Cats (2019 movie)
Cats is a 2019 movie based on the Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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| Directed by | Tom Hooper |
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| Music by | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Cinematography | Christopher Ross |
| Edited by | Melanie Oliver |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $80–100 million |
| Box office | $76 million[2][3] |
The movie is directed by Tom Hooper—in his second feature film following Les Misérables (2012)—from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper. It stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward.
Cats was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States in December 2019, by Universal Pictures. The movie had poor reviews from critics, with many calling it one of the worst movies ever made.[4][5]
The movie also became a box-office bomb, making $74 million on a budget as high as $100 million.
Musical pieces
- "Overture"/"Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" – Orchestra/Company
- "The Naming of Cats"/"The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball"† – Munkustrap, Mr. Mistoffelees & Company
- "Jennyanydots: The Old Gumbie Cat" – Jennyanydots, Munkustrap & Company
- "The Rum Tum Tugger" – Rum Tum Tugger, Jennyanydots & Company
- "Grizabella: The Glamour Cat"† – Grizabella, Cassandra, Demeter & Company
- "Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town" – Bustopher, Rum Tum Tugger, Maitre D' & Company
- "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" – Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer & Victoria
- "Growltiger's Last Stand"† – Growltiger
- "Old Deuteronomy" – Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy & Company
- "The Jellicle Ball"† – Company
- "Memory (Prelude)"/"Beautiful Ghosts" – Grizabella & Victoria
- "The Moments of Happiness"† – Old Deuteronomy
- "Gus: The Theatre Cat" – Gus
- "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" – Skimbleshanks, Munkustrap & Company
- "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" – Bombalurina, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Griddlebone & Company
- "Mr. Mistoffelees" – Mistoffelees, Munkustrap & Company
- "Memory" – Grizabella & Victoria
- "Beautiful Ghosts (Reprise)"† – Victoria & Old Deuteronomy
- "The Journey to the Heaviside Layer"† – Company
- "Finale: The Ad-Dressing of Cats" – Old Deuteronomy & Company
See also
Cats (1998 movie), an older production based on the same story which got much better reviews.
Notes
† denotes songs absent from the soundtrack.
References
- ↑ "Cats (U)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "Cats (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ↑ "Cats (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ D'Alessio, Jeff (16 April 2023). "Top critics: The worst film I ever reviewed". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ Oleksinski, Johnny (14 May 2020). "'Battlefield Earth' writer says 'Cats' is the new worst movie ever". New York Post. Retrieved 5 March 2024.