in Mexico and $14.7 million worldwide.

It also did well in other countries. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2012. There, it made £2.8 million. This made it the highest-earning Mexican film in that region. Later, it had a small release in the United States on August 2, 2013. Famous actors like Rob Schneider and Danny Trejo lent their voices to the U.S. version.

A new movie called Top Cat Begins came out on October 30, 2015. It's a computer-animated story that takes place before this movie and the original cartoon series.

What the Movie is About

This movie follows the adventures of Top Cat and his gang of alley cats. They live in an alley and are always looking for ways to get rich or have fun. Their main challenge is often Officer Dibble, a police officer who tries to keep them in line.

Top Cat's Big Plan

The story begins with Top Cat trying to impress a female cat named Trixie. He hears about a very generous ruler called the Maharajah of Peekajoo. This Maharajah is known for his valuable rubies. Top Cat thinks if he can get some rubies, Trixie will be impressed.

Top Cat and his friends go to a special hall to meet the Maharajah. They trick a rude man named Lou Strickland to get his tickets. While the gang distracts Officer Dibble, Top Cat makes a deal with the Maharajah. Instead of rubies, he gets a cool device called the "Maharajah Talk 5000."

Strickland's Robot Police

The next day, Officer Dibble gets a new boss: Strickland. Strickland is the son-in-law of the retired police chief. He replaces all the police staff with robots, thinking they are better. Top Cat stops Strickland from kicking him out of the alley. This makes Strickland angry because he needs the Mayor's money for his robot police army.

Strickland finds out about Top Cat and Trixie. He uses Trixie to keep Top Cat away from the alley. While Top Cat is gone, Strickland carries out his revenge plan. When Top Cat returns, his gang is upset with him. He gets arrested by the police and is sent to Dog Jail for a crime he didn't commit.

Life in Dog Jail

With Top Cat in jail, Strickland gets the Mayor's money. He creates a huge robot police army and a city-wide camera system. This system watches everyone, taking away their privacy. Meanwhile, Top Cat becomes very popular in Dog Jail. He turns the jail into a fun place for the other prisoners.

Top Cat's gang struggles without him. They start to doubt him, which Top Cat sees on the security cameras. Strickland becomes a tyrant, making silly laws to take money from people. He wants to use the money to make himself "more handsome."

The Gang Fights Back

Trixie quits her job because she's tired of Strickland's unfair rules. She goes to Officer Dibble and shows him proof. A robot version of Top Cat, sent by Strickland, robbed the orphanage. This proves Top Cat is innocent!

Strickland arrives and tells Dibble his true plans. He also admits he's not the old chief's son-in-law. Dibble escapes to tell Top Cat's gang. But Trixie gets captured by the robot police.

Dibble tells the gang what really happened. They go to Big Gus, who owes Top Cat a favor, to help break Top Cat out of jail. Big Gus leads them through an underground tunnel to the Dog Jail. The gang apologizes to Top Cat for doubting him.

The Final Showdown

Their cover is blown, so the gang and Dibble escape through a sewer. They end up at Strickland's headquarters. The gang dresses up as robots to get inside. They find that Strickland has locked up everyone in the city and stolen all the city's money.

Dibble distracts Strickland. The gang, still in their robot disguises, heads to Strickland's control center. But they accidentally set off an alarm and get locked in Strickland's vault. Only Top Cat is left outside.

Strickland orders his robots to destroy Top Cat. As one robot enters, Top Cat realizes the security system was made by the Maharajah of Pookajee. Top Cat uses his "Maharajah Talk 5000" device, which controls the robots. In a panic, Strickland makes his robot army self-destruct. Only one robot remains, which turns out to be Fancy-Fancy in disguise!

Everyone who was imprisoned, including Top Cat's gang, is freed. Strickland is helpless. Dibble arrests him and, following Top Cat's idea, sends him to Dog Jail.

In the end, Top Cat and Trixie get back together. Officer Dibble becomes the new Chief of Police. The gang is happy, and even Griswald asks to join Top Cat's group, which Top Cat accepts.

Who Voices the Characters

Many talented actors lent their voices to the characters in Top Cat: The Movie. Here are the main voice actors for both the Spanish and English versions.

Spanish Voice Cast

English Voice Cast

The English version of the movie was also included on the Mexican DVD release as a special feature.

What Came Before and After

The Prequel: Top Cat Begins

A movie called Top Cat Begins was released on October 30, 2015, in Mexico. This film is a computer-animated prequel. This means it tells a story that happened before Top Cat: The Movie and even before the original Top Cat cartoon series. Ánima Estudios also produced this prequel.

See also

In Spanish: Don Gato y su pandilla (película) para niños