| Rats and Cats | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Rogers |
| Written by | Adam Zwar Jason Gann |
| Starring | Adam Zwar Jason Gann Paul Denny Anya Beyersdorf Angus Sampson Bert La Bonté |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Rats and Cats is a 2006 Australian comedy film.
Rats and Cats is about a journalist tracking a former film and television star.[1]
The film was directed by Tony Rogers and starring Adam Zwar and Jason Gann, the pair of whom also wrote the screenplay.[2] The film was shot in Melbourne and country Victoria.[3] The film is 88 minutes long.[4]
The film was released in cinemas on 15 May 2008,[2] after it premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on 3 August 2006.[3][6]
David Stratton from At the Movies wrote, "RATS AND CATS is a sort-of comedy, very laid-back and meandering, and it's mostly content to explore life in this little town and some of its inhabitants."[7] Vicky Roach of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "While Rats And Cats is an altogether different creature, it has the same strong sense of its own identity and the same authentic charm."[8] Leigh Paatsch of the Herald Sun wrote, "Worth checking out if you're after something genuinely different."[9] The Movie ShowonSBS wrote about the film's characters, "Even better, the film boasts an enviably and uncommonly consistent tone, with supporting actors Anya Beyersdorf (as prostitute turned girlfriend, Cindy) and Paul Denny (as Darren’s brain-dead mate, Bruce) matching the high standard set by Gann and Zwar."[10] Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote on its celebrity worship, "Rats And Cats seems to want to be taken half-seriously, as a commentary on the emptiness of celebrity worship, but it's hard to argue that from such a shaky comic foundation."[11]
Later this month, it will be the comedy Rats And Cats, about a journalist tracking down a former film and TV star. Made by the team behind the SBS comedy series Wilfred - the director, Tony Rogers, and the actor-writers Jason Gann and Adam Zwar - it is also getting a one-screen release in Sydney.
THE team behind the comedy series Wilfred -- director Tony Rogers and actor-writers Jason Gann and AFI award-winner Adam Zwar -- appear in their own low-budget comedy about a former TV soapie star who discovers the price of celebrity when he is involved in a nostalgia TV program. (88 min)
Rats and Cats will have its world premiere at the Melbourne festival on Thursday.
