Top Cat (live action remake)

Top Cat is a 2006 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film based on the 1961 animated television series Top Cat and the character of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Directed by Michael Dowse and written by Brad Copeland, Matt Lieberman, and Juel Taylor, it stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the title character, alongside Colin Jost, Jason Statham, Andy Samberg, Jacob Tobia, David Cross, Taika Waititi, Ben Schwartz, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, and Alec Baldwin.
Development for a Top Cat film began in 2002 after the release of Scooby-Doo, Dowse was brought in to direct in 2004. Most of the cast signed on by August 20, 2005, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Ty Burrell, and Bradley Cooper all auditioned for the role of Officer Dibble but Jost ended up with the role. Principal filming took place between September and October that year in New York City and Baltimore.
Top Cat was theatrically released in the United States on July 22. It set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a film based on a cartoon in the United States, Mexico and Canada and grossed $250.3 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 2006 behind Cars, and the highest-grossing cartoon film adaptation of all time in North America. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, humor, performances, and the Top Cat character, but criticized its Product Placement. 
== Plot ==
== Cast ==
Ryan Reynolds as Top Cat (Voice) 
Colin Jost as Officer Charles Dibble 
Jason Statham as Benny the Ball (Voice) 
Jacob Tobia as Fancy Fancy (Voice) 
David Cross as Brain (Voice) 
Taika Waititi as Choo Choo (Voice) 
Ben Schwartz as Spook (Voice) 
John Goodman as The Sergeant 
Kelly Preston as Goldie (Voice) 
Alec Baldwin as Andrew Collinbricks (New Character/Main Antagonist) 
== Soundtrack ==
* Main Title: Top Cat's Gang - David Newman
* Officer Dibble - David Newman
* The Sergeant's Warnings - David Newman
* Life as a Cat - Ryan Reynolds 
* We Built this City - Starship 
* Collinbricks - David Newman
* Goldie - David Newman
* Dibble Quits - David Newman
* Collinbricks on the Run - David Newman
* Sad Dibble - "Please Come Back" 
* Collinbricks Defeat - David Newman
* Top Cat Theme Song - Smash Mouth
* In the City - Smash Mouth
Soundtrack album On WATERTOWER MUSIC 
== Six Flags Rides ==
Because of the Movie's Success Dark Rides based on the Character where added to some of Six Flags' theme parks for the 2007 Season, all created by World Famous Sally Corporation, 
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom - Top Cat: Alley Blast (Closed in 2009 along with entire park) 
Six Flags Great America - Top Cat: Alley Blast (Closed in 2015, replaced by Justice League: Battle for Metropolis) 
Six Flags Mexico - Paseo de aventura de Top Cat (Top Cat's Adventure Ride) (Still in Operation) 
Parque Warner Madrid - Top Cat: El paseo (Top Cat: The Ride) (Still in Operation)
== Product Placement ==
McDonald's 
Chuck E. Cheese's 
The Cat in the Hat 
Sprite 
Steak N' Shake 
Dollar General 
Fritos 
Six Flags 
== Video Game ==
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Rating: E 
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC 
Developers: TT Fusion, Feral Interactive 
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 
== Voice Cast (Video Game) ==
Ryans Reynolds as Top Cat 
Nolan North as Officer Charles Dibble 
Finn Wolfhard as Benny the Ball 
Troy Baker as Fancy Fancy/Brain 
Taika Waititi as Choo Choo/Spook 
John Goodman as The Sergeant 
Billie Eilish as Goldie 
Tara Strong as Trixie 
Alec Baldwin as Andrew Collinbricks 
== Filming Locations ==
New York City Times Square 
New York City Police Department
Dollar General Hagerstown, MD 
Six Flags Darien Lake
Central Park 
Baltimore Museum of Art