The Cats Movie Was So Bad That Andrew Lloyd Webber Bought A Therapy Dog

*The Deadman* · 10-08-2021, 12:20 AM

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/th.../1100-6496877/

Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the music for one of Broadway's most successful shows ever, Cats, but--like so many other people--he is no fan of the 2019 movie version. Speaking to Variety, Webber said the film was a trainwreck. It upset him so much that he bought a dog to give him emotional support.

"Cats was off-the-scale all wrong," Lloyd Webber said. "There wasn't really any understanding of why the music ticked at all. I saw it and I just thought, 'Oh, God, no.' It was the first time in my 70-odd years on this planet that I went out and bought a dog. So the one good thing to come out of it is my little Havanese puppy."

Lloyd Webber had to ask for special permission to fly with the dog, telling the airline that the Hollywood version of Cats was so terrible that he became "emotionally damaged."

"The airline wrote back and said, 'Can you prove that you really need him?' And I said, 'Yes, just see what Hollywood did to my musical Cats. Then the approval came back with a note saying, 'No doctor's report required.'"

Lloyd Webber was not directly involved with the Cats movie, apart from collaborating with Taylor Swift on the song "Beautiful Ghosts" for the film.

Cats was directed by Tom Hooper, who won an Oscar for The King's Speech. He directed 2012's Les Miserables, which was also a musical--and it was much more well-received than Cats. The cast of Cats distanced themselves from the film following its release and critical panning.

*The Deadman* · 10-08-2021, 12:21 AM

Damn, who would have thought a movie was so bad it would throw you into a deep depression and you needed a therapy dog

*frank_one* · 10-08-2021, 02:06 AM

Sure, a dog to fight the Cats.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 10-08-2021, 07:32 AM

There were dogs in the play and the film, though. See: "The battle between the Pekes and the Pollicles and the intervention of the Great Rumpus cat". Yes, that is the name of a song/poem from Cats. The cats all donned various objects to pretend to be dogs as they told the story of a mass dogfight in a park. Not one of the better known scenes, but a highlight for me as it's amusing to see the cats mocking how dogs act. And it all gets broken up by a big, bad@$$ stray tomcat.

~~Sumac~~ · 10-08-2021, 03:59 PM

Its not the worst outcome, considering this movie.

10-08-2021, 12:20 AM	#1
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,170	The Cats Movie Was So Bad That Andrew Lloyd Webber Bought A Therapy Dog https://www.gamespot.com/articles/th.../1100-6496877/ Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the music for one of Broadway's most successful shows ever, Cats, but--like so many other people--he is no fan of the 2019 movie version. Speaking to Variety, Webber said the film was a trainwreck. It upset him so much that he bought a dog to give him emotional support. "Cats was off-the-scale all wrong," Lloyd Webber said. "There wasn't really any understanding of why the music ticked at all. I saw it and I just thought, 'Oh, God, no.' It was the first time in my 70-odd years on this planet that I went out and bought a dog. So the one good thing to come out of it is my little Havanese puppy." Lloyd Webber had to ask for special permission to fly with the dog, telling the airline that the Hollywood version of Cats was so terrible that he became "emotionally damaged." "The airline wrote back and said, 'Can you prove that you really need him?' And I said, 'Yes, just see what Hollywood did to my musical Cats. Then the approval came back with a note saying, 'No doctor's report required.'" Lloyd Webber was not directly involved with the Cats movie, apart from collaborating with Taylor Swift on the song "Beautiful Ghosts" for the film. Cats was directed by Tom Hooper, who won an Oscar for The King's Speech. He directed 2012's Les Miserables, which was also a musical--and it was much more well-received than Cats. The cast of Cats distanced themselves from the film following its release and critical panning. __________________ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Dead2009/ Backloggd: https://backloggd.com/u/Dead2009/ Dropkickd: https://www.dropkickd.com/user/Dead2009

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10-08-2021, 07:32 AM	#4
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	There were dogs in the play and the film, though. See: "The battle between the Pekes and the Pollicles and the intervention of the Great Rumpus cat". Yes, that is the name of a song/poem from Cats. The cats all donned various objects to pretend to be dogs as they told the story of a mass dogfight in a park. Not one of the better known scenes, but a highlight for me as it's amusing to see the cats mocking how dogs act. And it all gets broken up by a big, bad@$$ stray tomcat. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

10-08-2021, 02:06 AM	#3
frank_one Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Europe Posts: 2,253	Sure, a dog to fight the Cats.

10-08-2021, 03:59 PM	#5
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Its not the worst outcome, considering this movie.