History Film / TheCatInTheHat

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: This movie has more adult themes than ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''. Dr. Seuss's widow actually was so disgusted by this that she decided to be a part of any film adaptation of her late husband's works.

** The film also depicts everybody in Andville owning a Ford Focus, and the Ford Thunderbird and Hummer H2 both make prominent shows in the film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tim Allen was originally selected to play the title role, but it was too bad he had scheduling conflicts with the second ''[[Film/TheSantaClause Santa Clause]]'' film. Myers was ultimately selected for the role (see ScrewedByTheLawyers above).

--> '''Conrad:''' We're [[ItMakesSenseInContext going and getting the dog!]] \\
-->'''Sally:''' We're staying and calling mom! \\

'''Sally:''' We're staying and calling mom! \\
'''Cat:''' There ''is'' a third option. (dramatic piano chord)
'''Sally:''' There ''is?''
'''Cat:''' Yes. It involves...(zooms out to show [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn the Cat standing at a toy keyboard)]]...murder. (Cat plays a dramatic piano chord)
'''Conrad:''' ''That's'' your option?!
'''Cat:''' No, not really, it's just you two both had options and I wanted to have one as well, hehe...''or did I?'' (Cat plays a dramatic piano chord)

'''Cat:''' There is a third option. (dramatic piano chord)

'''Cat:''' Yes. It involves...(zooms out to show the Cat standing at a toy keyboard)...murder. (Cat plays a dramatic piano chord)

** In certain scenes the Cat's voice sounds somewhat similar to [[Shrek]] (another Myers character).
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Sally has ended at least two of her friendships for things such as wanting to be Head Chef when making cupcakes, and talking back to her. And in that case she ordered the other girl to never speak to her again.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: "He [Thing 2] says, feel free to call him 'Thing A' if you like. He will also accept 'Super Thing', 'Thing King', 'Kid Dynamite', 'Chocolate Thun-da', or 'Ben'.
* BadBoss: Played for laughs with Mr. Humberfloob, Mom's boss, who fires someone ''for shaking hands with him'' (and the employees' reactions imply that he's done this before). Not to mention he frequently screams "FIRRRRREEED" at them. Even in this story's universe, it's kind of strange that he has ''any'' employees.

--> '''Conrad''': [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no]]. Where did you ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext come]]'' from?
** When the Cat starts singing the fun song, (can't remember all the lyrics), but in one part, the lyrics go, "Cut off both his ba--...baaal... *struggles to find a word*" 3 guesses what the word was.

* BadBoss: Mr. Humberfloob forces all of his employees to use hand sanitizer at regular intervals (stopping all work as they do so), co-opts their homes for company parties where he demands perfect cleanliness (or he'll FIRE THEM), and fires people ''for shaking hands with him''. Not to mention he frequently screams "FIRRRRREEED" at them. Even in this story's universe, it's kind of strange that he has ''any'' employees.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The ([[TheGameOfTheBook video game]])has NolanNorth as the fish? You'll never look at [[{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] the same way again, also KathSoucie is both Things.
** Also, the titular Cat is AustinPowers. That probably explains most of his behavior in the movie. And Thing One and Thing Two are voiced by [[TheSimpsons Dan Castellaneta]].

* MotiveDecay: In the video game, Quinn is now after world conquest instead of sending Conrad away and marrying Joan.

* BrutalBonusLevel: Some versions of the video game (eg. the Playstation 2 version) had [[spoiler: Mystical Mirror, which is basically the "Mother of All Messes" from the movie.]]

** Conrad predicts that it can't end well and Cat frantically raises a white flag but the boy stands behind him and slams the bat directly into Cat's right groin. The Cat screams for 10 seconds, then he goes into a mental state imagining himself as a woman swinging on a swing while wearing a milk maid outfit. It cuts back to him screaming with his eyes widened and he howls and whoops.

* ScrewedByTheLawyer: Mike Myers was ''legally forced'' to do the movie after he got sued by Universal over a proposed ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive Sprockets]]'' film adaptation. Part of the legal settlement he had with them was that he was required to do a different movie for them. After Tim Allen dropped out of this movie, Myers ultimately stepped in just to get Universal out of his hair.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/TimAllen was originally selected to play the title role, but it was too bad he had scheduling conflicts with the second ''[[Film/TheSantaClause Santa Clause]]'' film. Myers was ultimately selected for the role (see ScrewedByTheLawyers above).

* TalkingToHimself: Literally.

The Cat In The Hat is the LiveActinAdaptation of... TheCatInTheHat. (Who thought?) This LiveActionAdaptation is so different, that a adaptation of ''TheCatInTheHat Comes Back!'' was cancelled. Why? Because of the frickin' load of DoubleEntendre and CurseCutShort twice.


!! Tropes in this LiveActionAdaptation, heavily criticized, "film":

* AndTheCatStillSmiles: It's a cat, literally, and when something's scary, (''riding on a rollercoster into a pile/land of goop'') makes people upset (''a cat chopping his tail off''), or even maybe ''EVERYTHING'' that happens... *drum roll* He says this:

-->''The Cat'': Hahaha! Oh yeah!!
Or,

-->''The Cat'': Hahahaha!
Maybe even
Hehehe!, or Hmhahng! (that's a weird laugh!)

* DoubleEntendre: Shedload. That's enough said!

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: IMDb users in the parental guide for this suggest it to be 12, (twelve or over), not PG (parental guidance) in UK, and same with US's PG and PG-13 ratings.

* NightmareFuel: Only sightly. "There's a third option... it ''involes murder''..." and "''Time to die...!''"
** And the NightmareFace when saying "Time to die...!"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Oh, so much.