Top Cat Begins facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Top Cat Begins |
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| Directed by | Andrés Couturier |
| Produced by | Fernando de Fuentes Jose C. Garcia de Letona |
| Screenplay by | Jim Krieg Doug Langdale Jorge Ramírez-Suárez |
| Starring | Raúl Anaya Mauricio Pérez Jesús Guzmán Gerardo Alonso Mario Filio Octavio Rojas |
| Music by | Leoncio Lara Bon |
| Editing by | Patrick Danse |
| Studio | Ánima Estudios Discreet Arts Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 30 October 2015 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India Mexico |
| Language | English Hindi Spanish |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Money made | MX$54.1 million (US$4.6 million) |
Top Cat Begins is a fun computer-animated comedy film. It came out in 2015. The movie is also known as Don Gato: El Inicio de la Pandilla in Spanish.
This film is based on the classic Top Cat cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera. It tells the story of how Top Cat first met his famous gang. This means it happens before the TV show and the earlier movie, Top Cat: The Movie.
The movie was made by Ánima Estudios and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It first came out in Mexico on October 30, 2015. It did okay there, but not as well as the first movie.
Later, it was released in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2016. The film also came out in the United States on September 29, 2017. You could watch it at home on video or digital platforms.
Contents
The Story of Top Cat's Beginnings
Top Cat Meets Benny
The story starts with Top Cat, Choo-Choo, Fancy-Fancy, and Brain at a fancy place called The Starlight Club. This club is owned by a character named Mr. Big. The gang tries to get into the kitchen to taste the food.
Top Cat cleverly pretends to be a health inspector. He tells the waiter the food is bad. The waiter suggests they talk to Mr. Big. Top Cat and his friends go up to Mr. Big's office.
But the waiter calls Mr. Big. He tells him a fake health inspector is coming. Mr. Big sends his helpers to deal with them. Top Cat and his friends are chased through the club. They escape backstage and get stuck on a lift.
Suddenly, a mysterious person offers to help. Top Cat doesn't want help, but the elevator starts to fall!
The movie then goes back in time. It shows the day Top Cat first arrived in New York City. He hears a terrible sound. He tells the cat making the noise to stop. The cat agrees and says he needs money.
Top Cat offers to help him earn money. The cat agrees and says his name is Benny the Ball. They start making money together. Benny plays the violin, but he's not very good!
Meeting New Friends
At the end of the day, Top Cat and Benny head to Mrs. B's place. On their way, they meet two kids who took cakes from a bakery. Just then, Officer Charlie Dibble tries to arrest them.
Top Cat steps in to protect the kids. He tells Officer Dibble that the kids were with him all day. Dibble believes him and leaves. The kids then tell Top Cat about a tough guy named Bad Dog. Bad Dog threatens to burn down their orphanage if they don't get enough money.
Top Cat says he will talk to Bad Dog. But Bad Dog gets to Top Cat first. Top Cat and Benny then go to Mrs. B's for dinner. They are served stew. Benny likes it, but Top Cat doesn't. Top Cat suggests he and Benny work together to get better food.
Tricky Plans and Trouble
The next day, Top Cat and Benny play tricks on people in New York. This makes the New York City Police Department notice them. Officer Dibble is chosen to watch them.
Later, Top Cat and Benny try to trick more people at an apartment. But the person who answers the door is Officer Dibble! He chases them all over the city. Top Cat and Benny escape him.
They then run into Bad Dog and his crew. Bad Dog warns them to stop their tricks. He throws them into a garbage can. Top Cat and Benny learn that Bad Dog works for Mr. Big.
Top Cat plans to trick Mr. Big. He wants to switch bags that Bad Dog has. After they do this, Top Cat asks Benny to keep the diamonds safe.
Caught by Mr. Big
Later that night, Top Cat and Benny are at The Starlight Club. They are taken to the kitchen and knocked out. They wake up in Mr. Big's office.
Mr. Big demands to know where his diamonds are. Top Cat says he will show him. Mr. Big agrees and sends Bad Dog with them. When they get to Benny's house, Benny realizes he forgot where the diamonds are!
Top Cat tricks Bad Dog, who gets stuck in a chair. Top Cat and Benny escape. The next day, Mr. Big's helpers put up "wanted" posters for Top Cat and Benny.
The two call Officer Dibble for help. Dibble suggests his grandma, Granny Dibble, can look after them. Dibble takes them to the train station.
Granny Dibble's House
When they arrive, they meet Granny Dibble. She is not what they expected! She makes them do chores and eat crackers. While painting a fence, Top Cat is surprised by three cats.
These cats were fired from the circus because they let a lion out. Their names are Choo-Choo, Brain, and Fancy-Fancy. Top Cat agrees to help them. But instead, he tricks them into doing his chores!
Later, they go to get ice cream. On the way, a gangster sees Top Cat and Benny. He tells Bad Dog. When they get back, Bad Dog and his crew are waiting. They try to catch them. Luckily, Granny Dibble saves them!
The Rescue Mission
Top Cat and Benny return to New York that evening. Top Cat gets upset with Benny for spending money on a chocolate bar. Benny feels sad and walks away.
Later that night, Benny's mom tells him she sold the diamonds to The Starlight Club. Benny decides to get the diamonds back himself. Meanwhile, Top Cat goes to Officer Dibble's house. He tells Dibble that Benny left him. Dibble suggests they find him.
Benny sneaks into the club and pretends to be a singer. But he gets caught and is chased around the club. Top Cat and Dibble arrive, but they are also chased by an angry crowd. Benny is captured by Mr. Big's helpers.
To save Top Cat, Dibble sends him to Florida. At the airport, Top Cat realizes how important friends are. He returns to New York. He finds Choo-Choo, Brain, and Fancy-Fancy. They all agree to help Top Cat.
The mysterious figure from the elevator also helps. He says his name is Spook. He is a pizza delivery cat who lost his special motorcycle, Eleanor, because of Mr. Big. The five friends make a plan to rescue Benny the Ball.
The Final Showdown
Mr. Big's helpers shoot a pizza box. Inside, there's only a recording of Top Cat's voice. Top Cat disguises himself as a businessman. He gets the people of New York to chase Mr. Big.
To escape, Mr. Big climbs up a chain. Top Cat and Benny cut the chain to stop him. The next day, Top Cat says sorry to Benny. He tells his gang to meet him at Hoagy's Alley.
Meanwhile, the people and Officer Dibble turn Mr. Big in to the police. Later that day, Top Cat buries Mr. Big's diamonds under the alley. But he ends up giving them to the two kids from the orphanage!
Top Cat and his gang end the movie by singing their famous theme song.
Voice Actors
Here are some of the talented people who lent their voices to the characters:
- Jason Harris Katz as Top Cat, Choo-Choo, and Brain
- Chris Edgerly as Benny the Ball
- Diedrich Bader as Bad Dog
- Darin De Paul as Mr. Big
- Bill Lobley as Officer Charlie Dibble
- Dave Boat as Chief Thumbton
- Charlie Adler as Granny Dibble
- Matthew Piazzi as Fancy-Fancy
- Lauri Fraser as Mrs. B
- Benjamin Diskin as Spook
- Marieve Herington as Panther
- Joey D'Auria as Rat
- Patty Mattson as Furletta Duchat
Other voices were provided by David Shaughnessy, Nick Shakoour, Steve Blum, Grey DeLisle, Diane Michelle, Rachael MacFarlane, Pamela Chollet, Jim Ward, G. K. Bowes, Sean Kenin, and Sue Boyajian.
See also
In Spanish: Don Gato: El inicio de la pandilla para niños
