The Cat in the Hat (movie)

The Cat in the Hat is a 2003 American family comedy movie directed by Bo Welch and based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.

Cast 
Mike Myers as the Cat
Alec Baldwin as Lawrence Quinn
Spencer Breslin as Conrad Walden
Dakota Fanning as Sally Walden
Amy Hill as Mrs. Kwan
Sean Hayes as Hank Humberfloob and the voice of the Fish
Kelly Preston as Joan Walden
Dan Castellaneta as the voices of Thing 1 and Thing 2
Daran Norris as Astounding Products announcer
Clint Howard as Kate the Caterer
Stephen Hibbert as Jim McFinnigan

Reception 
It is considered one of the worst movies based on a children's book due to Mike Myers' performance and the raunchy humor that isn't suitable for a kids movie.

Cancelled sequel 
The movie was going to have a sequel based on The Cat in the Hat Comes Back with Myers and Welch returning but Audrey Geisel banned future live-action movies based on her husband's book made.

Filming 
Prior to filming, giant props for the film were stolen from the set; the local police found the props vandalized with graffiti in a shopping mall car park in Pomona, California. Despite this, no arrests had been made and filming was to start the next week. Principal photography took place mostly in California from October 7, 2002 to January 27, 2003. The neighborhood and the town center was filmed in a rural valley near Simi Valley, where 24 houses (each 26 feet square and 52 feet tall) were constructed. The downtown area outdoor shots were filmed along a Pomona street where a number of antique and gift shops are located. The community decided not to redecorate after filming ended, so the surreal paint scheme and some of the signage could still be seen today as it appears in the film. Because of so much smog in the area, the sky had to be digitally replaced with the cartoon-like sky and colors of the background had to be digitally fixed.

According to co-star Amy Hill, Myers was very difficult to work with on set, refusing to talk to anyone on the production (other than director Welch) and completely isolating himself from the cast and crew during breaks in the filming. She also noted that the film ended up having long and pointless retakes of scenes because Myers overruled Welch on whether they were good enough or not.

Music

The soundtrack was released on November 18, 2003. Originally, Marc Shaiman was going to compose the score for the film, but due to David Newman already being chosen for the film score, Shaiman instead wrote the film's songs with Scott Wittman. The soundtrack also features a song by They Might Be Giants ("Getting Better"), which makes it the second Mike Myers-starring film in a row to feature a song by They Might Be Giants after Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The trailer for the film uses a version of "Hey! Pachuco!" by the Royal Crown Revue. The soundtrack also includes two songs performed by Myers, who plays the Cat. Newman's score won a BMI Film Music Award.

Track listing

CGI reboot 
The movie is set to have an animated reboot by Warner Bros.

Internet popularity 
Despite the reception, several internet memes based on the movie have become popular among fans who grew up with the movie.

2000s family movies
2003 comedy movies
American family movies
American comedy movies
DreamWorks Pictures movies
Internet memes
Movies about cats
Movies about fish
Movies based on books by Dr. Seuss
Universal Pictures movies