Heathcliff: The Movie

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Heathcliff: The Movie
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Bruno Bianchi
Written byAlan Swayze
Based on
Produced by
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by Atlantic Releasing (Clubhouse Pictures) [2]
Release dates
  • January 17, 1986 (1986-01-17)(United States)
  • July 18, 1990 (1990-07-18)(Canada)
  • July 10, 1991 (1991-07-10)(France)
Running time
70 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.6 million [3]

Heathcliff: The Movie is a 1986 animated anthology children's comedy film from DiC Audiovisuel, released by Atlantic Releasing under their Clubhouse Pictures label. [4]

Contents

Plot

On a rainy day, Heathcliff (Mel Blanc) recalls his past exploits to his three nephews (and a mouse), through a compilation of episodes originally broadcast on the TV series. [5]

Stories

  1. "Cat Food for Thought" - Heathcliff becomes a TV star after getting rid of his competition.
  2. "Heathcliff's Double" - There's a new cat in town called Henry who looks exactly like Heathcliff, and everybody mistakes him for Heathcliff.
  3. "The Siamese Twins" - There are two new cats in town that are ruining Heathcliff's reputation, making everyone think Heathcliff is the cause of their troubles.
  4. "An Officer and an Alley Cat" - In a loose parody of An Officer and a Gentleman , Heathcliff goes to obedience school in order to qualify for a contest where the first prize is a lifetime supply of cat food.
  5. "The Catfather" - In this parody of The Godfather , Heathcliff collects gifts for the Catfather, oblivious to the fact that the Catfather is the scare of the town.
  6. "Boom Boom Pussini" - Hector gets Heathcliff into a challenge to wrestle the famous cat wrestler Boom Boom Pussini who cheats to win matches.
  7. "Pop on Parole" - Heathcliff's conman father has gotten parole for jail time, but Heathcliff believes he broke out and the cops are chasing him.

After Heathcliff is finally finished telling his stories, his nephews angrily throw him out of the house. The movie ends with Heathcliff saying "Those are my boys!" and laughing.

Voice cast

Uncredited

Release

The film was released theatrically on January 17, 1986, by Clubhouse Pictures. It was released on VHS in the 1980s and 1990s by Paramount Home Video, KVC Home Video, and GoodTimes Home Video. The film was released on DVD on May 25, 2004 by Sterling Entertainment Group. [6]

Box office

Heathcliff: The Movie grossed $508,305 on its opening weekend and grossed $2,610,686 domestically by the end of its run. It is the 8th highest grossing G-rated film of 1986. [3]

Reception

Caryn James of The New York Times stated that the film is "harmless", but thought that the children will be bored with this film. James also criticized the animation, the lip sync on the human characters, and the character of Heathcliff. [1]

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