I read long ago about a short film made for small children called "Vacation on Mars". It sounded like it was just shots of ducks walking around in front of large postcard photos as backdrops. The ducks were supposed to be Martians.
We only see one of them, but in this movie, the space aliens look like cats.
Stars Ken Berry and Sandy Duncan. Has both McLean Stevenson and Harry Morgan from M*A*S*H*. Hans Conried, Roddy McDowall. Alan Young (Wilbur from Mr Ed) and the voice of Ronnie Schell as The Cat from Outer Space.
The critic for Variety wrote: "... it's a good cast of veterans and nothing to tax them beyond their abilities."
Roddy McDowall was working for a supervillain who gave more thought to the cause of humanity than Berry did. He and Sandy Duncan and McLean Stevenson set out to help the cat get back to his own people without a thought.
Written by cartoonist and writer Ted Key. Director Norman Tokar.
Rather long at an hour and forty-four minutes. It was still shorter than That Darn Cat! which was almost two hours. Were all Disney movies this long? Was it so parents would have a decent length of time away from their children? I feel hurt if it was.
Had some aerial stunts in the end that didn't look very safe.
Available on The Criterion Channel.
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