Top Cat Begins – In Cinemas TOMORROW – From Puss In Boots to Dug to Mumble to Flik to Marlin: Greatest Animal Animation Heroes
Tracing the roots of the famous animated series from cartoon legends Hanna-Barbera, get set for this ‘purrfect’ feature adventure that tells the ‘tail’ of how our hero, T.C. created his infamous, Manhattan alley cats gang. Poor, lonely and living on the streets, Top Cat is one sad cat, until a chance meeting with Benny, a naive and good-hearted cat looking for adventure. The pair quickly become best buddies – and partners in crime – pick pocketing their way out of poverty and quickly believing they are the real cats’ whiskers! Setting their sights higher, they decide to steal from Mr. Big, a mysterious diamond-stealing henchman who rules New York’s backstreets. As Top Cat and Benny hatch a plan to take the diamonds for themselves, little do they know, success is just the start of their problems. Along the way, our heroes meet fellow alley cats Choo Choo, Fancy-Fancy and Brain, and together they’re a formidable bunch. However, when Mr. Big catches up with them and captures Top Cat, can his new friends save the day?
Over the years we have seen some amazing animation heroes of the animal variety, showing plenty of bravery throwing themselves into copious amounts of adventurous antics. From conniving cats to protagonist penguins, it’s often the animals that are the unlikely heroes who swoop in and save the day. No exception to that is everyone’s favourite feline friend, the iconic Top Cat, who is returning in brand new adventure Top Cat Begins in cinemas May 27th.
To celebrate the return of him and all his alley cat gang, we take a look at the some of the animals just as heroic as the infamous Top Cat...
Not to be confused as a silly cat with his comedic appearance of long leather boots, a suave sword belt and a seventeenth century cavalier hat, Puss in Boots is one crafty cat. Notoriously known for using trickery and deceit to gain power and wealth, deep down he has a heart of gold, acting as an honorable hero always looking to use his charismatic charm to save the day.
A slightly chubby golden retriever, Dug is your typical fun-loving, playful pup. Surprisingly human-like thanks to an invention by his evil owner, he is able to have his thoughts translated into speech with a special, high-tech collar. Standing as a loyal companion to earnest young wilderness explorer Russell, he is the perfect trusty assistant.
From the outside, Mumble is just like all the other emperor penguins living in the Antarctic. But in fact, he’s very different, unique in that he is the only emperor penguin to not have a heart-song, the special song the other penguins use for courting. Instead he was blessed with feet that have a remarkable tap dancing talent. Constantly condemned for being different, it just so happens that the rhythm in his happy feet is actually rather heroic.
Flik is a nerdy inventor who lives in a colony of ants in the middle of a dangerously dry creek. Desperate to make a difference to his colony’s way of life, his clumsy, over-the-top nature often leads to him making things worse in the process. Regularly seen as an unnecessary nuisance, he is determined to not be defeated as he embarks on a creepy crawly mission to be the hero that saves the day.
Once a playful, easy-going clown fish, a tragic barracuda attack that took the lives of his wife and most of his children left Marlin neurotic, worrisome and overwhelmingly pessimistic. Keen to protect his idyllic life in the reef he finds himself in utter despair when his only son Nemo is taken by snatching humans. Refusing to be anything but the unwavering hero, he sets off with the help of his forgetful friend Dory to be the ultimate super-dad.
Top Cat is the yellow-furred, charismatic protagonist who is the proud creator and leader of an infamous alley cat gang. Wearing a purple hat and waistcoat, his smart appearance cleverly hides that he was once a poor, lonely cat stuck living on the streets. Loyal to his formidable bunch, it’s up to him to be the heroic leader as him and his gang mischievously roam the streets of Manhattan.
TOP CAT BEGINS IS IN CINEMAS MAY 27
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