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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: When Tom’s family first adopts him as a cat they give him free reign over the house and put his food and water next to his litter box. Immediately giving a new cat free reign over a house is a terrible idea since cats need time to adjust to new surroundings while leaving food and water next to a litter box is going to get litter into the cat’s food and water.

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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: When Tom’s family first adopts him as a cat they give him free reign over the house and put his food and water next to his litter box. Immediately giving a new cat free reign over a house is a terrible idea since cats need time to adjust to new surroundings while leaving surroundings. Leaving food and water next to a litter box is going to get litter into the cat’s food and water.water and may also {{Squick}} the cat out in ways that make it end up choosing its own place to go to the bathroom, usually one the humans in the house won't be very happy with.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Tom drinks a dish full of brandy, which is potentially deadly to cats. Furthermore, he's about a tenth of his human weight as well.

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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: When Tom’s family first adopts him as a cat they give him free reign over the house and put his food and water next to his litter box. Immediately giving a new cat free reign over a house is a terrible idea since cats need time to adjust to new surroundings while leaving food and water next to a litter box is going to get litter into the cat’s food and water.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Tom Tom, as a cat, drinks a dish full of brandy, which brandy. Alcohol is potentially deadly poisonous to cats. Furthermore, he's about less than a tenth 20th of his human weight as well.well, so that amount of alcohol would be lethal even if cats could tolerate alcohol.
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Baleful Polymorph was renamed per TRS. Also some de-zero-contextifying


* BalefulPolymorph: Tom, Ian, and perhaps other cats at Mr. Perkins' shop.


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* ForcedTransformation: Tom is turned into a cat.

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* BaitAndSwitchSuicide: Tom's son David comes to him in the hospital while he's in his coma to tell him he's going to take a jump from the top of the company building. Tom (who is trapped in the body of his daughter's cat), fears that his son is about to commit suicide. David jumps and Tom (as the cat) follows, only for David to launch a parachute towards the bottom. It turns out he wasn't trying to kill himself, it was a publicity stunt to outshow a competitive company for trying to build a larger HQ.



* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:David. Fortunately he's saved.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:David. Fortunately he's saved.]]{{Subverted|Trope}}. See BaitAndSwitchSuicide.
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The film is...notable...for being the last major film role for Spacey before the 2017 “Weinstein effect” made him all but a Hollywood pariah.
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The film is...notable...for being the last major film role for Spacey before the 2017 “Weinstein effect” made him all but a Hollywood pariah.
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* ActOfTrueLove: Tom Brand has to learn the lesson that love means sacrifice, and he expresses it by [[spoiler:throwing away his chance to prove that he is still alive and inside a cat's body in order to prevent his son David from committing suicide.]]
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* LiteralTransformativeExperience: Tom Bran is trapped in the body of a cat and forced to reconcile with his estranged family in order to regain human form, eventually realizing just how badly he took them for granted along the way.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: to the bizarre Creator/ChevyChase and Film/Benji movie FIlm/OhHeavenlyDog

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* SpiritualSuccessor: to To the bizarre Creator/ChevyChase and Film/Benji Film/{{Benji}} movie FIlm/OhHeavenlyDog''Film/OhHeavenlyDog''.



* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by Creator/ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in Film/{{Click}}.

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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by Creator/ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in Film/{{Click}}.''Film/{{Click}}''.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailers and commercials for the film were edited to make it look like Perkins magically transformed Tom into being a cat rather than placing his soul inside of a cat after he was gravely injured.
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%%* ButtMonkey: Tom Brand to an extent.%%How?

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%%* * ButtMonkey: Tom Brand to an extent.%%How?



%%* ChekhovsGun: The wingsuit and the dancing.%%How?

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%%* * ChekhovsGun: The wingsuit and the dancing.%%How?



%%* ThatPoorCat

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%%* * ThatPoorCat



%%* UrineTrouble
%%* TheUsurper: Ian Cox.
%%* WellDoneSonGuy: David, Tom's son.%%How?

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%%* * UrineTrouble
%%* * TheUsurper: Ian Cox.
%%* * WellDoneSonGuy: David, Tom's son.%%How?How?
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* SpiritualSuccesor: to the bizarre Creator/ChevyChase and Film/Benji movie FIlm/OhHeavenlyDog

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* SpiritualSuccesor: SpiritualSuccessor: to the bizarre Creator/ChevyChase and Film/Benji movie FIlm/OhHeavenlyDog
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* SpiritualSuccesor: to the bizarre Creator/ChevyChase and Film/Benji movie FIlm/OhHeavenlyDog
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disinterested —> uninterested


* IncendiaryExponent: Invoked with he name of Tom's company, Firebrand.

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* IncendiaryExponent: Invoked with he the name of Tom's company, Firebrand.



* JerkassHasAPoint: The board of directors are disinterested in expanding the tower, as at this point the only real reason for expansion is so that Tom can be owner of the tallest building in North America, which is becoming a waste of money.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: The board of directors are disinterested uninterested in expanding the tower, as at this point the only real reason for expansion is so that Tom can would be owner for their company (and Tom) to be the owners of the tallest building in North America, America - which is becoming a waste of money.
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I forgot he had to be reminded that was on his back after jumping.

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:David. Fortunately he's saved.]]
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* HollywoodLaw: Executives can't be summarily fired, since their employment is under contract and they have clauses that restrict this. A majority shareholder also can't do things which damage the minority shareholders' stake in the company, as continuing the tower construction would.
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He jumped with a parachute. It wasn't a suicide attempt.


* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:David. Fortunately he's saved.]]

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* ButtMonkey: Tom Brand to an extent.
* CatsAreMagic: A cat recovers from falling off a tower due to being on his eighth life and having one left.

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* %%* ButtMonkey: Tom Brand to an extent.
* CatsAreMagic: A cat recovers from falling off a tower due to being on his eighth life and having one left.
extent.%%How?



* CatsHaveNineLives: Well, it's in the title.

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* CatsHaveNineLives: Well, it's in the title.A cat recovers from falling off a tower due to being on his eighth life and having one left.



* ChekhovsGun: The wingsuit and the dancing.

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* %%* ChekhovsGun: The wingsuit and the dancing.%%How?



* ThatPoorCat

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* %%* ThatPoorCat



* UrineTrouble
* TheUsurper: Ian Cox.
* WellDoneSonGuy: David, Tom's son.

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* %%* UrineTrouble
* %%* TheUsurper: Ian Cox.
* %%* WellDoneSonGuy: David, Tom's son.%%How?
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Perkins explains that he must reconcile with before his human body dies, or he'll be trapped as a cat forever.

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Perkins explains that he must reconcile with his family before his human body dies, or he'll be trapped as a cat forever.



* INeedAFreakingDrink: Tom after turning into a cats, going to great lengths to get alcohol.

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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Tom after turning into a cats, cat, going to great lengths to get alcohol.

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* UrineTrouble



* TheUsurper: Ian Cox.



* WellDoneSonGuy: David, Tom's son.

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* UrineTrouble
* TheUsurper: Ian Cox.
* WellDoneSonGuy: David, Tom's son.son.
* WolverinePublicity: This movie was heavily promoted by popular cats on social media, including [[http://lilbub.com/ Lil Bub]] and [[https://nalacat.com/ Nala Cat]], stating that they were going to be in the movie. Nonetheless, they are just small cameos (with Lil Bub being more noticeable).
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''Nine Lives'' is a 2016 comedy film directed by Creator/BarrySonnenfeld.





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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by Creator/ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.

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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by Creator/ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.Film/{{Click}}.
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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.

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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by ChristopherWalken Creator/ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.
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* KarmicTransformation: Tom hates cats. Guess what he turns into?

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* KarmicTransformation: Tom hates cats. Guess what he turns into?into? It's implied that Mr. Perkins does this on a regular basis to people who hate cats.
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* BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: At one point, two security guards decide to tase a cat, and this is portrayed as being funny.
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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.

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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, portrayed by ChristopherWalken in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.
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* TricksterMentor: Mr. Perkins, in a role similar to his character in {{Click}}.
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*BreakTheHaughty: Tom after he's switched bodies with a cat.

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